SIM settings icon always on notification bar

I bought an imported HTC Desire about 6 months ago and put my New Zealand Vodafone SIM in it. When I start up the phone, there's nothing in the noticication bar as you'd expect. Then, after a call is made or data connection initiates, an icon appears that looks like a SIM card with a cog next to it. I assume it's something to do with SIM settings. When I drag the notification bar down and click on it, nothing happens. It's not a big deal, but I'd like to get rid of it if I can! Don't know if it matters, but since I upgraded to Gingerbread, most of the icons in the notification bar are grey rather than white, but this one has remained white. The phone is running the official HTC Desire Gingerbread upgrade - Android 2.3.3. Update: Photos of the icon: ![Photo 1](http://i.stack.imgur.com/GnHqY.jpg) ![Photo 2](http://i.stack.imgur.com/VFU4k.jpg)


What's the difference between the 5 Samsung Vibrant models?

I have a T-Mobile Galaxy S Vibrant, which has the Samsung model number SGH-T959. However, Samsung's download page has 5 different sub-models: SGH-T959ZKATMB (appears to be the "default"), SGH-T959ZKDTMB, SGH-T959ZKMTMB, SGH-T959ZKBTMB, and SGH-T959ZKBTMK. The only difference in the downloads is that the ZKBTMK doesn't have any manuals or instructions. Apart from that, all the files are dated the same across all 5 versions. What are the differences between these phones? And how can I tell which one my device is?


Unable to connect Galaxy Tab 10.1 to Windows 7 for transferring files

I am unable to connect a Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 to a computer via included cable. Here is what I tried:   * Tried to mount on Windows XP (32), Windows 7 (32), Windows 7(64), and OSX (Snow Leopard).   * Tried installing official drivers from US and CANADA Samsung website.   * Tried installing several versions of Kies.   * Tried installing driver through each version of Kies.   * Tried to see/push to device in DDMS using Eclipse with latest Android SDK.   * Tried to connect using Odin, but I do not get any device information.   * Tried installing drivers from other websites.   * Tried Android File Transer for OS X. None of these seem to work and after two weeks, I really have no other ideas of what to try. Does anyone have any suggestions?


Unicode input from a Bluetooth/external keyboard?

Is there a way that I can do Unicode character input on an external keyboard on Android 4.4? For example, on Linux, you hold Ctrl+Shift+U and then start inputting the code point. On Windows and OSX, there's a similar way to do it using a keyboard shortcut. Is there any way to insert a specific code-point into a text field in Android? (ie: how do I insert U+2022 using an external keyboard on Android?)


Show boot log at boot instead of boot animation?

I have a Nexus 5 running CyanogenMod 11. Normally, my boot animation looks like this: ![http://www.loadthegame.com/wp- content/uploads/2014/08/cyanogen.jpg](http://i.stack.imgur.com/hDAP6.jpg) Instead of this, I'd like to have something that simply shows me the contents of `dmesg`, or something else that usefully updates me on the status of what's being loaded and how far along things are. I'm wondering if there isn't something simpler available. Is there a "developer" boot animation that might report this info? Failing that, what's the best way to get a standard dmesg output or something similar as my boot "animation"? * * * **Note:** I've already looked at Chainfire's **live logcat** , but it's over two years old. Setting it as my boot animation just glitches my screen and soft-bricks my device, necessitating a reflash. So while that would have been an ideal solution if it worked, it looks like that might be the wrong avenue to pursue.


How to export email settings from an android device to another one?

I have configured the stock-email application of my phone to use my four imap accounts. This is quite long and I would rather avoid repeating this for my tablet. How can I export my email settings smoothly ? I want to point out that I don't use gmail, nor K9 mail. Thanks!


Can I share Google Keep notes between people?

Is there a way to share the notes of Google Keep between different persons? For example, could I link the notes to the todos of Thunderbird Lightning, or can I share the notes between two different Google Accounts?


Android and DEX files handling at runtime

I'm trying to understand a few things around how dex files are handled by android. What I do know is that an APK ships a dex file, the system gets it, optimises it at install time, and stores the resulting ODEX file (optimised dex) at /data/dalvik-cache/myOdexfile and then runs the application from there. Is that really how it works? What happens when a dex file downloads and opens a new dex file from the internet? is that optimised as well? Also - the system, afaik, keeps the original APK around, right? I think that is kept at /data/app/myAPK-1.apk. Is that used in any way by the system? When? Can you somehow manually force regeneration of the odex file from the stored APK file after installation?


Flash Custom Rom on china tablet

I have a chinese tablet with the allwinner a13 chip, that I want to flash a custom rom to. Rom Manager doesn't recognize the device, so I can't install clockworkmod recovery... So how can I go about flashing a custom rom to this tablet? same specs as seen here http://www.slatedroid.com/topic/51050-quantex-9-kb901/


Change the speed of games in Android / SpeedHack for Android

Is there a way to slow down / speed up the actual game speed? For Windows PC, there is the Cheat Engine SpeedHack that does it nicely. Is there anything (requiring root or not) to achieve similar effect on Android? Check the Cheat Engine wiki (linked above) for the description in the functionality.


Is there any way to launch an app (and keep the screen on) when a Galaxy Nexus is docked?

Using the official desktop docking station, my Motorola Xoom (running official Honeycomb 3.2) by default launches the Clock app when the tablet is docked, and keeps the screen on whilst it's docked. The Settings app on the Honeycomb Xoom has a Dock category with two options "Dock Application" and "Dock Insertion Sound", I can't find any similar options on the Galaxy Nexus. Is there any (preferably built-in) way to get similar functionality with an (unrooted) Galaxy Nexus using the official Samsung dock?


How to connect an android tablet with a laptop using a USB cable?

My AAkash 2 tablet has a mini-USB port and comes with a cable to convert the mini port to standard USB female port for connecting flash drives etc. I want to connect the tablet to a laptop using this port. For this I bought the standard male-male USB cable, which attaches to the female port of the USB connector of the tablet and female port of the laptop. But no devices are found by either the laptop or the tablet. Do I need to make any setting changes to make this happen?


How do I stop my screen from flickering when I wave my hand across my camera?

Whenever I wave my hand or finger over my front camera, it causes my screen to flicker off and then back on in 2-3 seconds. It does not matter what app I am using; it always occurs. What could be causing this?


Can't Pull Bar to Mount Storage

I don't know what's wrong with my phone. Things are breaking left and right ... To mount the phone so I can access files on it (I don't have an SD card), I:   * Disable USB debugging   * Enable Mass Storage Mode   * Plug the phone in   * Go to the home screen   * Drag that bar down on the top of the screen   * Click on the USB item   * Click "Mount Storage" Viola, I can access my files. The problem now is that the bar at the top doesn't drag down. I fear that it's a hardware issue (is there some way to disable/enable it from the software side?) Having said that, how can I now mount the storage to transfer files onto my computer? I have several (100ish) 1.5MB images I need to copy over. I have a Samsung i7500g running Android 1.6. I wrote my own app, which can trap events on the top bar part of the screen; it seems that it's only the home page bar that doesn't allow me to drag it down. Is there some setting I'm missing? **Edit:** Even stranger, sometimes, the pull bar works perfectly.


Photos directly to dropbox, discarding local copies automatically

Is there a possibility to take photos directly to dropbox? Currently Dropbox offers the Camera-Upload option, but it doesn't move, but copies files to Dropbox. This still leaves me to delete the local files by hand, hoping that the photos have already been uploaded. Similiarily there are solutions like FolderSync, but general purpose synchronization software is liable to misconfiguration and increased maintenance requirements compared to special-purpose software. Ideally I'd like to have a photo app, that doesn't keep local copies of the image, e.g. something like Cambox but for Android instead of iOS.


Restoring static boot logo and animation from ClockWorkMod backup for: Android Huawei Ideos X3 (U8510)

I have a rooted (and unlocked) Huawei Ideos X3 (U8510). I have complete backups of the stock ROM using ClockWordMod installed to the sdcard. Then I started playing with different ROMs on the internet. At some point I also flashed the device with another GENERIC Stock ROM for this device. At this point, the generic Stock ROM permanently changed my static boot logo and the boot animation. Originally it was a static Huawei logo with Vodafone animation (Red Vodafone logo). That was replaced by the static Huawei logo AND Huawei generic boot animation. This is the problem as:   1. I need to replace with the original static boot logo and boot animation in the event of a warranty claim.    2. I need the assurance that recovering to the stock ROM backup will restore everything to the way it was except the bootlogo and boot animation. Now if I revert to the stock ROM from the backup (via ClockWorkMod recovery), everything from the backup is restored EXCEPT for the static boot logo and the boot animation sequence. Things I have tried:   1. From the installed terminal, as su: I tried copying the recovery.img from the backup to the root of the sdcard. Then as su, I executed the following command: flash_image recovery /sdcard/recovery.img The above command worked. I rebooted into recovery. Then I rebooted again but still am seeing the generic static Huawei boot logo and boot animation. I can see the following files from my stock rom backup:               .android_secure.vfat.tar     boot.img     cache.yaffs2.img     data.yaffs2.img     nandroid.md5     recovery.img   ---> This is the file I copied to the root of the sdcard.     system.yaffs2.img      I have also tried asking in other forums to get the copy of the boot animation from the stock ROM with no success. Questions: Do I have the original boot logo and boot animation from stock rom backup (above file list)? If so, is there a way to recover it? If not: is there a known source to get the original boot animation? Thanks in advance for your help.


Preinstalled SNS Application

I have deleted the SNS application and now im not getting any of my Facebook notifications. Is there a way of getting this appplication back on my phone? I have looked in the app market and cannot find it. Cheers


Connection between Ubuntu and Nexus 7 does not work well

Following the instruction in http://forum.xda- developers.com/showthread.php?t=2004182 (I also see many other similar guides online) The above method, shortly, is editing the file (Do not follow the instructions below for connection, since it omits many steps and only for a description purpose. Using the link above if you want to do connection.) > sudo gedit /etc/udev/rules.d/51-android.rules And put the device information in the file: > SUBSYSTEM=="usb", SYSFS{idVendor}=="18d1", MODE="0666" It starts udev > sudo service udev restart Create mount point and permissions > sudo mkdir /media/nexus7 chmod 755 /media/nexus7 MTP in Nexus 7 is enabled. (Do not follow the instructions for connection, since it omits many steps and only for a description purpose. Using the link above if you want to do connection.) I successfully connect my Nexus 7 to Ubuntu 12.04. For the first several trials (mount and transfer, then unmount), it can drag and drop files from Ubuntu to Nexus 7. Now after I mount, I can see all folders and files of Nexus 7 in mounted folder in Ubuntu. But I can't drag and drop files anymore. It would pops an error window, but with now any explicit information what's wrong. How to solve it? Another question: when I succeed in transferring files through mounted media, I transfer music files in Ubuntu to a folder in Nexus 7, such as /SoftwareEnginneringMp3. But all music files were automatically placed in the music folder. How to solve it? I searched online and find some similar complaints. But I am not lucky to find the solution.


