Hide or autohide top bar

Is it possible to hide or autohide the top bar which is still present on the top of Android screen? My version of Android is 2.2. The top bar is distracting for me while reading. I'm using `Aldiko`, `ezPDF Reader`, `Infinity` for reading. Most **distracting** is the **wifi icon** which is changing when something happens with the connection. And the top bar is **using space** on a **small display** which can be better utilized (e.g. in `Teamviewer`) Some **video players** can hide the top bar (default `Video player`) and some can't (`Act1 Video player` \- which I like more but don't use because of the top bar). Thank you.


Where do I get Owncloud App-PIN

I used to use the Android Owncloud App. Since some time I cannot start it, because it asks for an "App-Pin". I never decided to choose a PIN. What is this PIN, where do I find information about it and How can I set/change it?


Import Wifi Analyzer aliases

I exported my aliases on my SDCard. There is no option, it automatically chooses `WifiAnalyzer_alias.txt`. When I try to reimport that file into Wifi Analyzer, It sais:               java.io.filenotfoundexception /storage/emulated/0/WifiAnalyzer_Alias.txt: open failed: EACCESS (Permission denied)      This seems to be true, if I look at the file in the Terminal Emulator, It has no read rights to others. How can I import my aliases?


Does Samsung Galaxy Grand 2 support Otg? I have read various opinions but they are all very confusing... Please help.


How can I play High School Story on PC?

I want to play High School Story on PC but with bluestacks I am unable to play. BS is a total mess after some reinstall and most of the apps don't work. High School Story works fine but after 2 or 3 reinstall the game doesn't even open. Is there any better emulator that can run this specific game as I have tried most of the emulator but none of them work I have tried updating BS, clean install of BS,updated the app, installed app on freshly installed BS, I know the app would work after a clean install of windows but at this moment I am downloading some animes and wouldn't want to interrupt them. SO if there's still any way please tell me. I also have tried most of the emulators namely jar of beans, youwave, android emulator, android sdk but none of them worked.


Why won't my phone download my VCARD?

> _Note_ : I'm not sure if this is the best SE to post this to. If there's a > better one, please point me there. I have a QR code that links to a VCARD. It downloads fine when I type the URL in on desktop, but when I scan it with my phone, it says "Download unsuccessful". **Why won't it download on Android?** ## Assets in question: QR Code points to the following URL: http://bit.ly/BenLeggieroVC (would post the QR code but I need 9 more rep) VCARD data:               BEGIN:VCARD     VERSION:2.1     N:Leggiero;Ben     TITLE:Programmer | Graphic Artist     EMAIL;WORK;INTERNET:BenLeggiero@Gmail.com     TEL;CELL:6783714747     URL:BHStudios.org     END:VCARD


Android is not able to run .exe file

I have just downloaded uTorrent on my Galaxy S running Android 2.3. The `.exe` file has been downloaded and is in the download folder, but when I open the download folder on my sdcard and click it, it gives only one option "DELETE FILE". I'm not able to run this on my phone? What do I have to do to run it?


New files in Download directory

I see the following two files in `the Download` directory: `Flash_Player.apk` and `securedownload.bin`. I am sure for 100% (well, for 99%) that I didn't download them intentionally. What are these files, what should I do with them (delete, I guess...). Is it possible to know, what program is responsible for downloading these files?


Can I share some Google stuff without sharing Gmail?

I have a Nexus 4 and my wife just got an HTC One. I'd like to share accounts in Google play so that we can share app purchases. I'd also like to share Google music, contacts, and some other things. I don't want to share Gmail, Keep, and G+ I saw there were answers like this: Can I share my Google Play "cloud" music with a family member? But that was last updated a year ago. I'm hoping things have improved. I understand I can turn off email syncing, but that doesn't stop someone from just going into the mailbox manually. Creating a separate account for just music is cumbersome and is not an option. I'd rather just setup Spotify. **EDIT to clarify** : The solution everyone gives is "new account." I'm asking: **Can you share Google Music and purchases and NOT share Gmail?**


Phone call quality suddenly choppy, even though signal is good

I have a Sprint HTC EVO 4G running the Fresh Gingerbread ROM. The call quality in my apartment has always been great. However, this week the call quality has been extremely choppy to the point of not being usable, no matter how I hold it. I haven't really done anything to the phone or my apartment, even though all its signal bars except one are full. If I remember correctly I still have good call quality at work, so I don't think its solely a phone issue... Any idea what's going on?


Reregister device with Play Store

I was recently going through my list of devices on the web Play Store to remove an old device. While looking at the list, I saw that I had two entries for my Nexus 4: "LG Google Nexus 4" and "Nexus 4". As I installed CyanogenMod shortly after getting the phone, I wasn't surprised to see the second entry. I decided to delete the one called "LG Google Nexus 4" as it was registered when I first got the phone. Yesterday, I went to install an app to my phone using the web Play Store, but I no longer have any devices listed there. I tried reselecting the account to use in the Play Store app, and also wiped data for the app using TitaniumBackup and relogging into the Play Store app. Neither approach caused my device to be added back to the web Play Store device list. How can I readd my Nexus 4 to the devices attached to my account?


How to check how much battery the data network is using?

How do I check how much battery the data network is using? When I enter `Settings->About phone->Battery usage` I get the following:   * Voice calls   * Android OS   * Display   * Android System   * Dialer   * Cell standby   * Phone idle Which one is hiding the data-connection part? Is there a way to figure out how much the data connectivity was? I barely use Wi-Fi, but I'll be also happy to know where that is (if its separate from the connection through the cellular company). Using Android 2.3.5 on Galaxy S 2 I tried searching google, but it just gave me stuff about how to make the battery last longer, nothing about how to check that.


Android: "wipe data/factory reset" won't delete all directories in '/sdcard'

I'm trying to reinstall my Asus Transformer TF101 with Cyanogenmod, I select the "wipe data/factory reset" option in the ClockworkMod Recovery menu, but after installing it I find that the original directories remain in '/sdcard' (I expected them to be removed). Is it safety if I delete this whole directory just by "rm -rf /sdcard" in the shell? Thank you very much.


Add entry to option menu

On my phone I have a Custom ROM with root access. Now I want to add a feature (like "silent hours" from CyanogenMod) to this ROM. I want to add a new entry in the option menu. I know that I have to use a flashable update zip for this but which files are required for this? Or is this not possible? And for the "silent hours" I want to add a new FLAG for the to system settings (in Java like this: System.Settings.QUIET_HOURS_START). Can I do this with a update zip?


mobile connectivity is down

I have a Galaxy S and my mobile connectivity is down. I can't go onto Google Play Store because it's down, and my phone won't send messages or make calls, but I can receive messages. I can't call customer service to figure this out so what do I do? My bill has been paid, I'm in the middle of my cycle but I did change from a Utah number to a California number just a week and a half ago.


Key Layout change

My Captivate Glide's power button is broken, I was hoping to remap the a hardware key in the keyboard layout folder so that i may use a different key as the power button once the device is on. I was wondering if the change to the layout file would only be applied after boot or if i can use the assigned key to power on the phone as well?


Setting up automatic reboot?

This may sound a bit lazy, but does anybody know of an app or a method that can automatically reboot one's phone? I sometimes forget to reboot it daily (I like keeping my OS fresh).


USB Error after failed attempt at flashing

After using Odin to flash my Samsung Epic D700 (and apparently doing something wrong), I can only boot to Download mode. If I try to boot, I don't even get to the Samsung splash screen. All I have is an image showing a cell phone with a dotted line to a pc, and a yellow triangle with an exclamation mark between the cell phone and pc. When I boot into Download mode and connect the USB cable, I get the message: USB device not recognized   The last USB device you connected to this computer malfunctioned, and Windows does not recognized it. I had flashed the phone back to stock, and was attempting to install Clockworkmod recovery when I did this. I had specified a PIT file and a PDA file. The PIT file was probably a mistake. Is there a way forward from here?


How to view all calls logs for a contact?

I am using **Galaxy S 3** phone with **Android 4.1.2** Is there a way to view all call logs for a specific contact?


Android 4.4 on Galaxy S I9000 stuck at boot with ART

I recently updated my Samsung Galaxy S-I9000 to Android 4.4 KitKat, It was successfully updated and KitKat worked fine until I decided to try using the ART RunTime instead of Dalvik. When I changed runtime to ART and rebooted the phone it never started up. I see the Samsung Galaxy S I9000 logo and then comes the running CyanogenMod circle which never stops. I let it work for more than four hours and it was not fixed. Note: Once when rebooted for changing runtime phone was powered off. Charged and resumed the process, the same result. I also tried installing cm11 update once again, no change. If there's a way I can fix this issue, I would be grateful to know how. Thanks in advance. UPDATE[FIX]: I wiped everything, Including Dalvik cache, partition cache and data, then tried installing the ROM, problem fixed. And screw ART for now, it needs some time to get stable and ready for everyday usage. I'll just stick with dalvik. I couldn't respond faster due to my noob account restrictions.


SGN 4.2.1 - stuck at < waiting for device >

I own Samsung Galaxy Nexus, it has been unlocked, rooted, I'm using CWM Recovery Touch and a few weeks ago I updated firmware to `4.2.1` (build `JOP40D`). It seems that `Superuser` is no longer working on `4.2` versions and I must use `SuperSu` (so I installed it from the Play, but probably it's not at all). Problems:   * can't start Recovery in fastboot mode, it shows something like `no command` on some error screen (but in my language). Before this screen it tries to boot or something (Google logo for a while).   * can't do anything with ADB or Galaxy Nexus Toolkit, after reboot to the fastboot I stuck at `<waiting for device>` message.   * can't update CWM Recovery from CWM Rom Manager, probably due to `su` problem. I haven't found any solution within discussions (useless as always), but everybody's asking about `adb devices`, so my output is: `0149A5310A021040 device` I can hack it with my Windows or Linux, but need some advice, thanks.


Is there a calendar that I can sync with my phone, without using Google?

My Google calendar is getting messed up big time. Birth dates are multiplying on my Android phone. Even the dates are changing. I want a calendar on my PC that I can sync with my Android phone, without using Google. Is this even possible?


Transferring contacts, calendars and applications from one device to another

I am completing my contract on my EVO 4G and replacing it (with a Galaxy SII Epic 4G). Both are Android - I am wondering what is the best way to transfer my contacts (a few thousand) and calendar (a few dozen) from the old to the new? Also, I assume I have to install all apps one by one on the new device, any better ideas.


W/GAV2 Exception sending hit: HttpHostConnectException

I'm using Samsung Galaxy Nexus Verizon (toro) w/ stock ROM, and I constantly see this in my logcat:               W/GAV2    (  903): Thread[GAThread,5,main]: Exception sending hit: HttpHostConnectException     W/GAV2    (  903): Thread[GAThread,5,main]: Connection to http://www.google-analytics.com refused      any ideas what this is? do I really need it? Can I disable it? is it eating more CPU(battery)?


Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus will not enter recovery mode

I have recently gotten a Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus (Wifi only). I am attempting to boot it into recovery mode for the sake of rooting the device, but it is not working as anticipated. When I start the device by holding down power + vol down I see the warning screen that prompts me to press volume up to "continue", or volume down to "cancel (restart tablet)". When I press volume up, it goes to the Odin Mode screen, showing the green android robot, and the words "Downloading... Do not turn off target!!". It remains that way indefinately until I hold down the power button to turn it off. Kies is installed on my PC, and I have tried to reboot it into recovery both with it plugged in to the PC and without. If it is plugged in to the PC while it is stuck at "downloading", eventually a popup appears in Kies stating "Device not responding. To resolve the issue reboot the device." Does anyone see something I am doing wrong? Thank you very much for any help!


Media volume issues

I've a Samsung Galaxy i551 with Android 2.2, not rooted and with stock rom. I'm having two volume issues (don't know if they have anything to do with each other):   * When using the external speacker, not headphones, sometimes I have "normal" volume, but some other times even **max volume is _unhearable_**. I really NEED to put the phone near my ear (like if it was the headphone) to be able to hear it. I think, not sure yet, after reboot it turns back to normally, but I don't know what makes it fail again.   * When I'm listening music with the headphones **some times the volume just changes**. It is really crazy, I don't touch any key or the screen, don't even touch the phone and the volume cahnge. I have already checked and it's not because of the audio file if anyone was thinking so. It is like if the phone has two different volumes and change between them whenever it wants. I've been reading a lot of issues with the volume, but haven't get any luck yet. Has anyone had any of this problems? Solutions? Thanks! Diego _Update_ : Now I'm rooted (in case someone has anything to offer that needs root). _Update_ : Assuming the up-voters are having the same problem, are you using the same phone or even another Samsung? _**Update_** : I've recently discovered that youtube app uses the speaker used on regular calls (the one on the same side of the screen). And its volume was actually very low. So when I'd that trouble again with some app (Navigation in this case) that should use the speaker (on the back of the phone) I realized that it was using the other speaker, and that's the problem. Who decides which speaker use each app or when is used each one? I e, my navigation app sometimes uses one and some other times uses the other.. Why?? Can we change it to force it? Please if someone understands this last paragraph it would be very helpful to edit it using the right terms that are unknown by me because english is not my native language and my phone isn't in english. Thanks! _**Extra info:_** I've a friend who have the same phone I had (the Samsung Galaxy i551) and is also having this same issues. Also the phone I had was stolen from me and now I bought a Samsung Galaxy Ace and again the same issues. So this is not an issue from my particularly phone or model, this is from Samsung or from Android. In the second case it is happening in FroYo and in Gingerbread!


Is it possible to create a shortcut that launches a web page in Firefox when using another browser as default?

I have a web page that I visit that I'd like to open in Firefox via a home screen shortcut (it uses SVG, which isn't supported by the default browser). Firefox doesn't show in the list of possible shortcuts, nor do I see any option in Firefox to create one. Btw, I like Firefox, but I'm not ready to make it my default browser yet, so I really want to continue to use the stock Browser for everything but this one shortcut. I'm running Firefox 7.0.1 / Fennec 7.0.1 on Gingerbread 2.3.4


One purchased app stuck at "Starting download..." but others download fine

I purchased an app from the Android Marketplace and the download will not start. It is stuck at "Starting Download..." and none of the suggestions on the support site worked. **I can download other apps** just not the one I purchased. My credit card _was_ charged for this app -- it was charged twice in fact (I think that could be the issue maybe?) I emailed Google support, and they responded with the following: >   * Cancel and restart the download(s) >   * Reboot your device >   * Sign in and out of Google Talk repeatedly to restore connection to our > servers: > >     1. Go to your device’s app launcher, and press the Talk app >     2. If you’re already signed into Talk, press Menu, and then touch Sign > out >     3. Launch Talk again to sign in (if you are unable to sign in, please > let me know) >   * Clear the Market cache (Menu > Settings > Applications > Manage > applications > All > Market > Clear cache) > >   * Clear the Download Manager cache and data (Menu > Settings > > Applications > Manage applications > All > Download manager > Clear cache > and Clear data) > >   * Ensure there is at least 20MB of free space on your device > >   * Try your download(s) using both WiFi and network (3G/4G) connections > >   * Try to initiate your download from the Web (market.android.com) instead > of the device > >   * Ensure firewalls are not blocking access to ports required for Android > Market (TCP and UDP 5228) > >   * Confirm that there is strong connectivity on your device, and contact > your mobile service provider if you aren't connected > >   * Uninstall Market updates by visiting: > > Settings > Applications > Manage Applications, selecting "Market" under the > "All" tab or filter and touching "Uninstall updates" > > I tried all of those things and responded that none of them worked. Their second response told me to **perform a factory reset**! Before I do something that drastic, what else can I try? **UPDATE:** I went ahead and did a factory reset and I still cannot download this app... any other suggestions?


Sunspider : performance of 3rd party apps relative to stock browser

Hi my aim is to get an idea of the slowdown 3rd party apps face on android, relative to the stock browser, on the SunSpider JavaScript benchmarks. In this post I would like to focus on Twitter since it is available on both iPhone and android. As everyone is aware there are restrictions on iOS which means that 3rd party apps perform significantly slower on JavaScript functionality relative to Safari (the stock browser on iPhone). I have an iPhone 4S with iOS 6.1.3. When I run the benchmark SunSpider 1.0 JavaScript Benchmark (see lower down for how I run SunSpider inside Twitter) then I get the following : > Safari : 1833ms +/- 1.3%   >  Twitter : 6900.1ms +/- 0.3% (Chrome browser etc also perform around this > time). Therefore I see a slowdown of 6900.1/1833 = 3.7 times. **What sort of slowdown do people get on Android (when comparing Twitter to the stock android browser)?** Note I run sunspider inside twitter by doing a search for "sunspider h". Then the 5th result from the top is : > "The H - News   >  JavaScript benchmark Sunspider reaches version 1.0..." I click the hyperlink and then in the resulting webpage scroll down to the hyperlink in the line : "The new version of Sunspider is available to use...". In this way I run sunspider from within Twitter.


control android device from pc

I have built an android app which is locked in landscape orientation. I want to have o live view of my mobile in my PC in order to make a demonstration of my app. The problem is that the screen doesn't show properly. I have tested some apps like droid VNC server and Airdroid but the problem is that my app's screen is rotated 90 degrees and it seems that these apps where showing my landscape app in portrait mode. Is there any solution? Sorry for my English


No access to Android Market after loading Ice Cream Sandwich

I followed the instructions on the source.android.com website to download, build, and install Android OS v4.0.3 on a Nexus S. Everything seemed fine, I could take pictures, access WiFi to surf the web, etc. The problem is that there is no Market app and I have been unable to install anything via the Market over the web. The apps I had on the phone prior to loading ICS all show as "installed" on the website but they will not sync with the device. Any time I try to install a new app, everything seems to go ok and then it says the download will begin shortly but it never does. I have tried many different things described on posts such as resetting to factory defaults, clearing cache, etc but nothing works. Does anyone know how I can load the Market app or somehow download apps from the Market to manually install?


swipe option missing on jelly bean keyboard

I am on jellybean (4.2 ) but I have no swipe on my keyboard. Am I missing some settings option that I have to turn on ? Thank you.


Disable splashscreen - BOOTLOGO disabled

First off all I must start by saying that I am not an Android Expert. I Have some android TV box ( not a phone ) which is of some unknown third party chinese vendor . it is already rooted . I need to personalize it as much as I can, and I have already made the wallpapers, launcher, and bootanimation The only thing I have left (and the most annoying one ) is the splash screen. Now, I have read a lot of posts / articles about it , and I even made a rgb656 .img file, but the whole process is very complicated ( and potentially dangerous ). So now all i want is to totally disable it . I opened `init.ec` and there I saw :               ...          export LD_LIBRARY_PATH /vendor/lib:system/lib     export ANDROID_BOOTLOGO 1     export ANDROID_ROOT /system          ....      So I wonder , does changing the `ANDROID_BOOTLOGO 1` to `ANDROID_BOOTLOGO 0` will disable the splashscreen ? Is there any other easy way of doing it ? Any advice ? (If you can avoid answers like "try and see" - I am afraid to brick it ..


How can I make the browser remember login credentials for Google mobile sites?

The stock browser forgets the username and password when logging into mobile versions of Google sites such as Google Search and Google Tasks. Setting _Menu_ -> _Settings_ -> _Privacy Settings_ -> _Remember form data_ and _Menu_ -> _Settings_ -> _Security settings_ -> _Remember passwords_ in the browser has no effect. Checking the "Remember me" checkbox at the sites' login forms has no effect either. How can I get this to work? I use a Nexus S running Android 2.3.6.


Motorola DroidX eCryptfs related Sources?

I see over in this question that the Motorola DroidX uses eCryptfs to do its data encryption. I'm trying to find the source code of the mount.ecryptfs that version of Android uses (as I am one of the authors and maintainers of the eCryptfs upstream project). I found this site, but I'm unable to find any of the (GPLv2) ecryptfs related sources. Any pointers?


test usb functionality from the handset?

I am using HTC Desire HD, I have a terminal with root permissions. Are there any tests I can do on the USB port from the handset side? i.e. to make sure it exists and is functional. The reason I am asking this is that my computer (Windows 7 64 bit) does not recognize my phone when connected, however it did recognize another phone of the same brand (but with a different rom).