Process priority of music player?

I have a Samsung Galaxy S+ with Cyanogenmod 10.1 (built 2013-04-15) (Kernel `3.0.73-rc1-PhenomKernel-V3`) and music playback is stuttering when the phone is locked/standby most of the time. Some days it's fine being locked and playing music, other days it can't play 5 seconds straight. As soon as the phone is unlocked music plays fine, when locked again the stuttering continues. I've tried solving this problem by trying around with different I/O schedulers (currently on `ROW` which was the ROM's default) and CPU clock rates (currently set to `192-1401 ondemand`, tried elevating the minimum clock to up to 386 MHz) to no avail. Since the phone is single core, my best guess is that the phone goes into the `powersave` governor when locked and some background processes are using all the processing power when syncing data or doing something similar. Is this a correct assumption? If so, how do I give the music player a higher process priority (e.g. lower its nice value) or otherwise tell the system to prefer spending resources on music playback?


ADB status offline when trying to root Kindle Fire

I'm trying to root Kindle Fire but it always show "ADB status: Offline" when I start "run.bat". Could you help me out of this problem? :( I tried to plug, unplug, connect, disconnect the Kindle many times but nothing changes. I'm using Windows 7 x86.


How can I remove the battery from my Samsung P1000?

My P1000 tablet needs rebooting but will not respond to any input commands. If I remove the battery I believe this will force the tablet to reboot. How do I get to the battery?


Accidently wiped out all data. Now I can't restore it.

I accidently wiped out all data on the device (no backup). Now I'm in TWRP and when I select "Restore", there is no package to choose.


Galaxy S3 GT-I9300 version 4.1.2. stuck and freeze

I have Galaxy S3 GT-I9300 version 4.1.2. Lately it freezes very often and only a restart helps solving that. I ran Factory data reset, but it does not help. I don't know how to solve the problem. I bought it less than 1 year ago via E-Bay so I don't know who can help me.


Trying to use Kies to upgrade Galaxy Note firmware

Similar to this question: Kies dies when trying to update Galaxy Note firmware I go to upgrade the firmware and it just keeps looping, downloading firmware components. The progress bar keeps moving, but it seems like it starts over and never completes. I've uninstalled Kies and reinstalled it as an Administrator. I set it to run in XPSP3 compatibility mode and to run as an administrator and even run it explicitly as an administrator with a right-click. I'm running on Windows 7 Professional, SP1, 32-bit OS. ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/WlsdQ.png)


What are the features that TouchWiz has that vanilla Android does not have? This question is similar to What are the features that HTC Sense has that stock Android does not have? but for Samsung TouchWiz.


Is it possible to add any arbitrary application as a shortcut in the Car Home app?

In the Google Car Home app, when I click "Add Shortcut" on one of the available Car Home icons, and then select "Other applications", I am only presented with two options:   * Blast Monkeys   * Launcher Why just these two? Do apps have to register themselves specially to be available here? I know that is true for the "Car Applications" list, but I wouldn't think that were true for "Other applications". It's hard to imagine that Blast Monkeys (a game) would be car mode compatible. Should I be able to add any app as a shortcut? Or should I just find another car mode app?


Proxy setting applies to internet browsing only ( on Galaxy S II )

I have done the setting for proxy server on my Galaxy S II. It works for internet browsing only. Other applications that use internet, do not work. Anyone has got that working?


Is the HTC One known by another name?

Have just taken delivery of the new HTC One (15th March 2013) and am struggling to find relevant Internet search results.They all come back with info about HTC One X, HTC One V, HTC One S, XL, XT.. you get the idea. So, is there another name/word which might narrow down the field when looking for HTC One specific info ? Thanks in advance.


Running own executable on Android shell

I need a specific command line tool and I have made a C program in my linux shell. I have compiled the program with an arm cross compiler. I have then moved the program into the android filesystem and tried to run it. The output is permission denied. What do I have to do, in order to run my own compiled programs in Android filesystem? Thx, Nuno


Wifi battery saving tips or automation

A person that is not expert in computers & technology (including smartphones) bought a Galaxy Mini S3 and asked me some help. He is very old of age. The problem with this phone is that Wifi drains away lots of power. The battery barely survives half a day. Disabling wifi multiplies the battery duration. It is normal that disabling wifi helps battery survive, but the difference with this phone is dramatic (my S3 "large" lasts more). The basic idea is to disable wifi when not needed, something that I do every time I go out of home playing Ingress. But that user is not an expert and hardly can be taught how and when to enable/disable wifi. He needs Viber, which he learned how to use, when home. When out of home, no wifi is needed. I would like to ask if there is any application that can be used to turn wifi on and off depending on the location of the device, possibly avoiding draining battery because of the GPS. I was thinking about coarse location based on cell tower. I was also thinking about the old Microsoft On.X. Or, can any other trick be used to make battery last a little longer with wifi on? An important thing I found: I let the user use the phone mainly in standby for an almost full discharge. Battery meter said that `Android OS` consumed 62% of battery. Wifi was only consuming 6%. This morning the phone was fully charged. After about 4 hours the battery level, with wifi manually turned off, was of 98%.


How to make an Android device to display complex rendering of Indic characters?

**Please excuse the length of this question. I need to explain all this to help others and to avoid helpful contributors to provide answer without asking clarifications.** My requirement in one line: "to enable an Android phone to display Tamil characters properly". **Elaboration:** Tamil, like any other Indian language has complex character rendering system. Unlike English or other Latin based script, it has glyph (what you see in screen) composed of more than one character. Android does not have ability to render such complex scripts (with exceptions). My aim is to know how I can provide such an ability to an Android phone or tablet. **Little background that I gathered so far:** To display a glyph in screen, Android first needs a suitable font file. Android device has a folder _/system/fonts_ which has few of them. The most interesting file in that folder is the DroidSansFallback.ttf. As the name suggests, when Android's system fails to find a character in system fonts (that could be DroidSans.ttf or DroidSans-Bold.ttf etc) it falls back to search it in DroidSansFallback.ttf. By replacing a suitable font file from PC (Latha.ttf or Lohit-Tamil.ttf - these are fonts for Tamil) and DroidSansFallback.ttf will enable to display Tamil characters in the device. It is not so easy to replace and it involves rooting the device and mounting the system as writable. In spite of those troubles, even if the DroidSansFallback.ttf is replaced, the Tamil characters that are displayed are not rendered properly. The Tamil character "தி" is a conjunct of two characters and instead of getting displayed as "தி", it will be displayed as "த ி" without space in between. Though this is enough to read short messages, it cannot be used to read books etc. From Android 4.0 on wards, Tamil and other few languages are supported through browser as said in Android 4.x API overview as seen below.               Support for Indic fonts (Devanagari, Bengali, and Tamil, including the complex     character support needed for combining glyphs) in WebView and the built-in Browser      The words to notice is "in WebView and the built-in Browser", which means that Tamil characters will be rendered perfectly if it is rendered as HTML content and will not be rendered otherwise. Opera and other few browsers did this even before Android 4.0 by substituting image instead of character. I noticed that in few devices that target Indian market (ex: LG Optimus One, most of Samsung phones and tablets) are able to display Tamil properly both in browser and even in places out of browser like in contacts, text messages, file names etc. To my surprise they do this even in Android 2.3 onwards. I also noticed that the same model targeting non-Indian country running same version of Android does not support Tamil character display. This made me to investigate further and reached a conclusion that Android (as other Linux based OS) depends on a font rendering engine to display such complex characters. The two engines that I came across are Skia and Harfbuzz. I noticed LG uses skia and Samsung uses Harfbuzz libraries in their devices to bring this ability. I came across many websites suggesting to replaces these libraries and fonts. It did not work and results in freezing. Fortunately I backed up using clockworkmod and hence I restored my phone. Though I had explained this with Tamil, this is applicable for most of the Indian languages. **Here comes my question (if you are still reading;) )** Now, far sure it is clear that a TTF file should be present to provide characters and an appropriate libraries (libskia.so or libharfbuzz.so) are required to render them correctly. Does any one know how these manufacturers are able to provide the ability? I am even ready to build my own ROM from AOSP (Android Open Source Project).


tamil font for samsung android tablet

Tamil font கை is viewing reverse in samsung tablet Is there any tamil fonts for samsung tablet as the some of the tamil fonts are viewing in reverse.please suggest if any.


Tamil Font not supporting in Facebook and tamil websites

I am suresh from riyadh, sAUDI ARABIA last week i bought Samsung-Galaxy-S- DUOS-GT-S7562 mobile .. i am facing a problem for Tamil font not supporting in facebook and tamil news.. Please help me..