Download and Install (aka sideload) Facebook Home APK

I'd like to try out Facebook Home however I don't have an approved device to install it from the Google play store. I've tried googling this to not avail...where can I download the latest version of the APK released on May 10, 2013 and how can I install it.


Latest Gmail update is not working on my Samsung Galaxy S3

I have the Gmail app installed and in the latest update it said we could reply to emails directly from the drop-down status bar without having to open the app. I don't see any feature like this. How do I activate it? OS: 4.1.1 Samsung Galaxy S3


Map HTC Logo on HTC One

Is there any way to have the HTC Logo on the HTC One (between the home and back buttons) to be used as a multitasking button AND press and hold for a menu button?


ZTE Blade S2E not enough space

I have just installed 4.2.2 PAC and S2E later. I have everything on sd-ext, there's 1600MB free space on sd-ext, and 140MB inside. However anytime i want to install an app, it says there's not enough free space. I have restored some apps with MyBackup Root. I think that was the problem. How to solve it? I don't want to wipe data, I've made some important changes. (system 219MB/220MB) (cache 1MB/37MB)


Battery getting charged with ultra speed and continuous at 1%charge for more than 9 hrs

My neo v battery getting charged with in ten min from 0 to 100 percentage( Exponential growth graph ) with ultra speed and getting discharged to 1%( it also give alert showing last 1% left, keep charging) with in 3 or 4 hrs. The last 1% charging is left for 9 to 10 hrs even then its not getting switched off.. Again i started to keep charging , charging process is started but Charging percentage shown 1% for the first 5 to 8 min. Later i removed my battery from neo v and kept again.. later after switching it on , it showed 46% already charged.. Again i kept charging , remaining 54 percent charged with in 10 min.. If we think there is a problem with battery.. The last 1% should not come for 9 to 10 hrs... and should not become 100% within 10 min.. And I also checked with one of my friend Neo V replacing my battery in thier mobile.. it worked normally and shown correct percentage of charging left Similarly i kept their battery which is of 46% charge left in my mobile.. then it showed a decrease of 1% for every 1min.. But when i placed my friend battery in his mobile.. it showing 46% as it is which was earlier seen. So surely there is no problem with battery. According to me the issue is with the battery indicator which is misleading me.. As it showing wrong percentages. I read some of the blogs related to this issue.. Battery indicator is not a hardware related thing.. its a back ground service that is technically always running but is essentially always sleeping and using basically no system resources (because it doesn't do any polling -- it just sleeps and waits to be notified by the OS when something changes), then when the battery charge (or plugged-in status) changes, the system wakes it up and tells it what the new battery charge (and status) is. Then it takes just a few milliseconds to change its icon to reflect the current charge (and status) and goes back to sleep. So i think there is no hardware issue.. I also did software repair from sony pc companion.. But there is no change.. I am facing this issue for the first time from yesterday morning .. Can u pls say what's happening to my battery.. And I bought this mobile last year March 4th 2012 from "The Mobile Store".. 1 year completed.. I have extended warranty of 1 year. Is it a software problem or Hardware problem. Is there any solution for this?


Want to add Persian and Arabic on Samsung Galaxy Phone running Gingerbread OS

Peace be on you All... Dear all... I wan't to Add Persian and Arabic suppport on my Samsung Galaxy Ace having Gingerbread OS, All of my applications running in these languages show broken texts and fonts hence making it very difficult to read. To get Persian I even added 'Iran' into my locale using 'morelocale 2' though the phone language got changed but the fonts were broken everywhere. Tried using bluestacks on my PC, even bluestacks doesn't have support for both of these languages. I've observed this issue on All of the Samsung Galaxy phones including Note and SIII. In Sony and HTC phones this problem doesn't exist they've got great versatality in supporting diffrent languages.


Will flashing a custom fix lag on my Android?

I have a 1 GB RAM tablet running a pretty much vanilla Android Jelly Bean 4.1.1 and it's been running very slow. Apps startup time have been slow, noticeable lag exists while scrolling between the home screens, and apps crash sometimes. Browsing on the Internet has scroll lag and I have many more problems. I know that 1GB of RAM is more than enough to run Jelly Bean smoothly without any lag. How will rooting my device or flashing any custom ROMs help? I am new to the Android world, any suggestions are welcome, thanks.


Hoq do I create a new jabber account in ChatSecure?

When I enter a New account in Chatsecure there is no option to create that New account NOW. Is it possible to create a New account whithin Chatsecure?


Google Plus Party Mode won't stay on

I was trying out the Google Plus event with Party Mode. That option will cause all photos and videos to be automatically uploaded to a Google Plus event during the event. However, I noticed that the party mode kept turning itself off for no reason. The party was for a couple days, but the party mode would only stay on for a few photos or a few hours. I kept having to go in and enable party mode every so often when I noticed it had turned off, and uploading any photos manually that were taken when it was disabled. Does anyone know if there is a way to keep party mode enabled for a long period of time? Does this sound like a bug, or is there some feature I'm missing?


A way to get the current resolution size and DPI from the command line/terminal/adb?

I've got `adb` access to my android phone. So I know that I can override screen density and screen resolution with the `am` command provided with Android. That's great and dandy, I guess. But is there a way to grab those two numbers from the command line? I know the `pm` utility can do some information gathering, most notably `pm list features` to see if the Android device has wireless, bluetooth, gps, etc. `pm` doesn't seem to do much more information reporting than this, though. It would be helpful to know what versions of Android that the command is supported for. Ideally I would like something that works on Android 2.2+ (Froyo), but taking something that only works from 4.0.3+ (Ice Cream Sandwich) is fine too. I would also like it if there was a way to figure this out without root access. I know that it's possible to get the screen resolution and density programmatically, as described in this question.


How to mount a remote FTP share as local folder/directory?

I would like to mount a remote FTP share as local directory (or drive) on Cyanogenmod and be able to access it like it was a regular folder and browse files on it. Ideally, an app would mount FTP as a folder and let me browse files in it outside of that app, but if it can be done without any app, it is also acceptable. The folder need to be browsable by any application afterwards. Can anyone suggest a solution? Thank you in advance


How can I print web pages from my Android to a wireless Printer?

There is a system I log into online that generates web pages for a printing. This works great on the PC using Chrome, Firefox and IE. I would like a way to print these web pages from the tablet (Galaxy 2, Android 4). Unfortunately, these web pages I am referring to require me to be logged in. Many print apps I have found simply re-visit the URL without using my login credentials. That will not work for me. The best solution I have found was to use Firefox's save PDF feature, then open the PDF with the Cloud Print app, which would then print to my PC or one of the Google Cloud ready printers. Ideally it would connect using WiFi or Bluetooth, but the Cloud Print over Internet idea is good enough for now.   * Unfortunately it takes 7 clicks at this point (menu -> tools -> save pdf -> open status bar -> open the pdf (at this point Cloud Print is set as default) -> click print (with default printer) -> click back to go back)   * Not to mention, there will be many pdf files just sitting on the phone that should eventually be cleaned up. Can you recommend a better solution?


Can I install "HTC Wildfire" or "Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 mini" firmware on "Samsung Galaxy Pocket"? Hello, I want to installdifferent manufacturer's firmware on my Samsung Galaxy Pocket. **Samsung Galaxy Pocket specs:** http://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_galaxy_pocket_s5300-4612.php **HTC Wildfire specs:** http://www.gsmarena.com/htc_wildfire-3337.php **Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 mini specs:** www.gsmarena.com/sony_ericsson_xperia_x10_mini-3125.php Is it possible to install any official (or unoficial) firmware of these phones (HTC or Sony Ericsson) on my Samsung Galaxy Pocket? Thanks....


How to make phonecalls on an Android AVD?

I am new to Android SDK and AVDs and I was wondering if there is anyway I can enable the cellular network on an Android AVD and make for example phone calls.


Galaxy S3 Tmobile - Can't boot into Clockword Recover?

I hold down power up + home + power and it brings me to a screen that says Android System Recovery - I can't get the Clockwork Recovery. What could be the problem?


What is the difference between Superuser from ChainsDD and Superuser from ClockworkMod?

A while ago I rooted my LG Optimus Slider. The process installed Superuser from ChainsDD. Now I see that there is another Superuser from ClockworkMod, developed by Koush. What is the difference between these two different versions of Superuser? I thought that Superuser had been developed by both Adam Shanks (ChainsDD) and Koushik Dutta (koush, also author of Clockwork Recovery). Superuser from ChainsDD has been giving me trouble for a while now (Slow response, crashes, etc.), and I am looking for alternatives to see if it would help.


how to enhance the sound quality while recording the sound?

I want to enhance the sound quality while recording the sound on the android device, Is there and external device which is used for this. If yes then tell me for this I'll be thankful to you.


Odin not finding my Galaxy S3?

I am on a windows 7 desktop, drivers for handset installed. Odin3 not seeing the my phone when it is booted into download mode (vol/center button/power), but it does see it if booted in regular mode. I don't know what to do. I am trying to root the device and the instructions say that I need to first get this odin working. help help thanks


Make screen lock after call if it was locked before?

I think that I had this feature in my Galaxy S way back in the 2.1-2.2 era, but now I can't figure it out on my Galaxy Nexus (takju, 4.1.1). What I'm looking for is this: if I have the phone locked in my pocket and I receive a call, after I finish it, I'd expect to be able to return the phone to my pocket with no extra hassle. However, after the call I'm thrown into the recent calls list and have to `back` my way out from the app and lock the screen. And despite the oh-so-buttery experience of Jelly Bean, this usually means frantic `back`-tapping, waiting for the phone to exit to the launcher and annoyed grunts, or - if I have an app open under the lock screen - accidentally closing said program, reopening it, browsing to the wanted section and, well, annoyed grunts. This is by no means a difficult task, but it's annoying as I have to do it **every time.** Oh yeah, another thing: if I call someone and the line is busy or he/she rejects my call, the **screen locks**. Doesn't matter what state the phone is, you'll be thrown into the lock screen. Why? Why can't this happen after received calls? I apologise for the ranty (is that an adjective?) tone, TGIF.


How can I decode a mobile encoded file?

I am using filelock software in my Android phone. You can encode (encrypt) any file in this software by a password. I forgot my password and without password I cant decode my file. Is there any solution that I can decode my files without knowing the password?


New android user; switching between wifi and mobile data

When I leave the office my S4 doesn't seem to want to connect to mobile data. So, I end up with no connection at all. Turning mobile data off and on does nothing at all, I seem unable to establish a connection unless I restart the phone. It happens occasionally in reverse also, if I go to work (or home, it is not exclusive to a single network) my phone maintains the mobile connection and wont join the wifi connection automatically (and sometimes I need to enter my password to connect to the wifi.) Any ideas? Note, my issue sounds the same as this one, though there is no solution there; Nexus One: 3G/WIFI Not Switching


How to adjust brightness alternatively?

What if system brightness control does not work ? How to adjust brightness of android phone alternatively ? I am on HTC One X. I just noticed my phone's system brightness control is not working as I recently got my phone repaired. My phone's display IC has been changed as display was not working as my phone got wet. I doubt the one who repaired a phone changed display IC of other phone, that's why the brightness control is not working. So, is there any alternative way to control the brightness in android phone ? Whatever app so far I have installed regarding brightness control seems to do the same thing what system brightness control does. So, nothing worked for me.


Mount point information for Motorola XT925? (partial fix)

I seem to have messed up my mounting partitions while trying to deodex Stock JB Central Europe. I basically used xultimate to pull the files and deodex then tried using adb shell to mount the system partition and copy them over. After I rebooted the phone, it would get stuck on unlocked bootloader warning or on the motorola logo. I hard reset into recovery and restored a nandroid backup and once booted into android found so many folders under the Storage folder such as `asec`, `obb`, `rfs0` and so on. Now, when I try to wipe dalvik-cache in recovery, I get the following error: `E: unknown volume for path [/sd-ext]`. Also, when I try flashing custom rom's and reboot, it gets stuck on the unlocked bootloader warning and wont load – while in recovery after flashing, i also get another error something like this: `E: cant load /cache/recovery.log` or similar. I also sometimes have issues mounting `/system`, `/cache` partitions, data and internal storage, all depending on which custom recovery I am using. I read on another site that downgrading to ICS might solve mounting problems so I forced a downgrade to ICS but that didn't work either and I am still on ICS. Is there a way to restore the partitions correctly or are they stuck this way? Would mounting and remounting solve this problem? Any help would be much appreciated and would very much appreciate it if someone could upload their mount point info so I could use to try and fix it. EDIT: I have now managed to successfully flash a custom ROM using OUDHS Recovery without wiping the 'cache' or 'dalvik-cache' at first. After first reboot, phone would hang on the boot logo so I reboot into recovery and wiped both 'cache' and 'dalvik-cache' and it worked. Now, I still don't have an '/sd-ext' and some apps can't find the external storage to backup or download to. In addition, still have the additional folders showing '/mnt' folder. Would appreciate some advice on where to begin in order to restore the mount/unmount points correctly, if at all possible.


android 4.1.2 apps shortcut disapperead from home screen

I am using Huawei phone with android 4.1.2. Currently I'm losing the app shortcut on my home screen after a crash of the system recently. During the crash, I dragged the Whatsapp and Hoiio apps shortcut to the bottom menu (phone shortcut, browser and messaging by default). After a while, the phone turned off due to battery dry. But after I restarted the phone, the shortcut for the apps disappeared, although the apps are still installed (as shown in Google Play Store). After a few times of re-installation of the apps, the apps shortcut keep disappearing from the home scree. This android does not have applications page, only home page. How can I fix this and make sure that my apps shortcut can remain on the home screen?


After update to GRJ90 I can no longer use WiFi hot-spot

My phone updated to GRJ90 about two weeks ago and now I can no longer use WiFi hot-spot or USB tethering. When I try, my 3G connection is dropped. After disconnecting and waiting a few minutes, it comes back up. I used to be able to tether before the update. How can I bypass this, or stop the 3G from disconnecting when tethering. Sprint tells me that I need to pay for a hot- spot plan for $30, but there has to be a way around this besides rooting my phone and putting Cyanogen on it. Phone: Nexus S 4G from Google Carrier: Sprint


How can I turn off Wi-Fi in Android?

When my wireless is turned off, and I get near an open wireless network, it automatically connects to it. (Why?) How can I completely turn off the Wi-Fi so that my phone will not do such insecure things?


Skinning the Android emulator

I need to have mobile skins for the Android emulator, specifically for testing apps, for which I have referred this site: http://teavuihuang.com/android/. I would like to have HTC 4G EVO skin. Where can I get one?


How to get the stock music player to play WMA files?

I'm using android 2.2 on a stock Nexus one (from the pre-developer phone stage). Should the music player be able to cope with WMAs? I'm sure I've seen references to it coping with them, but they are currently just dead weight on the SD card. I actually quite like the stock player so installing a new player is the fallback option.


Is Appbucket a legal app store?

I just found an Android web store called AppBucket. When you pay a subscription, you can download non-free software from their service. The site doesn't really explain what kind of deals they have with the developers of these non-free apps, but I guess they buy software once and then sell it to all their subscribers, which seem a bit illegal. What do you think? It is very tempting to subscribe to this service, as my Android market in my country has just free apps available. But I don't want to break the law!


Bricked my Asus TF300T? Manual JB update

First, my device failed to get the OTA Update **because I deleted some system apps** (see my original post). Then I found this post where another user restored original APKs in /system/apps and managed to **manually update to JB** by downloading the dlpkgfile in this post. So I proceed, **restored** my /system/apps (with 755 permissions), **rooted** with OTA RootKeeper and SuperSU, placed the **dlpkgfile** and **command** files, restarted to fastboot ( **Power+Vol Down** ) and entered Recovery mode. The green android with the **blue progress bar** went for over 10 minutes, then ... the android with the **RED TRIANGLE** appeared After a minute or so the device restarted, an ASUS logo with a blue progress bar ran, but then it got **stuck in the ASUS logo**. I'm still able to restart to fastboot (Power+Vol Down), where a message appears:               Android cardhu-user bootloader (1.00 e) released by "US_epad-10.4.2.9-20120809" A03      , and where I have 4 choices: >   1. **RCK** : Recovery mode, when I select this the Red Triangle appears > again. >   2. **Android** : Normal android boot, gets freeze right away >   3. **Fastboot USB download protocol** : Tried using ADB, but don't really > know what it is. Here's an image of how the device appear in my Windows PC > ![Here's an image of how the device appear in my Windows > PC](http://i.imgur.com/UM36z.png) >   4. **Wipe Data** : Already done this, seems to wipe user data, but still > gets stuck on ASUS logo > Some pictures I took of my device: ![picture 1](http://i.imgur.com/I13ou.png) ![picture 2](http://i.imgur.com/Jezpn.png) I also tried downloading .30 firmware from ASUS website and placing the Zip contents in my SD card, then booting recovery but no luck. It's pretty awful that everything went so bad, I'm hoping there is a solution. Anything would be really appreciated!!! Thanks! **UPDATE!!!** OK, I found this tutorial about flashing ASUS firmware with fastboot: http://www.theandroidsoul.com/how-to...back-to-stock/ The problem is that the following commands:               fastboot -i 0x0B05 flash system blob     fastboot -i 0x0B05 flash system US_epad-user-9.4.3.30.zip      both produce the error: "Signature mismatch" I guess it's because my fastboot has newer version, since it was actually installed during the JB update, but I'm trying to flash a older .30 firmware. I guess I will have to wait ASUS releases the new firmware for manual flashing it. Just guessing... * * * **More info here** : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1846661


Exchange Active Sync email on Galaxy 10.1 disappears.

One of our reps has a Galaxy 10.1 and she has now for the 3rd time in two months complained about her corporate email disappearing, I’ve read a few of the posts here and on other sites and the one thing that keeps coming up is the security remote wipe that needs to be activated before the Active Sync setup completes, I doubt if the tech guys at our head office even knows how to wipe someone’s mail from a tablet, so my question is, is there any way to use Exchange Active Sync with the default email app but bypass the activation for the security policy?


Samsung Galaxy Note keyboard software

Is the software for the Galaxy Note keyboard (and its possibly its other unique features) available for other Android devices? I am willing to pay and I also have a rooted phone, if that helps me get these features. Specifically, as shown in this video, at about 22 seconds in, there is an option to write with a stylus which gets automatically recognised as words, etc.


Google Drive directory syncronisation

Is there any software available to select one (or maybe more) directory on your Android device, and automatically sync it to a directory (collection) on Google Drive? This seems that this could serve as a decent automatic backup utility or as a way to synchronise files on your device with minimal hassles.


What's the difference between Android Beam vs S Beam?

What is the difference between Android Beam on the Galaxy Nexus and S Beam on Galaxy S3? Are these two features inter-compatible? Can I transfer data between the two devices?


What Trusted Root CAs are included in Android by default?

There doesn't seem to be a central Android resource that lists the Trusted Root CAs included in the OS or default browser (related question on SO), so how can I find out which are included on my phone by default? With the number of root certificates that have been compromised, and the number of fraudulent SSL certs created over the last couple of years, this is an issue for anyone relying on SSL for security, as otherwise you won't know if you want to remove any trusted CAs. _(not listing my manufacturer or OS version as I'm looking for a generic resource or solution that should be applicable to any device)_


Bufferbloat on Android

I am looking for practical solutions to address the problem of Bufferbloat on Android handsets. To narrow down the problem just a little bit, appropriate solutions would meet the following criteria:   * Can be applied to a stock ICS ROM without replacing huge pieces of the stack (e.g., it would not be acceptable to replace Bionic with glibc and the Android graphics stack with Xorg)   * Requiring root access is anticipated/fine   * Modifying/recompiling the kernel is fine   * Modifying userspace utilities is fine   * Modifying configuration settings is fine (preferred, actually)   * Should, at a minimum, affect bufferbloat for data coming from the cellular baseband; i.e., 3G or 4G data. Affecting bufferbloat on the wifi/ethernet/bluetooth links is praiseworthy, but _is not what I am looking for_. A few things that I don't think would be practical:   * Upgrading the kernel to a new mainline version (so ideally any kernel modifications should be applicable to the 3.0.x series). This is impractical because all the proprietary blobs and hardware-specific drivers for your phone are probably not portable to a new kernel series, so you would be sacrificing major pieces of functionality (wifi, graphics, cellular baseband) for the sake of bufferbloat. Not cool.   * Patching/modifying the firmware in the cellular baseband. While I'm sure the baseband for most devices carries an unhealthy amount of bufferbloat, addressing the problem within that IC will most likely require the voluntary cooperation of carriers, baseband manufacturers (e.g. Qualcomm) and hardware manufacturers (e.g. Motorola). Any appropriate solution to this problem should be _testable_ and the results should be _reproducible_. The ideal test would be something similar to what Wikipedia's article on Bufferbloat describes (linked above). Your solution should show a consistent, measurable decrease in the latency of the ICMP pings on the saturated (full buffers) 3G/4G link.