Need fonts of a different language to show up on android or atleast Instapaper

My family is residing in USA and we are from India. Now my mom gets super bored at home! And loves to read the regional online newspaper and magazines from India on the Internet; problem is she doesn't know how to use a computer! Me or my dad has to sit with her and click links for her, I have never heard anyone say a simple back in a browser in so many ways!. Interestingly, she didn't have a hard time in using my dad's iPhone 4, in which he managed to lose! I already own a Asus Transformer 300t and I tried to _instapaper_ the websites she visits Gujrat Samachar Sunday Special this she doesnt miss at any chance. Problem is, those turn up beautifully on the desktop/webapp but the fonts aren't rendered properly on my tablet or any Android device, before I go ahead and get a Nexus 7 or Galaxy Tab 7, can I have this font show up on Android or at least, instapaper. All I need to do is _instapaper_ every article when I come home in evening (morning time in India, meaning the newspaper just came out), so that she can read it next day and as a trial run on my tablet!, Also, those websites, at least the one mentioned above, don't implement RSS feeds or else I could have had my Calibre auto generate/fetch daily news and make an e-book every day and download it on the tab. But I also don't know if those fonts will be detected on Kindle app or any app for that matter! I know I can try having it outputted as PDF but teaching her to go to PDF and then browse; that's too much for me to teach! The instapaper works smoothly, open instapaper, read headlines, tap that and read/scroll/read , press back next article... plus I still got to download that PDF for her to the tablet Also reason I'm saying Instapaper often is cause only that will detect the actual title of article Some screenshots: for following Article Android Apps:   1. Instapaper   2. Readability   3. Pocket Web Version:   1. Instapaper   2. Readability   3. Pocket Android Web Browser


Tamil Font problem in Android device

I'm developing a Tamil web app (using PhoneGap) where I use unicode to display the Tamil language. The problem is, it is working fine in Android Emulator and in web (Firefox), but the fonts are not displaying in a Galaxy S device. I'm sure that I have used the following in my HTML file                   <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" />         <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">              <link rel="stylesheet" href="http://code.jquery.com/mobile/1.2.0-alpha.1/jquery.mobile-1.2.0-alpha.1.min.css" />         <script src="http://code.jquery.com/jquery-1.7.2.min.js"></script>         <script src="http://code.jquery.com/mobile/1.2.0-alpha.1/jquery.mobile-1.2.0-alpha.1.min.js"></script>      I really don't know what I'm missing.


Tethering a "reversed tethered" data from a pc?

I have a Samsung Galaxy S 4G mini (GT-I8190) and I know I have the _hotspot_ feature built-in which transforms my phone into a modem. I have used it plenty of times to tether my phone to other devices (tablet, laptop, etc). I have discovered recently that it is possible to do a _Reverse Tethering_ and plug the phone to the computer via the USB and get data running on the phone from the PC. Now, I am interested to combine the two - in order to transform my phone into a real _router_. I tried to enable the hotspot while getting data from the PC. The phone has access to the internet. And my tablet was able to join the hotspot Wi-Fi network - but it has no network access. Can anyone shed some light on:   1. How _USB-tunneling_ works as far as transmitting the data from the PC? All I know is that it forwards data from a certain port on the PC. I tried to find an "open code source" for the USB Tunneling app but could not. I wanted to have a look on how they manage the data.    2. How does the built-in _hotspot_ feature functions? Does it only forwards the Mobile Data to the Wi-Fi? Can anyone share/direct me where to find an open code source for a tethering app? (the built-in hotspot works perfectly - but all downloaded tethering apps fail to run on my I8190).    3. I tried to find a tutorial, app, or anything that can explain on how to Wi-Fi tether a Reversed Tethered data without great success. Can anyone help?


My Galaxy y s5360 is not detecting the sd card?

I am using the Galaxy Y (S5360) with Gingerbread. A few days ago my mobile stopped detecting any charger or usb. After some time it started working again but it still wouldn't connect via usb to a PC so I can't access my SD card. I have reset my mobile also but I am still having the same problem.


Will JTAG wipe internal memory on Galaxy sII?

I have hard bricked my phone by flashing wrong bootloader. My phone wont show any signs of life but warming of the back side. I have some private photos, messages, etc that i don't want the repair man see them. He said to me that when you JTAG the phone, all the phone memory contents such as ROM and internal memory are completely wiped. Is this true? Cant he recover internal memory sdcard before or after JTAG? Please only answer if you are 100% sure Thank you


How to find out if my mobile data is working or defective?

I installed `CyanogenMod 7.2 stable` on my Samsung Galaxy Ace before, but it seems mobile data wasn't working. I decided to download the latest nightly build (2013-03-01) but still the mobile data doesn't work. What are some ways to troubleshoot/test if my mobile data is working? Note: it was working before on stock ROM.


Can I import google authenticator data into Duo Mobile? Other than re-scanning manually each barcode, quite obviously. I'm rooted, in case this matters.


Can I pull the emails off my Android phone?

I recently lost all the emails on my laptop computer. And they were important business emails. Many of those emails still exist on my Android phone. I know I can forward them all, but that will take a lot of time and then they'll all be in my inbox from me, not the original sender. Is there any way to pull the emails off and then drop them in to my mail program?


Handling Notifications - Vibrations / Screen / Tones?

My HTC One seems to vibrate for every damn notification that comes on. When it does this, the screen does not come on and there's no sound. I know how to turn notifications off, but I"m trying to figure out how define when a notification : a) Turns on the screen so I can see the notification without having to turn the phone on, go to the notifications screeen, etc. b) Provides a audio notification / tone c) Does or does NOT vibrate Personally, I find the vibrate with no sounds and no screen to be the most annoying.


Download manager with support of password protected sites and Content-Disposition: attachment

I've already tried almost 10 most rated download managers and browsers (including latest Chrome and Dolphin) to download content from a password protected site. Neither one works. The site serves the content for download via `file.php` script (via GET request), which returns http header `Content-Disposition: attachment;`. It seems such scenario is not supported by popular Android apps. Could someone suggest a download manager which supports such a thing? Thanks in advance. **Appendix A** According to this blog post Android and the HTTP download file headers: > _"Another defect of the Android Download Manager is its inability to handle > basic authentication. If you use authentication to control access to your > download script, your downloads will fail with all browsers that make use of > the ADM (e.g. Android stock browser and Dolphin)."_ AFAIK, many others do use it as well, including Chrome.


Many devices for one android user. Are there limits?

I'm a teacher in the UK and have 30 kids in my class.We have bought 35 (older) Nexus 7 tablets. I have one Google account which I want to use across all devices so that the young children don't have to remember user names and passwords. The trouble that I'm having is that not all of them are able to be logged in at once. There appears to be a limit as to how many devices can be online with this account at once. We're doing this to be able to use Google Drive so that the kids can produce work and save it into Drive. We are finding that as tablets are booted up, already online device are logged out from Google and I have to log them in the android backend. I'd love to get this sorted. It's for the kids!


wave hand & lock phone automatically

Is there any way to lock my Samsung Quattro (running Android 4.2) just by waving my hand upon it?


Is it possible to activate an android device using a 'google apps' account

I'm using Google Apps for my personal domain and email. Is it possible to use such an account (e.g. "name@mydomain.com") to activate an android device?


How can I get ClockworkMod Recovery to properly use /sdcard on an encrypted Galaxy Nexus?

I have a Galaxy Nexus (toro) device. It's flashed with the latest touch ClockworkMod recovery image, along with a milestone snapshot of CyanogenMod 11. Now, when I try to pick a zip file to flash from the SD card, ClockworkMod gives me an error that it can't mount `/sdcard`. The Galaxy Nexus has no internal SD card, so I assume that it can't mount properly because it's already there (there _is_ an `/sdcard` directory, it's just stored on the internal flash memory and so can't be mounted). So far I've been using sideload to flash things, but it'd be nice if I could push files to the SD card. It's worth mentioning that I have data encryption turned on. How can I tell ClockworkMod that `/sdcard` doesn't need to be mounted, because it's stored on the internal flash? I have read this related question, but it appears to be about mounting problems due to the locked-down nature of most Samsung Galaxy devices. I have no such problem, having a Nexus device.


Is there any undo command when editing any field

When editing text fields, is there an **UNDO** command ? If you paste something in a text field by accident, the only way you can delete this, is to backspace over it ( or highlight and cut ). So I was wondering whether there was an UNDO command I haven'f found yet. I am running Froyo on a Samsung Galaxy S.


There is an Android equivalent to Microsoft's CTRL+Z?

> **Possible Duplicate:**   >  Is there any undo command when editing any field Today I just make a mistake when typing a text on a box over Android's browser and then I realise that I was missing the "back to past" CTRL+Z Microsoft Windows feature, which allows you to step back anything you made on Windows. So, there is such thing on Android OS?


TMobile Galaxy 3 adjusting between group & single text messaging

I want to send the same text to many individual people (only allowed 10 on G3). I don't want this to go out as a group message where if they reply all the others see the comments. Someone who has a Galaxy 3 from Verizon tells me he can see other's comments. I cannot choose individual or group on my phone like he can (he sent me a screenshot). I don't have Group Messaging in MMS in settings to disable. I called TMobile. They said if I send out same text to various people, everyone can see the other's replies, unless they start a new message. What app can I download or what can I do to send out a text to many recipients, but I only want them to reply to me, not everyone on the recipient list.


SD Card keeps getting unmounted on my HTC Desire

The SD card in my HTC Desire keeps getting unmounted every now and then and it's very annoying. From what I'm seeing, the SD card is removed only when some kind of multi-tasking with the files on it happens. Example - Listening to a song that's stored on the SD + Using an app that's stored on the SD. I haven't rooted my phone and don't intend on doing it. The phone is currently on the official Android 2.3.3 build. I've tried another SD card but the problem still persists. It's still under warranty, but I thought I can fix it myself with some help from you guys. :)


Software update never worked in Samsung Galaxy S2

Whenever I try   **Settings -> About Phone -> Software Update -> Check for update**   I get the error message "Connection failed" More Information -   1. I am connected to Internet. and Internet works in my phone.   2. I have configured Samsung account in my mobile.


Android phone not recognized when connected to Ubuntu, by 'adb devices'

Upgraded my HTC Slide to Froyo. Connecting Ubuntu 10.10 via USB. As per instructions here, http://developer.android.com/guide/developing/device.html                   $ cat /etc/udev/rules.d/51-android.rules         SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTR{idVendor}=="0BB4", MODE="0666", GROUP="plugdev"          $ ls -l /etc/udev/rules.d/51-android.rules     -rw-rw-rw- 1 root root 72 2011-10-23 20:57 /etc/udev/rules.d/51-android.rules         $ adb devices         List of devices attached          ????????????    no permissions


What is the mobile provisioning website supposed to do?

When I go to **Settings** → **More...** → **Mobile plan** it gives me a message "{mobile operator} has no known provisioning website". Digging into Android source code for WirelessSettings.java I found how URL gets populated (it was later moved to `IConnectionManager` but I guess it have similar implementation):               private String getProvisioningUrl() {         String url = getActivity().getResources()                 .getString(com.android.internal.R.string.mobile_provisioning_url);         log("getProvisioningUrl: mobile_provisioning_url=" + url);              // populate the iccid, imei and phone number in the provisioning url.         if (!TextUtils.isEmpty(url)) {             String phoneNumber = mTm.getLine1Number();             if (TextUtils.isEmpty(phoneNumber)) {                 phoneNumber = "0000000000";             }             url = String.format(url,                     mTm.getSimSerialNumber() /* ICCID */,                     mTm.getDeviceId() /* IMEI */,                     phoneNumber /* Phone number */);         }              return url;     }      So potentially it can create an URL like: `https:\\operator\provisioning.aspx?ICCID=8991101200003204510&IMEI=49015420323751&number=008801552341588` My question is, what such a provisioning site supposed let me do? Is information passed to URL is sufficiently secure for a network operator to identify a customer so it can skip authentication?