Bluetooth file transfers from Sony Arc S always get interrupted

I am not able to transfer files completely over Bluetooth because the the transfers keep getting interrupted. My phone model is a Sony Arc S LT8i. I tried to send a 700 kb image file to my Mac and it started to transfer but got interrupted when 90% of it was transferred. Similarly, I tried to send the same file to a Samsung Galaxy Ace phone and it sent 99% of the file when it got interrupted, at which point the receving phone (Ace) showed a message stating "Remote device disconnected". How can I fix this?


Stop sideway movement of menu revealed from top

On my Galaxy S3, when I slide my finger from the top edge of the screen down, a sort of quick menu is revealed to switch WiFi, GPS, sound... When it is revealed, the animation goes from top to bottom but also slides sideways. I would like to stop this sideways animation, but I don't even know how this menu is called to Google it and I found no setting for it so far.


info on firmware upgrade

My Asus Eee transformer just received a firmware update. Where can I go to check what the update included? Asus' website isn't helpful. I'm on 8.6.5.19, and I've already noticed the market place is different, id like to know any other cool features.


How to mount the SD card in T-Mobile G2 from a Linux host (workstation)

This question is similar to Mount disks from Samsung Galaxy S i9000 to Linux System over USB cable but I want to get it to work on my stock T-Mobile G2. The G2 does not have any USB configuration in Settings>>About Phone. On the same machine running Windows XP, when connecting the phone via USB, I can see it mounted and made available as disk E:. I have gone into Settings>>Wireless & Network Settings>>Tethering & Portable Hotspot and enabled "USB tethering" while connected, and I got the "Turn On USB Storage" option. The phone is charging while connected to Linux, so I know there is some handshake between the host and the device.


call reject with message on GT-S5300

my GT-S5300 has Gingerbread 2.3.6. Is there any way to upgrade or change this so that I can reject calls with a message / block calls in the same way that the bigger Galaxy (like the S III) can? Apps on Google Play and Samsung App Store are a bit clumsy. I can't seem to find something stock Android that can do this on the GT-S5300?


Lock screen shortcuts cannot be changed

When my mobile had 4.1 version of Android, I could go to Security -> Lock screen -> Shortcuts to change the shortcuts. But, after Android 4.3 update, I am unable to find a way to change the shortcuts on the lock screen. Could you guide me through how I can achieve this? I tried Settings -> My Device -> Lock Screen, but there is no Shortcuts button there. See the screenshot below: ![settings](http://i.stack.imgur.com/Cr1Kbm.png)   (click image for larger version)


Should I reset my phone and how do I back up my phone's data?

I've got a new Telstra Smart-Touch Next Generation and I logged on to my G-mail account so I could use the calender and other apps. After a while I realised that my credit was being eaten up bit by bit, a few cents an hour I think. I thought it must be my G-mail and I tried to log out but didn't know how. So, I went to my G-mail account on my Mac and deleted it. Now my phone says that I've entered an incorrect password and wants me to type it in, and most importantly my credit is still being used up and I don't know what to do. I was thinking that maybe I should reset my phone but I don't want to lose my contacts, messages and apps. Should I reset my phone? Can I backup my phone's data beforehand if I do this?


messaging push notifications won't work after 4.3 update?

I updated my Samsung galaxy s3 to 4.3 a few days ago, and ever since then, push notifications for the built in messaging app hasn't been working. My phone doesn't ring, the icon doesn't appear in the back on the top of the screen, and the lock screen doesn't show the previews. I have to keep manually checking if i have new texts by opening the app, which is annoying and inconvenient. The sound works for other apps so I know that sound isn't the issue here. Does anyone know how to fix this?!


Do 4.3 JellyBean apps work on 4.4 KitKat?

I am an android developer and would like to upgrade my Nexus 7(2013, JellyBean 4.3) to KitKat 4.4.2. My apps are all developed to work on 4.3 fine. I'm just wondering if my 4.3 apps will work when I upgrade. Does anyone know? Thanks in advance. **EDIT** \- I upgraded and all apps work fine, thanks for answers :D **EDIT 2** \- Actually, one of my Bluetooth Low Energy Apps does not work. Any Help? I have changed the targetSDK version to 19, but should I install the SDK for 19 as well?


Google Listen doesn't register Play/Pause commands after upgrade to ICS

I have been using Google Listen as podcast player on Samsung Galaxy SII paired with Plantronics BackBeat 903. It worked well until I upgraded to ICS and now the play and pause buttons won't be registered by Google Listen. The play/pause button only unmutes/mutes the sound while the podcast continues to play. This was not the case prior to upgrade. Anyone else noticed this and have a fix for this?


Add functionality to home button?

What application will let me allot a certain functionality to the home button? Currently, I want to make it so that pressing the Home button twice will activate Voice Actions. Do you know of any app that does that? I'm rooted. **EDIT:** Okay, while doing some further research, I found out that one of the ways to achieve this is via a launcher app. I'm currently using ADW Launcher Ex. Is that modifiable via theme to do something like such?


How to restore cherry mobile quartz messing up the build prop

I just bought my Cherry Mobile Quartz last week, and it is rooted. I edited the build prop name and changed it to Cherry Mobile Flare. After that, I rebooted my phone, and now it's stuck on the android logo. I tried to repair it in service center, but the stock rom is not available yet. I don't have any backup of the build prop, and the stock recovery didn't work. How can I fix my phone?


Use Kindle as external keyboard for Android Phone

I want to use the larger screen available on my Kindle Fire HD as a touchscreen keyboard, and connect it to my Xperia Z1 phone, so that I can type more easily when writing code. Is this possible? If so, does anyone have a guide or tips available? Google returns only guides to using an external (often bluetooth) keyboard with a Kindle - never using a Kindle as the keyboard.


LG Mobile Support Tool won't restore system

I have LG Optimus L9 P760, that has a little internal space, and I wanted to install an app called External 2 Internal to see what happens. It moves all external storage files in internal storage, and it keeps doing that for everything that goes in SD Card. I hard reseted my phone, but it doesen't work. So I installed LG Mobile Support Tool to restore the stock system. After that long waiting time, when my phone starts, nothing happened. It was like I just restarted. My settings was the same and files and apps too. I tried that without SD Card too, but same result. Also from that point when I installed that app, scanning media storage takes too long, like 5 minutes, even without SD cars inserted. Any ideas to restore my original system?


Need help with my Motorola droid maxx

I have a Motorola droid maxx and I've started using straight talk service and it does half way work but I'm having problems making and receiving calls and text. If it's already unlocked then what can I do to make my phone work better?


I accidently deleted HTC sense from my htc sensation xe

I wanted more room on my HTC so I went deleting some of my downloaded apps, but I accidently deleted HTC Sense. I now just see a status bar and a blank space. I have a lot of good apps on there. Is there a way to fix it without deleting all my apps? But if it's the only way, I'll do it in a heartbeat.


optimum hardware setup for android emulator?

is there a "best" setup for the android emulator? It runs terribly slow on my mac os as well as my windows 7 32-bit. I was just wondering if there's an optimal setup as far as 32-bit vs 64 bit, or linux/windows/mac is concerned?


Replacing stock dialer app

I've a rooted Samsung Galaxy S3 device, and I don't like the stock dialer app; can I replace (i.e. remove it totally) it with another dailer without breaking the phone functionality?


Galaxy s4 watchon app

How can removed Samsung watch on from notification area? This app still standby in my notification area and don't move!


Access encrypted internal storage without touch

Is there a way to access the encrypted internal storage without using the display? I damaged the display of my nexus 4 (Android 4.4, cm-11-20140104-SNAPSHOT-M2-mako) and need to access the encrypted storage to do some backup. `adb shell` is working in recovery mode.


Remote control of the emulator mapped to a VNC server

I've got an Android emulator launched with the following command:               emulator -avd <avd> -qemu -vnc :<id>      The VNC server is successfully running (headless) and I can successfully connect to it. Nevertheless, I the VNC client can't control the device. How can I remotely control it?


How can I move apps to the memory card on a Galaxy Tab2 10.1

I have a Samsung Galaxy Tab2 10.1 P5100. How can I transfer installed apps to the memory card? By default they get installed onto tab memory, but I can't find a way to transfer them to the memory card. I have previously used 2 other different android devices on which I could transfer apps to memory card. Can anyone suggest how I can fix this?


is there a way to backup my non-gmail emails from my Evo 2.3.5?

I want to delete an old email account from the stock email account that cannot be moved to the SD card. But I want to save the emails to the SD card or send the contacts to a gmail account. Is there a way to do this without having to forward them individually?


Which files/folders on my SDCard are unsafe to delete manually?

I've had my Droid for nearly a year now, and in the process of installing and uninstalling apps, moving data to and from my SDCard, and all the various things one does with a phone the SDCard has become a little unruly. It's time for a little file system maintenance. It won't be difficult, but I only know enough about Linux file systems to be dangerous and I don't want to delete something important from my SDCard on accident. I couldn't find anything on Android's site about how an SDCard is formatted, so **is there anyone who can tell me which files/folders are off- limits or point me in the direction of a good resource?** Please note, I don't want to know which files/folders are safe to delete. I know I can delete /Epicurious since I've uninstalled the app already, etc. I'm running CyanogenMod 6.2.1 (based off Android 2.2.1) on my Motorola Droid.


Vpn Client to connect to Windows 7 VPN

I am looking for a third party VPN client that I can use to connect to my home VPN which is setup through Windows 7. I don't want to use built in Android VPN. Many of the VPN clients I've seen on the market solely connect to their own vpns and I haven't seen one that allows for you to enter custom address and information. I have a rooted Verizon Galaxy Nexus running 4.0.2 with the stock ROM. Any ideas?