Cannot turn on Wifi. MAC address unavailable

I have an Android 4.0.4 tablet, Navon Platinum Explorer. When I try to turn on wifi, the toggle button goes "off" after a few seconds automatically. It doesnt even show the list of available networks. In Wifi-Advanced, there is MAC Address - Unavailable. The Wifi worked before doing a factory reset. I also tried turning the table off and on, but it did not help. What can I do to make the wifi work again? I do not want to root the tablet.


power button defect: how do I turn my device on

Recently my power button stopped working, meaning that it does not accept _any_ input. With Cyanogenmod, it was easy to add easily accessible buttons in the notification area to turn the screen off. However I fear the time when the phone is turned off some time in the future (maybe through 0% battery level). How do I turn the device on? I hesitate opening the device (which I've done before) because of this very same situation. I'm not sure if the button is repairable, so I'd very much like to have a backup plan to turn it back on (since for opening the device, the battery must be removed).


How to restore damaged Internal SD card partition layout? Tried everything

I have Samsung S 3 mini. I did something really bad to my INTERNAL SD CARD partition layout. As I remember correctly, I tried to repartition my External SD card via fdisk right on Android via 'adb shell'. And I delete existed (there was only one as I recall) partition on mmcblk0 (which is appears to be not an External, but Internal =) Now I have:               ~ # cat /proc/partitions     major minor  #blocks  name      179        0    7634944 mmcblk0      179       64       2048 mmcblk0boot1      179       32       2048 mmcblk0boot0      179       96    3866624 mmcblk1      179       97    3862528 mmcblk1p1                    ~ # ls -la /dev/block/mmcblk*     brw-------    1 root     root      179,   0 Jan  1 10:30 /dev/block/mmcblk0     brw-------    1 root     root      179,  32 Jan  1 09:28 /dev/block/mmcblk0boot0     brw-------    1 root     root      179,  64 Jan  1 09:28 /dev/block/mmcblk0boot1     -rw-rw-rw-    1 root     root      16777216 Jan  1 10:07 /dev/block/mmcblk0p20     -rw-r--r--    1 root     root             0 Jan  1 10:07 /dev/block/mmcblk0p22     brw-------    1 root     root      179,  96 Jan  1 09:28 /dev/block/mmcblk1     brw-------    1 root     root      179,  97 Jan  1 09:28 /dev/block/mmcblk1p1                    ~ # df     Filesystem           1K-blocks      Used Available Use% Mounted on     tmpfs                   411756     16452    395304   4% /dev     /dev/block/mmcblk1p1   3858432   1473472   2384960  38% /external_sd                    ~ # mount     rootfs on / type rootfs (rw)     tmpfs on /dev type tmpfs (rw,nosuid,relatime,mode=755)     devpts on /dev/pts type devpts (rw,relatime,mode=600)     proc on /proc type proc (rw,relatime)     sysfs on /sys type sysfs (rw,relatime)     /dev/block/mmcblk1p1 on /external_sd type vfat (rw,nodev,noatime,nodiratime,fmask=0000,dmask=0000,allow_utime=0022,codepage=cp437,iocharset=iso8859-1,shortname=mixed,errors=remount-ro)                    ~ # tail ./etc/recovery.fstab     /system     ext4    /dev/block/mmcblk0p22     /cache      ext4    /dev/block/mmcblk0p23     /data       ext4    /dev/block/mmcblk0p25 length=-16384     /efs        ext4    /dev/block/mmcblk0p11     /boot       emmc    /dev/block/mmcblk0p20     /recovery   emmc    /dev/block/mmcblk0p21     /preload    ext4    /dev/block/mmcblk0p24     /modem      ext4    /dev/block/mmcblk0p12     /sdcard     datamedia   /dev/null     /external_sd    vfat    /dev/block/mmcblk1p1                    ~ # tail ./etc/fstab     /dev/block/mmcblk0p23 /cache ext4 rw     /dev/block/mmcblk0p25 /data ext4 rw     /dev/block/mmcblk0p22 /system ext4 rw     /dev/null /sdcard datamedia rw                    ~ # parted /dev/block/mmcblk0     GNU Parted 1.8.8.1.179-aef3     Using /dev/block/mmcblk0     Welcome to GNU Parted! Type 'help' to view a list of commands.     (parted) print     print     Warning: /dev/block/mmcblk0 contains GPT signatures, indicating that it has a     GPT table.  However, it does not have a valid fake msdos partition table, as it     should.  Perhaps it was corrupted -- possibly by a program that doesn't     understand GPT partition tables.  Or perhaps you deleted the GPT table, and are     now using an msdos partition table.  Is this a GPT partition table?     Yes/No?      My ClockWorkMod recovery tool can't mount anything (/cache, /system, nothing). This is what kind of stuff I get in CWM:               -- Wiping cache...     Formatting /cache...     Need size of filesystem     E:format_volume: make_extf4fs failed on /dev/block/mmcblk0p23     Cache wipe complete.     W:failed to mount /dev/block/mmcblk0p23 (Block device required)     E:Can't mount /cache/recovery/log     E:Can't open /cache/recovery/log     W:failed to mount /dev/block/mmcblk0p23 (Block device required)     E:Can't mount /cache/recovery/last_log     E:Can't open /cache/recovery/last_log     W:failed to mount /dev/block/mmcblk0p23 (Block device required)     W:Can't unlink /cache/recovery/command     Formatting /data...     warning: get_file_size: Computed filesystem size less than 0     Need size of filesystem     E:format_volume: make_extf4fs failed on /dev/block/mmcblk0p25     Error formatting /data!     W:failed to mount /dev/block/mmcblk0p23 (Block device required)     E:Can't mount /cache/recovery/log     E:Can't open /cache/recovery/log     As you can see, there is no partitions for /system, /cache and other stuff, that should be there. (but /system, and /cache folders are present in dir listing)      I really did everything I could. I tried: restore from backup (I have one, made with recovery tool), install new ROM (With recovery tool), install stock firmware and stock kernel in ODIN mode. I even tried some PIT file: nothing did absolutely nothing to my status. Frankly I miss some important part in understanding of filesystem, partitions, images, what is ROM, what is stock kernel, how does those 22, 23 25 partitions are created etc ... What should I do? # UPDATE! Oh, looks like I have everything in console buffer (full history of distraction actions) In the beginning I had this:               cat /proc/partitions     major minor  #blocks  name             7        0       2111 loop0      179        0    7634944 mmcblk0      179        1        128 mmcblk0p1      179        2        384 mmcblk0p2      179        3       1024 mmcblk0p3      179        4       1024 mmcblk0p4      179        5        512 mmcblk0p5      179        6        512 mmcblk0p6      179        7        512 mmcblk0p7      179        8        512 mmcblk0p8      179        9       1024 mmcblk0p9      179       10       1024 mmcblk0p10      179       11      16384 mmcblk0p11      179       12      16384 mmcblk0p12      179       13      16384 mmcblk0p13      179       14      51200 mmcblk0p14      179       15         64 mmcblk0p15      179       16      14336 mmcblk0p16      179       17       2048 mmcblk0p17      179       18       2048 mmcblk0p18      179       19      16384 mmcblk0p19      179       20      16384 mmcblk0p20      179       21      16384 mmcblk0p21      179       22    1228800 mmcblk0p22      179       23     860160 mmcblk0p23      179       24     327680 mmcblk0p24      179       25    4945920 mmcblk0p25      179       64       2048 mmcblk0boot1      179       32       2048 mmcblk0boot0      179       96    3872256 mmcblk1      179       97    3868160 mmcblk1p1      254        0       2110 dm-0               / $ df     Filesystem               Size     Used     Free   Blksize     /dev                   402.1M    84K   402M   4096     /mnt/asec              402.1M     0K   402.1M   4096     /mnt/obb               402.1M     0K   402.1M   4096     /dev/shm               402.1M     0K   402.1M   4096     /system                  1.2G   414.5M   766.6M   4096     /modemfs                15.7M     4.3M    11.4M   4096     /cache                 826.8M    84.8M   742M   4096     /efs                    15.7M     4.5M    11.2M   4096     /preload               315M    64.2M   250.8M   4096     /data                    4.6G     4G   699.2M   4096     /mnt/.lfs: Function not implemented     /storage/sdcard0         4.6G     4G   699.2M   4096     /mnt/asec/com.spruds.transport.pro.tallin-1     2M   888K     1.1M   4096     /storage/sdcard1         3.7G   905.7M     2.8G   32768 Even before everything went wrong I tried to use parted command and get an error               ~ # parted /dev/block/mmcblk0     GNU Parted 1.8.8.1.179-aef3     Using /dev/block/mmcblk0     Welcome to GNU Parted! Type 'help' to view a list of commands.     (parted) list     list       check NUMBER                             do a simple check on the file system       cp [FROM-DEVICE] FROM-NUMBER TO-NUMBER   copy file system to another partition     .....     .....             copyright information of GNU Parted     (parted) print     print     Error: Unable to satisfy all constraints on the partition. This is fdisk print before disaster               ~ # fdisk /dev/block/mmcblk0          The number of cylinders for this disk is set to 954368.     There is nothing wrong with that, but this is larger than 1024,     and could in certain setups cause problems with:     1) software that runs at boot time (e.g., old versions of LILO)     2) booting and partitioning software from other OSs        (e.g., DOS FDISK, OS/2 FDISK)          Command (m for help): p          Disk /dev/block/mmcblk0: 7818 MB, 7818182656 bytes     1 heads, 16 sectors/track, 954368 cylinders     Units = cylinders of 16 * 512 = 8192 bytes                        Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks  Id System     /dev/block/mmcblk0p1               1      954368     7634943+ ee EFI GPT     Partition 1 does not end on cylinder boundary And then I deleted it               ~ # fdisk /dev/block/mmcblk0          The number of cylinders for this disk is set to 954368.     There is nothing wrong with that, but this is larger than 1024,     and could in certain setups cause problems with:     1) software that runs at boot time (e.g., old versions of LILO)     2) booting and partitioning software from other OSs        (e.g., DOS FDISK, OS/2 FDISK)          Command (m for help): p          Disk /dev/block/mmcblk0: 7818 MB, 7818182656 bytes     1 heads, 16 sectors/track, 954368 cylinders     Units = cylinders of 16 * 512 = 8192 bytes                        Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks  Id System     /dev/block/mmcblk0p1               1      954368     7634943+ ee EFI GPT     Partition 1 does not end on cylinder boundary          Command (m for help): d     Selected partition 1          Command (m for help): w     The partition table has been altered.     Calling ioctl() to re-read partition table     fdisk: WARNING: rereading partition table failed, kernel still uses old table: Device or resource busy # UPDATE 2 I can see difference from initial state. Now I have 4 heads instead of 1 and so 238592 cylinders instead of 954368. How do I change number of heads?


Navigation app is on filesystem, but cant find it on Android

I have an Android navigation Navon Platinum Explorer with Adroid 4.0. I reseted it to factory settings, and the navigation software, iGo Primo, disappeared from the list of applications. However it is still on the filesystem. How can I "recover" the application, so Android will see it? I cant just reinstall it because of specific license files.


temp root to acquire a .dd image of my android phone

I have a Sensation XE which is not rooted. (hboot 1.29, android 4.0.3) I found a recovering method in the highest ranked answer in this post: How can I recover a deleted file on Android?. From the above post, it's necessary to root my phone, but for some reasons, I don't want a permanently root. Is it possible to follow steps 1~5 in this post [GUIDE] Juopunutbear S-OFF NO HTCDEV UNLOCK | ROOT (1.2x HBOOTS)--NEW: ONE CLICK ROOT to temporarily root my phone, ... > 1.get this temproot-sensation-windows zip file > > TEMPROOT ZIP > > 2.Extract temproot-sensation-windows.zip into a directory on your computer. > > 3.Plug your HTC SENSATION/XE/4G into your computer via USB. (keep the > connection in "charging" mode) Recommended: Plug your device’s USB cable > into the back of your computer if you’re using a desktop PC. > > 4.Enable USB Debugging on your HTC sensation. Settings >> Develop Options > >>USB debugging (checked) > > 5.Double click temp_root.bat to run the script and wait until it completes. > Don't touch the device during the entire process. and then follow the steps 1~3 in the highest ranked answer to recovery the deleted files in my phone? >   1. Find out on which block device the file was on. Via `mount` >   2. Acquire and image of that block device with dd: dd > `if=/dev/<blockdevice> of=/sdcard/image bs=4096` > > > 3.Get a data recovery forensics tool and let it search `/sdcard/image` for > the lost file. You can of course try to run multiple tools on the image. > Formemost and Scalpel are a good start.


Can we install Android 4.4 factory image on Samsung Galaxy Core?

Google has released Android 4.4 factory image for Nexus 4 and Nexus 7 today. The steps to install Android 4.4 factory image in nexus 4 is   1. Download the factory image corresponding to your device's model and version   2. Extract the downloaded file and `cd` into the extracted directory.   3. run `adb reboot-bootloader`   4. run `./flash-all.sh` Can I follow the same steps and install the above Android 4.4 in Samsung Galaxy Core or in Galaxy Grand? Any help will be highly appreciated?


How is it possible that an app stores its data even though I clear the cache and uninstall?

I have downloaded an app (its a game), made some test progress, and then deleted the game data. I have also cleared the cache and uninstalled the game, but whenever I install it again from the Google Play Store, the progress is still there. I have also tried installing the app after clearing its data, offline from the .apk-file. How is it possible to retain the app data like this and how can I clear the data?


GTalk notify when a friend is online

Why can't I set GTalk on my Samsung Nexus S to notify when a friend is online like it does on the computer?


Google's location-based services versus third-party services

Since Google offers various location-based services for which it uses its maps, known as Google Maps, what is so special about third party software programs that also provide location-based services? Don't those make use of Google Maps, which Google in turn bought from NASA? Is there any legal restriction that Google puts for those third-party programs? I am a newbie.


> **Possible Duplicate:**   >  Is there a way to see the top apps across all categories? Where can I find official statistics of most downloaded android app in play market? I would like to check which app in google market was most downloaded? Age wise, Geneder wise, Country wish, device wish, I know Android Developer Console gives statistics about the app I uploaded. But I would like to have some berif statistics about good apps/most downloaded apps in google play. I can see lot of third party blogs - sorting n rating apps and prearing TOP 10, TOP 50 kind of list. but I can see its not official or proven.


Is there a way to "Turn Off" My Magazine on Samsung Note 3?

I just got a new Samsung Galaxy Note 3 and it has the annoying feature of "My Magazine". I was able to unbind "My Magazine" from using Home button, however, is there a way to turn it off (like with some other apps: Settings -> Applications -> All -> {app name} -> "Turn Off")? I have searched around the net and seems like that option is available for Galaxy S5 users, however, could not find anything for Note 3.


Is it possible to backup a ROM before installing a custom one?

Can I backup my current ROM (Samsung modifications plus a few telco specific applications installed) before installing a custom ROM?


My Android phone screen is un-usable, how do I transfer all my data to a new phone?

My current phone (Samsung Galaxy POP) running Andoid 2.2 has all its data including contacts and messages stored in the SD card + SIM card. However the touch screen of that phone has been damaged and so the phone is unusable now on it's own. I have purchased a new phone (Xperia SL) online which which runs Android 4.0 and does not have an SD card slot, it only has an internal memory. My question is, how do I transfer all my data including contacts and text messages from my old phone to my new phone. Since my old phone is practically unusable, I'll have to connect it to my PC and prob back up my data and thereafter transfer it to the new phone. Could somebody suggest me some resources which will guide me on how to backup my data between phones by using the PC as a medium. I tried looking up on Google for help and could not find any good solutions for this issue.


Is there a black list for Android apps?

Is there a blacklist yet for Android apps? After reading things like this on slashdot, I think this sort of thing would be extremely helpful. As much as I like Android because I'm not censored as to what I can and cannot install, I would like resources that help me censor myself. I tried googling but I didn't see anything obvious.


How to use the front camera with Tango?

Like lots of us, I guess, I discovered Tango today (one the greatest app !) As I own a Galaxy S, I wonder if we can use the front camera while talking. I know we can do that using the builtin visiocall app. Does anybody know the hack ? http://www.appbrain.com/app/tango-video-calls/com.sgiggle.production Thanks.


Why do some apps with no internet features require internet access?

A couple of apps I've installed or considered say they require internet access even though they have no obvious internet features. One of the most surprising ones was a simple compass app. Why is this?


Can I sync Firefox bookmarks with Android?

Is there any way to sync my Firefox bookmarks with Android?


How to sync Google Account every one hour?

If I turn on sync of my Galaxy Nexus, it makes batter life short. But I need sync my Google Account. So is there a way I can sync automatically every one hour?


Identify Unlocked Device's Carrier

I bought an unlocked Samsung Galaxy S3 I9300 a while ago, this phone was imported by an independent store and not any of the local cellular carriers. And my phone is not getting firmware updates, I suspect the carrier is not releasing the updates but I can't check it because I don't even know what carrier my phone is set to. How can I tell what carrier my phone "belongs to"?


Displaying all images automatically in the gmail app?

Is there any setting in the gmail app to show images automatically when you open an email instead of pressing on the little links?


Stop Facebook using GPS

I have set location to off but I can see it is still trying to use GPS from the icon in the top left corner. Where in the settings can I switch this off for Facebook only? Despite Messenger location servvices being set to Off, everytime I open the app it tries to get a GPS lock. I am running the latest stock Nexus 4 firmware and Android 4.2.


Stop IMO messenger asking me to create account

I use this to allow me concurrent sessions on my tablet, phone and computer... ...however, everytime I open the app it asks me to create a public profile and verify with my number. Is there any way I can stop this? I don't really fancy having a public account and I'd prefer them not to have my number (but that's not so much of a big deal).


Where have the megabytes from my downloaded game gone to?

I downloaded heros call game, about 130 MB. All is fine -- but I can't find the 130 MB anywhere on my phone, just about 300 KB. Where have all the megabytes I downloaded gone to? Probably something obvious, but it's driving me mad!


Firefox Beta and Youtube - no play nice

I'm loving Firefox Beta. My current only problem with it is that when it encounters a resource that needs to be opened with an app, it does not do that. Instead, it gives me the non-useful error message "This link needs to be opened with an application." Youtube is a clear example. The android browser knows to open Youtube videos with the Youtube app, but there don't appear to be any kind of user agent settings in Firefox Beta? I already tried removing defaults from both Firefox Beta and Browser. Again, Browser properly interprets the default application for youtube anyway. I also don't want flash; I don't want to play the videos in the browser but in the youtube app.


SD card partitioning? why? how?

I am going to install cm7 and it seems to me that is 'good' to partition my SD card. I did some reading but I am not sure if ext partition will become accessible as mass storage when an Android phone is connected to the computer. I still want to transfer files from / to my SD card via computer. How can I backup files if they are on an ext partition? How big ext partition is good if my sd card is 16GB? * * * HTC Desire on Android 2.1


How to know whether my Xperia Ray's bootloader is locked or unlocked one

Title says all, but again a bit background I would like to know whether the bootloader on my xperia ray is locked or unlocked one. I bought it from ebay & with seller warranty (or you can say no warranty). It was a great deal & I didn't need warranty too as I was going to root it. I haven't done anything to unlock my boot loader till now. Used x-parts (auto CWM installer) to test some roms. How do I know the phone I received, has bootloader locked or unlocked?


Is cm10 compatible with cwm 5.0.2.8 on huawei u8160 ?

I have a Huawei u8160 with CWM 5.0.2.8 .I have tried to flash cm10 using CWM 5.0.2.8 but it boot loops.I have waited for 20 minutes for it to boot ,but it didn't. I've seen this discussion about cm10 boot looping and I did flash it using the same way that worked with him ,boot looped.And this discussion too ,but CWM 6 isn't compatible with my phone. So, I am asking here ,What can I do to make it boot or it's not compatible?


What are the consequences of installing CWM?