Samsung Galaxy S2 Wifi Hotspot Toggle Widget

I have upgraded to ICS on an i9100, from GB. Both of these provide wifi tethering by default. Under GB many of the widgets available could toggle the wifi tethering on and off - a simple switch. These toggle widgets do not work under ICS on this device - either they do not work and error, or they open the settings / Tethering and Portable Hotpot page rather than directly switching the status. If I look at the shortcuts available in Settings, this is as deep as it goes - even with AnyCut or llama intents. Does this mean it simply isn't possible to get a wifi tethering toggle any more, or is it possible there is an unadvertised intent that will trigger it?


Backup on . android_secure - Missing Apps on MicroSD

I Have been Backup and Formatted my MicroSD. After then I Copy again my backup files, But - Apps on MicroSD is Disappear, I check on Application Manager its Still There but not show in menu drawer. As I read related Question on Upgrade SD Card, I Tried to copy all files with command prompt/by windows. But I confuse how I backup on .android_secure that have all asec apps on micro sd. I copy via card reader/usb. its fine, when media scanning running, i check on that folder again an all asec is missing. anybody knew the alternative method on this problems.? I Use Galaxy Ace on Gingerbread (2.3.3) with Class 10 8GB MicroSD. Thanks lot. :D


Headphones buttons don't operate on current app

I have a Samsung s3 phone (rooted Cyanogenmod). I like to listen to audiobooks on Overdrive Media Console. I also have Poweramp installed for playing videos and songs. The problem I face is: Whenever I connect my headset and operate the play/pause buttons, they are intercepted by Poweramp, and not applied to Overdrive. Even if I've removed Poweramp from the currently running apps, using the headset buttons pops open Poweramp instead of playing/pausing the audiobook I'm currently listening to on Overdrive. I wasn't able to find settings that would make the headset operate on the current app. Any suggestions? Thanks!


Speech-to-text with two languages

I really love using speech-to-text in my swiftkey keyboard, but I can't use different languages unless i go to Settings>speechtotext>language. This is quite boring and I hope there's a way to change language every time STT says "Speak now". I don't want multilingual support like "Ciao, how are you?", i only want to choose STT language without going to Settings Here's an example of what I want: ![example](http://i.stack.imgur.com/i7tIz.png)


Device encryption fails, but no error

I am trying to encrypt my android device (Samsung S3, Modified 4.1.2). I have set a password and made sure my device is plugged in and charged over 80%. When I select the encryption option, the screen shows a wired-diagram of an Android figure and then restarts after about 10s. There are no errors and I can still use my device, but it clearly has not been encrypted. I've retried multiple times with the same results. Can anyone help? Thanks EDIT (possible explanation)... My device is currently encrypting. I decided to try with my SIM card removed. I had a SIM lock setup, so I'm wondering if that was interrupting the encryption when the phone restarted. Although I am curious, I am not going to go as far as unencrypting, removing the SIM lock and trying again, so I can't be certain that was the cause.


Desire sv does not start after clear cache

I cleared cache memory of my HTC Desire SV then tried to restart the phone. It does not start. I have also tried hard boot on this phone but result is same. How can I get my phone to boot again?


How do I change my Google Account in Beyondpod?

How do I change my Google Account in Beyondpod, the podcatcher? The one used to synchronize with Google Reader I mean.


Why am I getting multiple Gmail Notifications?

Ever since the 2.2 update, I'm receiving multiple Gmail notifications without accessing the Gmail app and with the setting "Notify only once" active. I've tried a factory reset, but it still does this. Any thoughts? _I do have my Gmail auto-popping another account, could this be it?_


List of Android devices with their current version APIs

I have been trying to find a list of Android devices with their _current_ Android version that their manufacturers upgraded to. Not the ones that the were released with. Most of the lists I find are either incomplete or out-of- date. Does anybody know of such a list?


Reverse Tethering won't work for me - is it because my phone isn't rooted?

I've been trying most of the day to reverse tether my phone (Motorola Droid X on Verizon ub the USA), in this case to an Ubuntu VM running on a Windows 7 host via VMWare Workstation. I've followed the instructions in questions like these and everyone seems to quote the exact same blog post, which appears to be the gospel on the topic. Problem is that I can't get it to work. Everything works right up until the command:               ./adb shell netcfg usb0 dhcp      Which produces the response               action 'dhcp' failed (Permission denied)      I can't seem to find much of anything on this error message which makes me think: the phone isn't allowing me to do this. Not sure if it's the carrier or the manufacturer or what but I'm basically being told "no" Is it because the phone isn't rooted? My workplace actually has a policy against that so I haven't done it. If not, does anyone have idea what I'm doing wrong?


Is there a way to list all Intents and all processes associated with them? Specifics: Droid X, 2.2 stock ROM, rooted. I'm perfectly fine with any approach, as long as it gets a guaranteed **complete** list:   * A script or a series of commands in Terminal Emulator is fine. No limitation on supposed required technical proficiency (assume that the reader is a qualified long-term Unix power user). As noted, the phone is rooted.   * An app is OK (ideally, it should be able to export the list, but even Autostarts-like GUI display is OK) Caveat: if you recommend an app (e.g. Autostarts), I would request some assurance that it does, indeed, list **all** registered Intent receivers, not merely some sub-set - either as documentation/statement from the author or some other evidence (e.g. analysis of which APIs the code uses).   * Worst case scenario, I'll take an API specifics


Are there cases where Android would start an app/service other than due to Intents or explicit user start?

I'm trying to understand how/why some of the processes that are running on my phone (DroidX, stock 2.2 ROM). It's obvious that 2 likely reasons for a process to start are:   * A direct action by the user/another program to start it (e.g. click on the icon of an app, or another process launches the .apk explicitly)   * An Intent is registered by the app, and the event associated with that intent happens. **The question is, are there other reasons/causes/mechanisms by which a process could be started in Android?** ( **aside from Intents** or direct launch). P.S. As a plausible theory, something could be started off of init.rc (being how Android is based off of Linux) but I don't know enough about Android internals to judge if it launches any apps via init.rc


Samsung Galaxy S3 doesn't respond to some secret codes

Samsung Galaxy S3 I9300 doesn't respond to all secret codes in here . Specially it can restart with non of the codes in the list. Do I have a fake Galaxy S3 ?


Instant read/write sync with iCal calendars avoiding the use of google calendars

After using iphone/mac for a lot of time, I got a new android phone. I use on my macbook only ical calendars, and wonder what is the best app for syncing ical with my android phone. I have read something that you can sync first ical to google calendars and so on, but I Wonder if we can avoid this workaround.


How to save a new contact to a Microsoft Account?

A Windows Phone 7.5 (Nokia Lumia 800) was used before my current Android Kitkat 4.4.2 (LG Nexus 4). Using the Windows Phone required a Microsoft Account. Adding the account to the Windows Phone made me use this MS account extensively enough that I now wish to continue using it. Using this account on the Windows Phone also meant all contacts saved through the Windows Phone synchronized with the Microsoft Account. Now I'm using android and have added the Microsoft Account to the device, ensuring all the contacts can be seen though the People/Phone app. However, new contacts cannot be added to the Microsoft account. When attempting to add a new contact, the only options I have are a Google account and my Corporate accounts. Is there an app or option that will primarily allow adding new contacts to a Microsoft Account and if possible, also allow editing of existing contacts? _P.S. - Opening a Mobile site (outlook.com) to the Microsoft account does not have the option to add new contacts. The Desktop site on the mobile does, but the desktop site is clunky making it very difficult to use._


how to change boot logo without using fastboot

I know how to change the boot logo(logo.bin) from fastboot, but the problem is how can I change the boot logo without using fastboot. I can't go to fastboot mode because I think my device(ME-702) doesn't support fastboot (I tried adb reboot bootloader but no benefit). My device has not any recovery too. Is there any way to change the logo in adb mode?


Rooting A Motorola Droid Razr M Phone on Verizon Network

I have a Droid Razr M, running on the verizon network. I would like to root this phone so I can use some of the more advanced features of Tasker; however, I am very fearful of "bricking" my phone. I see many approaches, which concerns me, because I would feel more comfortable if I could be sure process X is the one to use and works. Here are the particulars of my phone:   1. Model #: Droid Razr M   2. Android Version: 4.4.2   3. System Version: 183.46.10.XT907.Verizon.en.us   4. Baseband Version: SM_BP_101031.042.32.86P Can anyone advise me as to the best approach to take, even if it means there is no current software to root my phone with the version it has? Thanks, FDijohn


Nexus 4 screenshot not viewable on PC

I made some screenshots with my Nexus 4. On the phone, I can open them, and they are all viewable. I edited some of them on the phone. When I copy them to a Windows 7 PC, they are all 0 bytes big and not viewable. Is this a bug?


One click calling on the Epic 4G?

I've got an Epic 4G (aka Samsung Galaxy S) and one of the things I'm flummoxed by in my transition from my trusty old HTC Dream/G1 is that there are way too many steps to make a phone call.   * Power key to wake the screen;   * Motion to unlock the screen;   * Phone button to pull up the keypad;   * Logs tab to find the last few calls.  Am I the only one trying to use this thing as a phone? Am I the only person who mostly calls the same three people all the time? Is there a faster way to get to my call log? On the G1 I could press the phone button, unlock and I was there.


Microsoft "web safe" fonts on Android?

I was testing various Android web browsers (but I think the stock one is fine) and noticed that the MS "web safe" fonts (Trebuchet, Verdana, Tahoma and the like) were displayed with substitute fonts. It took me quite some time to notice, which means that it is a minor annoyance. Out of curiosity, I was wondering if there was an easy way (I'm not talking about rooting here) to install these fonts. A quick Google search did not help me. Anyone?


How can I disable/disconnect wi-fi when connected but no data connectivity is detected?

Here's a common problem I'm facing in Android: sometimes it automatically connects to a network when the signal is very low or there is a problem with the network itself and there is no Internet connectivity available at that moment. I would like to find an solution which would automatically disconnect from the wi-fi network if it detects a problem with the Internet connection. Anybody have any advice?


Can i upgrade my firmware with another phone model's official rom (using odin)?

Is it possible to upgrade my phone's firmware using another phone model's official rom using odin ?


Android 2.3.3 firmware Package download manually

I am looking for Android 2.3.3 firmware package for (Samsung Galaxy Tab P1000) to download manually. And in this process I came to know about youtube link, which provides the same solution but, it's not the one I am looking for. Also I am not able to update it using Samsung Kies because the screen shows strange problem. Can anybody has the same? Help would be appreciated.


How can I sync Chrome's bookmarks to Dolphin?

I have Android and iOS devices so I use Dolphin's browser for the bookmark sync. Is there any way I can get my Chrome bookmarks to sync into my Dolphin bookmarks at least once? I'm aware of Chrome to Phone ect but so far all solutions I see either keep my bookmarks in a separate app (useless for dolphin sync) or they only copy them to the default Android browser which I don't use. My phone's Android 2.3.3 so I can't use Chrome for Android yet.


Rooted HD2 shows unrooted as status

I have successfully installed Android Gingerbread 2.3.2 on my HTC HD2 device. While installing the DSTV app, I first tried to unroot it for sometime using the VoodooOTA Rootkeeper app. The problem is that the status of HD2 shows unrooted when using the VoodooOTA Rootkeeper but rooted when trying the DSTV app. Is anyone having this kind of problem and how to go about it? Thanks Anyone? Any help?


What is Ghost Mode of Superuser Elite?

Superuser Elite (paid) provides a premium-exclusive feature: Ghost Mode! What is it?   As I haven't purchased it, I don't have option to test it..


very slow performance of Galaxy Grand 4.2.2

After the new update of 4.2.2 on Feb 6,2014 my phone performs very very slow.. cant even run a single application.. cant even pick up the call as the screen remains blank... Smart phone has become absolute dumb and for no use...


Samsung Galaxy Spica won't boot up fully. Just restarts over and over

My Samsung galaxy won't turn on properly. Basically it turns on, shows the 'OMG screen' which it does when it crashes, then goes to the Samsung loading bar, but then goes back to the crash screen. It keeps going in a loop forever! I tried a hard reset, which if I understand correctly is holding down the volume down key and end call key, but this did nothing. (Sorry I'm not good at describing, hope this is clear!) Thanks!


Is back up to a network folder possible?

Is there a Backup App that would allow me to backup apps and application data to a network folder? I don't mean to backup to the cloud (e.g. Dropbox) but to a shared folder on my PC or a NAS. Over Wi-Fi would be cool, but I don't mind if that is via USB. I'm open to both.


How can I stop the bootloader unlock process?

My 4 year old turned on my phone (Nexus S, 2.3.4 I think) while pressing the volume button. Apparently, this triggers the bootloader unlock process, which I don't want. The phone is now stuck on the "unlock bootloader" screen and I'm afraid to lose lots of unbacked-up stuff. The soft keys have disappeared, and all I see is the unlock icon and no way to back out of this process. Any ideas? Do I let the battery die and hope it offers me the password page next time? Do I connect to a computer and do something or yank the battery?


Revive a dead phone?

I don't have any background information, but my coworker showed up today with a nonresponsive Samsung Galaxy Gio. It will not boot. When plugged into the power charger, a half-full battery displays and just stays there. Attempting to turn it on while holding the home button has no effect. I swapped batteries with her (this is a company phone; we all have the same model). My phone works fine with her battery, hers does not work with my battery. Tried gently brushing off the battery contacts in her phone, no go. Anything else to try before sending to the manufacturer?


Phone is too flat to charge

My phone died today, and now it won't charge at all on the charger it came with. I don't think the battery has failed, as it still gives me just as much charge on a full charge as always. The phone is an LG P500 running CM7. My battery charged perfectly in another model of the same phone. Does this suggest there is an actual problem with my phone? What can I do to get my phone to start charging?


How can I install a CA cert on my Samsung Nexus?

I have the cert as a `.cer` file on my Mac, and my phone is connected via USB. How can I install the cert on my device?


Shark for Root not working

I am pretty much new to the **packet sniffing**. I found some application for the same **Shark for root**. I have rooted my phone for the application and I tried logging the packets being transferred from my mobile using the start button available in the application. But all in vain I was not able to log even a single packet, and All the time I open the .pcap file with the sharkreader It gives error as **Empty file opened**. I am using Android Gingerbread on my mobile. Also while stopping the logs, it gives some error executing some Shell commands like **killall**. Thanks in Advance.


Can other apps play music from my Google Music library?

I have uploaded my song collection to Google Play Music, and use my phone to listen to them. Now, if I copy the original music files directly to my phone storage, I can then use any app I want to play them. But what about music synced via Google Play Music? If I download the songs to my phone in offline mode, can any other app be used to play the same collection (just like with the files), or are they only accessible by Google Play Music app?


How do I get my Samsung Galaxy S 2 to connect by USB "normally"?

_**Note:** This question has been edited significantly based on new information, however, I think it still meets the original intent._ I have a Samsung Galaxy S 2. When I plug it into my computer by USB, this application called "Samsung Kies" comes up. It is, as far as I can tell, a proprietary Samsung system for connecting by USB to the computer which requires software on the computer side. Even if my computer could run their software, I wouldn't want it to. I don't want their proprietary app, I just want to mount the Galaxy as an external USB HD, like Android does with its standard interface. I can get at the standard interface by doing the following: > Settings -> Wireless and network -> USB Utlities In that interface, under the heading "USB mass storage", there is a button that says "Connect storage to PC". If I click this button, a notification comes up saying I can now plug in the USB. If I plug in the USB cable at this point, _then_ the usual Android interface comes up (green android with USB arm picture) and then I can press the connect button. So I can do it, but I have to press the screen **_5 times_** just to connect the USB! With my previous phone, the HTC Magic, when I plugged in the USB, it automatically showed me the standard USB connect screen, and so with one touch I could connect. I can't find any way of disabling or removing this unwanted Samsung Kies software, or making the standard Android USB connect the default. Is this possible, and if so, how?


"Internet not available" error while trying to connect to wifi

I have a samsung galaxy chat B5330 device. Whenever I try to connect it to wifi, I get various errors as follows,   1. Using DHCP :- Here it shows a "obtaining IP address" message but never connects.   2. Using Static IP :- It connects to wifi but then shows a "internet not available" error. I'm sure that internet is available as many others use it successfully using other android devices/laptops etc. EDIT:   I found out that not all are able to use the wifi. Some do not get connected(stuck in "obtaining ip address"), some get the "internet not available" error, some connect and get internet but at very slow speeds(10 KBps download speed) while some lucky dudes get blazing speed(10MBps download speed) Could this occur due to to many signals at same place? At any given place in campus, we get at least 2 strong and 1/2 weak wifi signals, not to mention some secured portable wifi hotspots from androids. How do I solve this error. Note that I don't own the router/wifi, it's open(No security, accessible by any student.)


Is Android connected with Ubuntu by the expected style?

I need a bluetooth connection between Android Ice Cream device and Ubuntu 14.04 laptop. I am able to transfer ordinary files through a bluetooth connection which is attached as a picture below. But when i adb connect xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx within SDK directory, i hope some connection appear, but could not. Also as you can see below there is an "OFF" in the picture. I wonder if this is the key problem about my bluetooth connection. I think my server is up, because application can run on emulator. ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/kDAqM.png)


How can I factory reset my Android Mini 7100 Phone?

I'm unable to go to recovery mode to factory reset (wipe my cache/data) my Android Mini 7100 Phone (Android GingerBread 2.3.x) because I forgot my phone lock combination. I tried resetting it using:   * Vol Down + Power,   * Vol Up + Power,   * Vol Up + Vol Down + Power,   * Vol Up + Vol Down + Home + Power, and the phone starts normally   * When I press Home + Power, it goes to 'Test' mode. I checked out this YouTube video but it did not work for me. How do I go to recovery mode?


What are the risks to overclocking my CPU?

What are the risks to overclocking the CPU on one's phone? **Bonus Question:** What's the max profile I should set on my Motorola Droid 1 to get the most performance (with no regard to battery life) but without making it explode (if that's even possible)?


How to disable certain Android sound alerts?

I have a Motorola Droid phone running Android 2.1. Many times per day my phone alerts me with a sound. It is not a new email or SMS or disconnection from the 3G network. I suspect it may alerting me about new WiFi networks that come in or out of range (I live in a big apartment building with dozens of networks around). That's only my suspicion as there is no indication on the screen about what triggered the sound alert. I looked in Settings/Sounds but I don't see any category for such alerts. And just to be clear: I want to find out how to disable the sound only for some alerts. I do not want to mute all of them. Thanks in advance.


Does Android have a 2.1GB file size limit?

I have tried many voice recording type applications and the best I have found only allows me to do a recording upto a maximum file size of 2.1GB. I can do many of these 2.1GB recordings as I have a fairly large SD card. On one of the applications I have tried, the developer has specifically said that his/her app has no recording length limit So my question, does Android have a built in 2.1GB limit per file?


Huawei IME and input language

I've encountered a problem using my Huawei U8350 Boulder powered by Android 2.2.2. The phone has physical keyboard and I would like to switch between different keyboard layouts (or input languages) while browsing. I have two input methods one is Huawei IME and Android keyboard. I checked forums and they suggests to find "Input languages" in "Android Keyboard" settings which is unavailable on my phone. However Huawei IME is very handy and has a hotkey to switch between input languages, but it looks like it works for Chinese only, because when I switch it to, for example, Russian it still uses English letters. Maybe someone encountered such problem and knows the answer?


How do I determine which calendar entry is breaking my Android calendar sync?

First a bit of background for those who aren't familiar: Just a few weeks ago Samsung released their ICS build of TouchWiz, and my phone (a Samsung Galaxy SII) updated over the air. Ever since none of my calendars have synced. It turns out there's a bug wherein recurring events that were present before the update (I think it's only them?) can cause calendars to stop syncing. (I've searched in vain for a concise link to the problem to reference... ) I've tried factory resetting to no avail and I've tried deleting all my extraneous calendars and the recurring events I could find, but sync still doesn't want to work. Is there any way that I can track down which events are causing the trouble more precisely?


Deleted .nomedia file but still photos in that folder not visible in gallery

Created an .nomedia file in a folder and it worked. But now I've deleted that file but still photos are not visible in gallery app.How to recover from this? Any help?


Where are "Auto backup" photos stored?

I have a S4 (4.3, verizon) and want to download the photos I have in "Auto backup" in my gallery. It has a picassa web albums logo (this thing) on it, but I can't find it on:   * My phone, when connected via MTP (I tried searching for a specific image as well)   * Google+ images   * Picasa web albums I want to _somehow_ download it, how can I do this?