I installed CWM sometime back and switched back to a stock ROM. When I installed CWM I lost my userdata, by which I mean the phone started as it would for the first time after opening the box. I used `fastboot oem unlock` to unlock the bootloader so I could install CWM. I want to root my phone, but I don't want to lose all my userdata this time. Is CWM is a must for rooting?


Re-run 'matched contacts suggestion'

I have a hTc Evo 3D, with hTc sense. Sense has a great little tool that matches contacts from different accounts, so that all the details for a particular person are linked. i.e. Facebook, Twitter and Phone number are stored together, under a common entry. Does anyone know how to force this to do a re-run over all my contacts? I ask because I was in a hurry the first time it ran and only accepted a few of it's suggestions and now I want to match up the remaining contacts. Thanks!


How to enable drag status bar from lock screen?

I have an ICS phone, the problem is on the lock screen I can't pull the status bar down in any type of lock screen (slide, pattern, PIN, etc). My question is how do I enable status bar dragging on lock screen? I know almost all ICS phone out there have this feature, strangely my phone doesn't. Please help.


Can I keep a keyboard but change my autocomplete options?

I have a Samsung Galaxy S2 running Android 4.1.2. I use the Google Japanese Input keyboard, and it works fine as far as interface goes. However, the autocomplete function just sucks. It almost never offers up the words I'm intending to type, and seems to have absolutely no learning capacity. Despite having used it for maybe a year or more, it doesn't seem to anticipate anything any better than the first day I used it. I switch back and forth between English and Japanese, and it's no better in either language. And worse, sometimes when I'm writing in English, it seems to offer Japanese completion options, which is completely unhelpful. I don't know how autocompletion works, so I don't know if the autocomplete functionality and the keyboard are bound together in any way. Ideally, I'd like to keep the keyboard since I'm used to it, but replace the autocomplete function. Even more ideally, specify one autocomplete function for when I'm using the English keyboard, and a different one for the Japanese keyboard, and never have the two meet. I would, however, switch to a different keyboard system if the autocomplete function was noticeably improved. Is that possible? Do I have any options for trying to improve the autocomplete on my phone?


How to import a .obf POI file in OsmAnd

I created this `Data.osm` file:               <?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?>     <osm version='0.5' generator='GPSBabel-1.4.0'>       <node id='-1' visible='true' lat='41.890121' lon='12.492265'>         <tag k='name' v='place01'/>         <tag k='note' v='place01'/>         <tag k='tourism' v='museum'/>       </node>     </osm>      Then I converted it to `Data.obf` using OsmAndMapCreator. How to have OsmAnd show this POI on the maps?


Is it possible to share WiFi network (not 3G network) via BT PAN to other devices?

I'm tring the BT PAN profile on an Android 4.1 device.   There is no 3G network on my device.   I use Wi-Fi to connect to the network. Is it possible to share the network from my device by BT connection? Thanks,   Cliff


Is there any way to lock the screen without turning off the display?

I just purchase a Nexus S. Currently, to lock the screen, I need to   1. Press the power button.   2. Screen locked.   3. Display turned off. To unlock screen, I need to   1. Press the power button to make screen visible.   2. Slide the touch screen to unlock. Is there any way I can? * * *   1. Press a button to lock the screen.   2. The screen remains visible, but get much less bright to preserve power. * * *   1. Slide the touch screen to unlock.   2. Brightness of the screen back to normal.


USB tethering with Cyanogenmod 7.0.3

How do I enable USB tethering with Cyanogenmod 7.0.3 and Ubuntu Lucid? http://oldwiki.cyanogenmod.org/index.php?title=Tethering mentions _Settings » Wireless & networks » Tethering » USB tethering_, but there is no such option _Tethering_. With http://code.google.com/p/android-wired-tether/ the phone application says that I have a bad kernel (on the phone). `ifconfig` on the laptop doesn't show `usb0`.


am newbie for android. I was looking for a printing solution on android which prints to a dotmatrix POS printer through **USB**. I'm able to print some non readable symbols from android tablet (through some third party apps like printhand,printershare). These apps don't have driver for this cheap printer(TVS-RP45-Shoppe). I have a 'PPD' file of the Dotmatrix POS printer. I need to know how to install this PPD file into android. similar to this >> usb otg thermal printer interface to android tab with usb device But I have the PPD file. Andoid tablet MID ST-10 Karbonn smart tab - android ICS printer TVS-RP45-Shoppe Trying to print programmatically like usb interfacing. any help highly appreciated . Thank you all.


Access synced Exchange calendar from desktop browser

I know this is a bit tangential, but bear with me. The Exchange calendar sync works perfectly for me, however, it would be AWESOME if I could see my exchange calendar with my other Google calendars in the desktop browser, just like it does on my phone. :) It looks like the Exchange Sync uses Google Calendar to merge both my personal Google calendar and my business exchange calendar on the phone. Any way to recreate this on the desktop browser and see all my calendars together? I have a rooted Nexus One running the stock Froyo 2.2 rom.


How to transfer files between Galaxy S3 and HTC one x using NFC

As I have mentioned in the question, I want to transfer files (pics) from samsung galaxy S3 to HTC one x via NFC. I have switched on android beam on both the devices. When I bring the phones close, I am getting the "touch to beam" message on S3. When I touch it, I am getting a message that S beam is switched off, please switch it on. But I dont want Sbeam (as one x doesnt have it), instead I want the transfer to happen via Android beam.


File bluetooth visibilty default on

I have a Galaxy S II, I transfer files using bluetooth to my PC all the time, constantly! It's rather annoying having to mark each and every file as visible on bluetooth (very stupid design not allowing the user to mark this as default if they want to) and also time consuming having to do each and every file be it image or what have you. Is there any way to make all files default to bluetooth on? Be it a hack or what have you I just need to be able to set all files default to that.


How Android VNC server receiving key/mouse events from VNC clients

How does the Android VNC Server receive key/mouse events from VNC clients? Can any one explain that to me? I am curious to understand.


Pause Android LogCat output

How can I get a wider LogCat output than the one from the terminal window? I also want to be able to pause the output so I can actually read something. My OS is Windows 7 X64.


A music widget that works with Google Music streaming and offline service?

I'd like a widget to display playing info and cover art that works with latest Google Music app, more importantly both while playing offline tracks (those marked to be offline, so actually Google Music cached tracks) and also streaming ones. Do you know any? Thanks.


Samsung Galaxy S2: Autorotation only in stand-by mode

I have the problem with the auto-rotation since the GingerBread 2.3.6 and now with the ICS 4.0.3, now the rotation works only if I put in "stand by" the screen, then I rotate the phone and it rotates...the blue ball in calibration setting does not move...I tried the hard reset, the rooting (in gingerbread), the reflashing (GingerBread and ICS), nothing to do...There is only a strange fact the App GyroDroid when I had gingerbread the "linear acceleration test" did not work, now (ICS) it works...but it seems that my accelerometer works only in that test :-( What can it be? Thanks


KiesPDLR has stopped working

Why after recent Kies update to Ver.2.1.1.11124_17 I get this message? Though Kies continues to run it is no longer possible to update firmware.


How does Google Play's "Market license check" work?

About a month ago I bought a game called Whale Trail during a sale on Google Play. Today, when I tried to play the game on the subway, it asked to verify the game's license, and failing to do so (since there was no internet connection on the subway), shut the game down. When I got home, I took a look at the game's permissions tab and saw this: > **Market license check** > > Can check if you have a license for this application from Market It seems like this is a feature built into Google Play. So my question is, how does this "license check" work? How often does apps using this "feature" phone home to verify that indeed I'm not a dirty pirate stealing these developer's apps?


YouTube to XBMC using Airplay

Does anyone knows a method to send YouTube videos to XBMC using Airplay? The functionality I'm looking for is similar to the one available on iOS devices. I know that AirSync can send videos but not YouTube videos.


My new phone came with super user but I didn't root it

I've just got a new Samsung Galaxy Y from Unique Mobiles (http://www.uniquemobiles.com.au). The package was still intact when I picked it up and the "don't accept this if this sticker is broken" sticker was still good as new. Now I'm new to the Android operating system (coming from an iPhone) and when I got my phone it had superuser already on it. I had no idea what it was so I just left it alone. Until a friend from school asked if I had rooted it, I didn't have a clue to what he was saying. He said the only way I can get it is by rooting it. I haven't given my phone to anyone to do anything with it, I've been the only one to use it and I'm 100% sure I haven't rooted it. Now my big question is **How did it get there?** What does it do? Has anyone else had the same thing happen to them? I was also just wondering about some more information on superuser, rooting and ways that it could have gotten onto my phone.


Add Google calendar reminder numbers as one contact

I would like to put the numbers of the google calendar reminders as one contact into my phone. This way they will be grouped as 'Google Reminders' in my message overview, instead of a torrent of random numbers. The only problem is that google calendar sends reminders from random numbers, all starting with +456099. I could add each number to one contact as I receive them, but because it is a different number every time it's endless work. Is there a way to add a contact that has a regex expression as a number?


In Line Runner, what does "Restoring transactions" mean?

I was wondering, when I open the Line Runner app, I get this message saying 'restoring transactions'. What is that? This also occasionally happens when pressing the play button.


My GS4 won't boot to CWM?

So, I've tried flashing CMW a few times with different files, etc. ODIN says that the flashing was a success, and according to ROM Manager, it's installed. However, when I hold volume up and power and home to boot to CWM, it just boots to the Samsung recovery. ROM Manager also says I have TWRP installed. My phone is not rooted. Could that be why? If no, why isn''t it working


Root debug FS doesn't complete

When I run root debug FS, I get this error on part one: ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/tZP8Q.png) On part two: ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/9QJ7t.png) After that: ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/M7NFZ.png) When I hit no: ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/CmDKT.png) I've followed all the instructions (debugging, unknown sources, drivers, etc) and it doesn't work. My phone is a Samsung Galaxy Stellar (4.1.2 jb, Model # SCH-I200, baseband I200VRBME1). What's wrong?


Reduce number of home screens to 1

The solution from this page: http://android.stackexchange.com/a/30484/43575 doesn't seem to work in Android 4.3 There's no home.apk. I found a Launcher2.apk file but it doesn't contain any integer.xml file. Does anyone know how to do it in 4.3 too?


What are the differences between a system app and user app?

As I've played around with different ROMs and used Titanium Backup, I see that apps are categorized into system and user apps. Several ROM developers state that Titanium Backup should only be used for user apps and not for system apps, and when I proceed to uninstall system apps, TiBu warns me that the ROM may not work correctly. Other than the fact that user apps are downloadable via the Market or some other means, what are the key differences between the two? What is it about the system apps that make them more integral to the OS itself?


Samsung Galaxy 2 (Jelly Bean 4.1.2) In the stock "Phone" app, on the "Keypad" tab, how can you enter a "space" character?

I was wondering if there is a way to enter a **"space"** character on the keypad in the keypad tab in the Phone app. For example, I have 3 different "Mike" contacts: Mike Smith Mike Jones Mike Rothe In the keypad, when I type "6453" (mike), it then shows the first contact "Mike Smith", and gives me the option to press the "3" button next to "Mike Smith" to see my other contacts with "Mike" as the first name. I would like to be able to press "6453" and then a **"space"** character, and then "5" ( J ), so it narrows it down to "Mike Jones", instead of making me go through the "Mike"'s to find "Mike Jones" I can't figure out how to punch in a **"space"** though. Is it possible? If not, I would be willing to download a better "Phone" app than the 4.1.2 stock phone app, if that would help.


Root Debug FS doesn't work

Whenever I run Root Debug FS for my Samsung Galaxy Stellar (4.1.2 jb, Model # SCH-I200, baseband I200VRBME1), I get this error: ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/NmxJS.png) ADB.exe is an application in the same folder as the batch file, but it says it won't run. When I run ADB.exe it just flashes the commnad line and goes away after writing out a ton of text (it dissapears too quickly for me to read it)


What are the differences between Perseus and Adam kernels

I have a Galaxy S4 i9500 and have started looking into Android development and custom ROMS to get a feel on how they are made, what changes they provide and to what they focus on. But I always end up with one question that has gone unanswered at least to my full understanding. Whats is the difference between the Stock kernel (The one that comes in 4.2 or 4.3) and the Perseus and adam Kernels. It terms of CPU usage, RAM usage, speed and Battery usage, in what do they differ. What do they offer that the stock or other versions do not?


Which baseband version is the official one for the 4.3

I am confused between the official version mentioned in sam mobile and the one my country offers. They are both 4.3 but one is I9500XXUEMJ8 and the other is I9500XXUEMJ5. So which is the most updated one. I would guess the J8 but then I also need to think which one is the latest one for the S4 I9500 (Octo Core). I have also seen several ROMS offering either one or the other. Getting me more confused in the process.


How do I sync S-Pen Action Note Created Tasks on the Note 3?

So after using the Note 3 for a couple of weeks, I'm trying to figure out how the new S-Pen feature would actually improve my productivity. One feature that looks promising is that I can pull the stylus out and hand write a note and create a Task from said note fairly quickly and intuitively. However... These tasks do not sync to my Google calendar that I access regularly from my desktop computer's browser. Is there any way to make this happen? I've trolled the Intertubes, and some have suggested Task Free app, but that does not seem to sync anything.


Charging my tablet

When I plug my galaxy tablet in to charge it there is an red X on battery sym and a page pops up that wants me to choose what ubs to us MEDIA PLAYER or MASS STORAGE.. why is this?


spam settings menu missing from messaging app settings menu

I have a number I want to block (I can block it from phone calls but I also want to block texts.). So I googled and the solution was very easy - just add it through the spam settings menu in the settings menu of the messaging app. My problem is that when I click on Messaging and then click on Settings, there is NO spam settings menu? Is it that my galaxy s3 OS has somehow become corrupt? Are all those blogs and instructions obsolete and this is not the way to block text message?


cannot open files on Dropbox

I use a Note 8, and when I try to upload documents from Dropbox with the browser, it tells me "file cannot be opened".


XYZ X1 Change band from 900 to 850

I just bought the XYZ X1 Android phone with GSM: 900/1800MHz, WCDMA 2100 MHz Unfortunately in my country are 850/1900MHz frequences. Is it possible to change the band on this phone? I've tried to change the band from terminal: $ adb shell shell@android:/ $ am start -n com.android.settings/.BandMode Starting: Intent { cmp=com.android.settings/.BandMode } But only limited list was shown:               Automatic     EURO Band     JAPAN Band     AUS Band     AUS2 Band      But there is no my band here, any idea how can I get it? Maybe base-band upgrade? thank you.


Can I restore my CM10.1 phone to factory ROM without using USB?

I have a Galaxy S2 i9100g with CM10.1 release. Everything is peachy except that the USB port seems to be going -- most of the time I can't charge or connect to a PC. I'd like to send it in for warranty repairs, but I figure I should put it back to factory before I do so. Normally I'd find a "stock" image and flash it with Odin or something, but I wouldn't trust a firmware update to complete successfully over the wire with this wonky connection. (Before you ask: this is definitely not a custom firmware problem; it won't even charge properly when turned off, which is before any custom ROM / bootloader even starts.) Can I somehow flash back to factory via recovery? If so, can I then re-flash back to CM10.1 (in the event I can't get it repaired for some reason), without using the USB connection?


How can I change the video playing on the Page Buddy for my Samsung Galaxy s3?

How can I change the video on my Page Buddy, because no matter what I try to do it's stuck on the same movie? I've tried playing a movie and then pausing it but that doesn't work. What can I do to change it so I'm able to go back and forth from my apps back to the movie?


No Move to SD Card or Move to USB option in android 4.2.2

I have a Carbonn Phone (model: A18+) http://www.karbonnmobiles.com/karbonn-A18+-proid-193.html Android Version is 4.2.2 Under Settings -> Storage -> 'Preferred install location' and it has three options for it:   1. Internal device storage   2. Phone storage   3. Let the system decide there is no option for "External storage device" but below Preferred install location there is another option: Settings -> Storage -> "Default Write Disk" and it has two options:   1. Phone storage   2. SD Card I have "SD Card" selected here But I don't have choice to choose SD Card or External storage to install apps and when I install any app from 'play store' that goes to either to phone or to internal storage. Even after going to the Settings -> Apps -> I only see 4 tabs Downloaded | Phone Storage | Running | All there is no 'SD Card' or 'USB Storage' tab and when i tap any app here it only shows "Move to Phone storage" or "Move to Internal Storage" on 'App Info' Screen. My question is How can I move or install apps to External SD Card. I have tried many apps like APP2SD or similar ones. But no app gives me to move apps to SD Card. Even I have tried rooting my phone, that also doesn't work.


Connect an Android tablet to ethernet

I use tablet with Android in a professional environment and the it department doesn't accept to install wifi. My tablet need to synchronise with CSV file on a LAN share. I'm looking for solutions. Is it possible to connect a tablet on ethernet (possibly with builtin firmware)? If yes, which model? I looked for solutions and I found some interesting links:   * http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1274656 / a pack to add ethernet support to Asus   * http://www.sosandroid.fr/forumAndroid/topic1980.html Iconia Tab a500   * http://discuz-android.blogspot.fr/2011/07/step-by-step-to-enable-lan-access-for.html Motorola Xoom Does someone have experience with this? I prefer avoid root my tablet or use a custom firmware or launch some custom command when connected to the network, but if no Android tablet come with this feature built in, I would be willing to root it. Alternate solution: connect the tablet to the PC with USB and access the LAN share located on the computer (it was possible with Windows Mobile) and maybe access the whole network. I own a Galaxy Tab 8.9 and the best would be to find a solution with that tablet.


Can't move certain apps to my SD card

I recently reset my phone to factory settings, because I didn't have enough space on my internal memory and I wanted to start off anew. When I started downloading apps onto my phone that I had before I didn't have the option to move it to my SD card any longer, I can't move apps like "Viggle" or "Kik Messenger", which are from the app store. I run out of space easily on my internal memory and it drives me nuts, is there anything I can do to move my apps to my SD card or something? So I can have more space on my phone. I also still have the same SD card that was given to my with the phone which is 2GB, and I still have a lot of space left over either way.


SwiftKey 3 9-key keyboard?

Has anyone been able to find and activate 9-key keyboard for swiftkey 3? The qwerty in portrait mode is killing me it's not possible always to type in landscape mode.


How dependent are stylus devices on software?

I am considering acquiring a tablet or phablet with integrated stylus. One of the first things I expect to do with is flashing the latest vanilla Android release. That done, is the stylus expected to work properly? Can I then install alternative note taking programmes (e.g. Quill)? Or is the stylus functionality fully dependent on vendor software?


Bad blocks and Link2SD

I have a rooted Android 2.3.6 phone (Samsung Galaxy Y Duos, S6102B) and use Link2SD to acquire more storage for apps on it using a 8GB micro SD card (partitioned in partition #1 for my files and partition #2 for linked app data from Link2SD). Well, it is the 2nd micro SD card I bought to my phone and the same issue appears: bad blocks. I don't know if it is because of the charger I use on my car... But the real issue is that with bad blocks on partition used by Link2SD to store files from apps, the SO become slow, I cannot launch apps or it reboots a lot. Did anyone here encounter that issue? How to solve it without the need to throw current micro SD away? Partitions with EXT2/3? NTFS?


USSD Code returns unknown characters

My new HTC One phone is showing some problems while running USSD codes on it. I am using BSNL network. So I have to use the code *123# for knowing the balance. When I tried to run the same, I am getting something displayed in some other language: ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/L1bhTm.png) Please help.


Unknown phone number issue

My Moto X with Android kit Kat does not recognize my own number from the Sim card. Is there a way to edit it manually? Any app that does that?


Moto x 4.4.2 update install error

Got the 4.4.2 update but in recovery it fails to flash due to error in binary, is that because my X is unlocked and rooted? Do I have to lock my bootloader and unroot to get this update to install properly?


My Android Virtual Device stays on launching

When i try to start my AVD it stays on launching. This are the especifications of my AVD, I have no idea why this is happening and how to solve it. I have seen another questions like this (I can't get any of the Android Virtual Devices started) but none of the solutions have worked for me. ![Avd characteristics](http://i.stack.imgur.com/KBseK.jpg) It does not mark any error, just stays on: ![Avd launching](http://i.stack.imgur.com/t0vKR.jpg) Please. I will thank you for your help.