How to start an automatic slideshow of images in Gallery?

Using Gallery I have done a slide show of images. Now I need to automatic slideshow of images. When I click "play" button it should automatically scroll and when I click pause it should stop scrolling. How is this possible? Thanks


Bootlooped Samsung galaxy s2 t989D

I have the Samsung Galaxy S2 T989d and my phone is stuck in a bootloop with CyanogenMod. I want to get some pictures off of the internal SD before I wipe it and install the stock rom. I tried getting them off of CWM by mounting my phone but it doesnt work for some reason. I can mount my micro SD from my phone but I can't mount my internal memory. Help would be deeply appreciated!


Email-client with Sent emails from many emails under IMAP?

I am struggling to set up graphical email-client program in Debian, more here and here. I have a similar problem with Android. I would like to see Sent -emails in my android phone. How can I see my sent -emails in my Android -phone from many email -addresses? **Profile** > I use IMAP. I have currently many devices such as laptop, Android and iPad > -- to manage the same emails (some odd lag every-now-and-then). I have many > email -addresses connected with apps such as Gmail -app by Google and K-9 > Mail where I use IMAP.


Changing startup and shutdown sounds

Is there any way for me to play certain audio files when my phone starts up and before it shuts down? I have a Samsung S3.


How do I secure my Lenovo ThinkPad tablet against thieves when it doesn't have a Kensington lock?

The manual for the Lenovo ThinkPad doesn't say that it has a Kensington-like lock device on it, so are there any other ways for me to secure it against thieves? I'd like to secure my tablet against the knobs that you can secure Kensington locks around. I know that Kensington locks aren't completely secure, but they can at least deter the vast majority of thieves.


Android 4.0.3 has virtual keyboard with Y key in wrong place?

Why the virtual keyboard of Android 4.0 has a different qwerty virtual keyboard? It seems the Y is in the wrong place. Is it some configuration? Where it is? ![Screenshot 1](http://i.stack.imgur.com/MhofM.jpg) ![Screenshot 2](http://i.stack.imgur.com/anzsN.jpg) ![Screenshot 3](http://i.stack.imgur.com/edCfE.jpg)   Screenshots (click images for larger variants)


Odin not recognizing Galaxy Mini

I'm having a hard time with my friend's Galaxy Mini which I agreed to flash. _I am a happy owner of S5360,I've flashed using odin before this is not my first try_. Installed and updated kies on a clean install of Windows 7 x64. Windows detects the phone in download mode and installs the required driver. The whole process is the same as with my S5360 phone the difference being the drivers that are installed. Odin won't recognize Galaxy Mini. The device currently gets stuck at "Samsung Galaxy Mini GT-S5570l".I can access recovery mode and download mode. **Firmware I'm trying to flash:** S5570XWKTN **Odin:** 4.42 and 4.43, re-downloaded multiples times from multiple sources thinking it may solve the problem _Additional notes:_ > I've also tried this on my friends machine which has Windows 7 x86 > installed. > > Odin never recognized the phone even when it wasn't soft bricked. > > At the moment I just want to make it usable.If there is any method can > achieve that with or without Odin please reply.


Clock in Combined/Status Bar on ICS tablet overlaps the date when pops up

The Combined Bar (or Status Bar) on ICS shows the clock. When you tap this clock it pops up and shows details of any notifications. However, the clock in this popup overlaps the date on my DGM T-703 tablet when using 24-hour format. I have tried altering the system font size, but it makes no difference to this part of the display. NB: This is only an issue when using the 24-hour format, since the 12-hour format does not use a "0" prefix and the "1" (in 11:00 and 12:00) is such that it just about _wraps around_ the date! ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/ekror.png) Is there any way to fix this untidiness and prevent an overlap?


Had to reset my android tablet and my google play app appears on the home but when I tap it it says app not installed!!

I can not open google play store on tablet. app shows when tapped it says app not installed. I have tried going into settings and the app does not appear there to try to reinstaLL it. I have tried factory install also with no luck.


Droid Mini in France with local SIM card?

I have a Droid Mini bought in America with Verizon that I'd like to be able to use in France. It's supposedly one of their "Global Ready" phones, so using it here should be as simple as getting a new SIM card, I'd heard. But after putting a new SIM card in and turning the phone back on, the error message "Unknown SIM card detected," popped up, and there's no way for me to log in with my SIM card's PIN code etc. Why am I getting this message? How do I get around it? Does it mean my phone isn't global ready and has to be unlocked?


Android 4.4 x86 KP : efivar

I've downloaded android 4.4 x86 from android-x86 and as I have an UEFI system (and GPT formatted disk) I couldn't install it directly on it, so I followed this tutorial and it was made for 4.3, and the author reported that it is compatible with 4.4, but when I tried it it gives me a kernel panic with **efivar** error. To fix that, the main developer _Chih-Wei Huang_ told us to remove the responsible file of the error in the source code then recompile android again. As I don't have a fast internet to download the whole ~10GB of source code, I just wonder if I can remove this EFIVAR problem without downloading the whole code. Thanks


How to Custom install a Custom ROM?

The Custom ROM has several apps and features that I will remove and settings that I will set (just like any other ROM) This wouldn't be a big issue if I wouldn't flash a rom every few hours So how to custom install a custom rom?


To encrypt or install security app like Prey?

I have just bought an Android tablet and would like advice as to whether I should encrypt it or install some security app like Prey. If I encrypt it, then if it is stolen the thief won't be able to access it and so could just reset it to factory settings. In this case my data would be secure but I'd have no hope of getting the tablet back. On the other, if I don't encrypt it then the thief might not factory reset the tablet and so an installed security app like Prey could be used to track the tablet and there would be some hope of getting the tablet back at the risk of perhaps exposing my data. Are these my only two choices or is there something else that can be done to secure data AND have some hope of retreiving the tablet?


Google Play website doesn't show all previously installed apps

When I browse my app history on the Google Play website(of apps that I have tried out in the past but aren't currently installed on my phone), it only lists them in alphabetic order until about 'L'. Nothing beyond that is shown. Does it have a hard limit on how many previous apps it can show?


Unable to flash CWM recovery to GS3 over stock 4.1 with Heimdall

I want to root and upgrade to 4.1 a just-unboxed Samsung Galaxy S3. After running the official OTA update with stock Samsung ROM, I tried to follow the tutorial here with openSUSE. I installed Heimdall from YaST and run the tool with `--param` and `--recovery` options with the files I downloaded for rooting. The problem is that after reboot I always get stock recovery. Why doesn't it work with 4.1 OS but with 4.0?


How do I tether with an HTC Desire on Swisscom?

How do I do tethering with an HTC Desire on the Swiss carrier Swisscom? When I plug the phone and pick share internet, my computer asks me for phone number, username and password; oh, and it says I plugged in a modem.


Will factory resetting wipe/clear away pre-installed apps?

I linked my Gmail account to my tablet and I longer want it linked. I have read that it is permanently linked, and I must factory reset the device to unlink the account - is this true? Will factory resetting my device delete everything including pre-installed app, or will it be like new with my pre-installed apps intact?


Sync music with Windows Media Player, but not to .alb files?

Right now, I manually copy and paste my music to my phone, which is arduous and and incredibly annoying (I just had all of my playlists and new music list themselves **twice** in my library). I would like to use Windows Media Player or another program to sync my music to my phone's SD card. This works, but it syncs them in a compressed file with the extension `.alb` for album. Is there any way to disable this compression either on WMP or Android?


Where does the 'set as wallpaper' feature save your picture in Gingerbread (2.3)?

I had an image from a website which I set as my background inside the browser. I am wondering now where I can find the image in the file system, because I can't find it online anymore. I already checked all the obvious folders including Downloads, but did not find it there. In fact there is an answer for a similar question on this forum, but that is for Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS) and I am on Gingerbread, which is why that answer did not help me.


Can I set the alarm to stop after some time?

I’m Sabbath-observant, and in my tradition that includes not manipulating electronic devices. I set the alarm clock on my new phone for a convenient wake-up time, and expected the alarm to eventually turn off on its own as other alarm clocks do. It didn’t; it was beeping—ten minutes on, ten minutes off—until nightfall when I could turn it off. Is there a setting, or an alternate alarm clock app, that will turn the noise off after some specified time of being ignored?


WhatsApp does not proceed and stuck at "initialising"

**Whatsapp is/was down, see@wa_status for updates** Something has got my WhatsApp stuck at "Initializing" stage! After some time it says "could not complete the initialization process. Check if Internet is connected!" The phone is connected to the Internet and I also get messages from contacts who have messaged me but I cannot get past the initializing screen whatsoever. Wrote to the WhatsApp team and their robot (I guess) replied saying try connecting to WiFi or reinstall or reboot and stuff. I already tried everything! Restarted,Formatted, Connected to WiFi, Edge, 3g... everything! It actually started and I had to uninstall it because I suddenly got a message in the afternoon saying my backup file was corrupted. And after that nothing is happening!!!! What should I do now? The WhatsApp management is as it is lousy and useless. I had written to them earlier too once but they never reply! What do I do? I use a Micromax a52 Android 2.3.6 phone ## EDIT Whatsapp status has tweeted that there is some problem and the system is down and that they are working on it.... I had mailed them 4 times and also gave them some screenshots and also the link to this page and also tweeted to whatsapp about the problem...so it seems the problem has been concidered and is being worked uppon! lets wait and see now


Android Jelly Bean help or user manual

Can I get inline help with functionality in my Android device? For example, my good old Nokia had a help feature, with which after selecting an item for a few seconds, it used to display the description and purpose of the selected item. If this is not possible, where can I find a Jelly Bean user manual or documentation?


Cancel All Market Updates/Downloads at Once

I just re-flashed CM 6.1 and when I opened up the market to download Titanium Backup, 27 apps started to automatically download, simultaneously. I'm not sure why they'd do that, and they never have done this before after flashing a fresh ROM. Needless to say, is there any way to stop all downloads all at once, or prevent this from happening in the future? Android 2.2.1, Moto Droid 1.


How do I copy Opera Mini browser cookies?

Is there a way to copy the Opera Mini's cookies from one phone to another? (same model of phone)