Huawei bought in China, can't access Google Play (g510 t8951)

I bought this huawei cellphone in China and I can't access the google store. I can access some apps through Baidu Store but then some doesn't work because I don't have Google Play Service. I've tried installing it through Baidu Store, it just crashes, and through "Google downloader" (an app on baidu) and now Google Play launches but doesn't connect (no connection). I don't know what to do anymore, any idea? I'm willing to root etc... but there is no thread explaining how for my phone.


SD card unexpectedly removed

I have a galaxy S3 with a 32gb class10 sd card. Unfortunately I experience the `SD card unexpectedly removed - Preparing SD card` phenomenon all the time. The card works ok as long as it is being used: I watch videos, mp3 etc, even on pc. I tried formatting a couple of times and I also checked on other S3 phone which presented the same problem. I checked a 16 GB class 10 card on my phone which worked ok! I read somewhere that this is a JB problem and that I should wait for 4.2 (I'm on 4.1.1 now) Another solution explained that I should root my phone and do this: > Edit files in the folder /sys/devices/virtual/bd i/179: 0/read_ahead_kb by > pressing and holding the read_ahead_kb then choose open in text editor. > > Note: Other phones don't have 179:0.. but is ok 179:8 Replace the numbers in > it from the default (128KB) to 1024 / 2048 / 4096 (according to taste max = > 4096) and then save and exit. What are your thoughts? is it JB or the Card? I should also mention that the removing/rescanning my card is killing my battery very fast.


Can't connect an already booted device to adb

Every time I want to connect my phone to `adb` via USB I need to turn it off, plug the cable and turn it back on. Is this the right way to go or am I missing something? Documentation doesn't seem to explicitly state that. Some details:   * Samsung GT-B5510 Galaxy Y Pro (Android 2.3.6)   * Android Debug Bridge version 1.0.29   * Debian GNU/Linux 7.0 (wheezy)


In camera apps, is "zoom" a digital zoom, or an optical zoom?

In some camera apps (native camera app in 2.2, Camera 360), "zoom" zooms in on the image -- filling the entire screen with a closer-in view of what you're shooting. In at least one app (Vignette [see below]) "zoom" shrinks the picture down. The latter behavior -- along with surely-lacking mechanical lens focus mechanism -- suggests that all of these zooms are purely digital, and not optical. ![Vignette zoom crops the area down](http://i.stack.imgur.com/FQ8OB.jpg) See Also: Can a Dream's camera really zoom from the camera app? [device- specific question]


Does the Grand Neo GT i9060 have USB OTG?

Does the Samsung Galaxy Grand Neo GT-i9060 have USB OTG (usb-on-the-go)? Can I instantly watch movies directly from OTG without copying files into my phone? If not, is there any other way to get OTG working?


How to a flash the rom.zip file to my Android phone?

I extracted the rom.zip from the HTC RUU installation and I want to flash it to my phone. In case it matters, it is an HTC Desire HD, rooted with Cyanomod and ClockMod Recovery on it. All I want is to flash the original stock firmware back to the phone. Because the phone has now a different firmware RUU will not recognise it. What I need to do? PS. I tried to rename the file to PB32IMG.zip and use the update from zip option but it doesn't work.


browsing broken

Sometimes when I am trying to use my phone after work, the browser gets stuck and nothing seems to fix it. I have tried tweaking 4g and wifi settings, but even after toggling them the browser is still not working. I know I can hard- reset my phone, but I don't like having to wait for the reboot. Is there anything else I can do besides a reset?


Can a Sprint-branded Samsung Intercept be flashed to Virgin Mobile?

I am getting a Sprint-branded Samsung Intercept that was rooted and flashed to MetroPCS and runs Froyo. Can I flash it to Virgin Mobile?


Podcast app with Google Reader integration (Google Listen alternative)

I'm looking for a podcast app that would have the same features as Google Listen without the buggyness... From what I've seen, most apps that feature "Google Reader integration" only offer importing, not syncing. Is there an app out there that does podcasts and only podcasts, that I could simply point to my Google Listen folder in Google Reader, and have it sync subscriptions and read status?


How can I assign a picture for a name-only text sender

Occasionally, you receive SMS messages that have a company name rather than a reply number. The network provider, for example, might send texts from " _T- Mobile_ " or " _Vodafone_ " whilst banks might appear as " _Barclays_ " or " _Halifax_ " etc. I recently got one of these messages from a system at work and was wondering if there is any way to add a contact photo to them? I tried to do this in the normal way, by adding the message sender as a contact. I thought this had been successful, however the phone simply created a new contact with an email address of " _Sending Company Name_ ", which isn't associated with the texts sent so the picture I added to the newly created contact doesn't show in the message thread: ![Message thread view](http://i.stack.imgur.com/EkrIb.png) Yet if you click the view contact button from the message thread: ![Contact view](http://i.stack.imgur.com/pRdOh.png) Then the picture shows - it's really strange! Has anyone been able to get this working in the past? I'm using an HTC Sensation on Android 4.0.


Any equivalent to ccleaner for Android?

I found few questions about freeing internal memory but it's mainly about deleting app or moving them to sd card. Or deleting the data/cache. I do that on regular basis so I am looking for something else. Is there any kind of equivalent of cclener for Android? That would help me to find and delete files I can delete?   * HTC Desire on cm 7.1


Use Google Talk with multiple accounts

(Motorola Droid, Android 2.2.2) My new employer uses Google Apps to manage e-mail etc. They're also big into instant messaging for intra-company communication. On my device I have my personal account and have added my company account so I can use Gmail for either, have consolidated calendar, etc. However, the Google Talk app is tied to my main (personal) Google account. I can't see a way to get it to use the company account or, better, allow both accounts to be active. How can I use Google Talk with a secondary account?


Android / S3 (i9300/i9305) - Disable default keyboard pop-up at lock screen

**After the 4.3 update, there is a default keyboard popping up at lock screen.** Let me describe what I mean.   * When you opened up your phone pre-4.3, it displayed the lock screen. With no keyboard or anything, just the information. Like the clock, your missed calls and such. When you tapped into the password field, the keyboard popped up. It was all buttery smooth, looked good, worked good.    * Here comes 4.3, ala Samsung. Now if you lock your phone, it will pop up the keyboard every time.  This saves one tap, that's a pro.   But:   1. It tears apart your wallpaper, as the keyboard - which won't get loaded in time - got your wallpaper, not the lock screen wallpaper.   2. As I said, the keyboard just can't load in time. This is not a bug, it's just not possible to wake it up from deep sleep and throw so much work at it.    3. So overall it looks glitchy, cheap, awful. Like some copycat Chinese fake smartphone. Which I believe the S3 is not. It's just untasteful. Ugly. _I understand_ that this was most likely a design decision, to speed up the unlock. Is there a way to disable this behavior?   **Rooting is OK**. I mean, this thing looks so ugly, I'm fine with losing my warranty.   Just let me fix it somehow. **Custom keyboards:** I'm using AI Type keyboard (free) as for now, but the glitch and the auto-pop up happens with any keyboard I tried. It's like there is an event defined, so it's like you would "tap" into the field.   **Custom lock screens:** I looked around as much as I could, but I only found "press to lock" apps. Basically little widgets and buttons to lock your phone. But they were no custom lock screens, just shortcuts.   **Wake-up apps:** Tried "Auto Wakeup", but it only wakes the phone up the very same way. With the keyboard, lag and all. :/


How long should the first boot take with CyanogenMod 9?

On XDA Developers they say "Frst boot will take some time...", but I've waited 25 minutes and my phone has not finished booting. About how long does the first boot usually take?


Is there a way to spoof the phone model that shows up on app ratings/comments on Google Play?

When a user enters a review comment for an application their phone model/version listed below it. Is there a way to spoof or otherwise change that information?


HTC EVO crashes while exporting phone contacts to SD card

I was running low on internal space so I tried exporting all my contact info from my phone (my Google worked) to my SD but it keeps crashing a bit over halfway through. When I plugged it in to my MacBook Pro it crashes while trying to move my Vcard info as well. It there any way for me to diagnose and/or fix this?


Where are the hidden videos and pictures from Camfiler's VS and/or PS apps?

In Camfiler's PS and VS programs where are my hidden videos and pictures on my SD card for when I back up my card to my computer?


Why Advent Vega keeps losing Wi-Fi?

I recently bought a Advent Vega Android tablet and everything is working completely fine, however there is one slight problem with Wi-Fi. Even though I have full Wi-Fi signal _(it is as high as it can be)_ , and it has been happily working for a while, after some time the Wi-Fi disconnects and when I go into the Wi-Fi settings it states that the network is out off range. If I turn off the Wi-Fi and re-enable it, it works fine. I've tried a couple of different ROMs but they all have the same problem. Does anyone have any clues as to how this can be fixed?


Android virtual keyboard pop-up issue on focus

We are using a web app (built for desktop) in Android tablet (Motorola ET1). Issue is that android soft keyboard is popping up whenever focus goes to a text box. On page load, focus is set to the text box but keyboard is not popping on page load. Users scan input data using tablet's scanner into this text box, we take scanned input and submit to the server. If the transaction is successful, text box gets cleared and focus is set in this text box to scan next input. when focus is set this time, android keyboard is popping up. I tried using blur to prevent keyboard popup, it prevents keyboard from popping up but focus is not in that text box so user cannot scan the input data. As an option, I installed null keyboard on Android tablet and provided jquery keyboard (https://github.com/Mottie/Keyboard/wiki) to enter input data if they want to enter data manually. This option seems to work technically but this shuts off the keyboard for entire tablet and users have other apps on the tablet so they are not happy with this solution. We are using dolphin browser in this tablet. Dolphin has cordova plugin to get an access to device's native functions. But I don't see anything related to keyboard. Also I am not finding any reference in HTML5 documentation also. Can you please suggest if there is any solution to this ? Please note that our application is a standard webapp and not built as Android app. Thanks.


How to revert Hangouts to Google Talk in Samsung S4

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I keep seeing advice to set the default messaging app by going to Settings> Manage Applications> All Applications> And then clicking on the messaging app (I also tried google hangouts since that can send text messages). But in the "clear defaults" button is greyed out and it says there is no default. If there is no default, then what is it using to send the message? I guess a second-best solution is for me to replace the default app with one that can send using google voice.


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I have already Googled a bit, but I haven't found a list specifying the supported devices. Is it possible to use Wi-Fi Direct on Samsung Galaxy Mini (GT-S5570B with Android 2.3.6 Gingerbread)? Is there a hardware limitation?


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