How do you disable the phone's microphone when a bluetooth headset is connected?

I would like to be able to disable the phone's microphone while a bluetooth headset is connected. The phone's microphone is disabled during phone calls but not when using voice command apps (Cyberon Voice). I've tried looking through lots of settings but to no avail. I'm on android 4.0.3 with a Samsung Galaxy S2. I want to do this so that I can use the headset while on my motorbike.


problem with external sd card after restart

I usually store all my music, documents, and other personal files in the external sd card. So I have my ringtone to be used from my external_sd. I've seen that if the external sd card is being in use then the ringtone is falling back to the default tone, which is a desirable feature. But when ever I restart my device, the ringtone changes to the default one instead of the preset value, and in the settings the ringtone is shown as "Unknown Ringtone", although my sdcard is detected. This annoying problem also causes the playlists created in the music player to not list the entries from the external sd card after the device is restarted. Is this a bug? are anyone else facing this problem on any other device? I really need help. Device: Samsung Galaxy S II (non rooted) OS: ICS (4.0.4, samsung stock) Location of ringtone/music: /sdcard/external_sd/Music Thanks.


Stream from my Android over Wifi to my amp

I have an HTC One and I would like to stream music over wifi via any player app (PowerAmp, Google Play, etc..) to a stereo amp. I looked into Nexus Q, Sonos and more. Which one will actually support any player app in my device, letting me stream the music smoothly straight forward to my amp?


Can you use a boot disk with Anroid 4.1 Tablets

I was wondering if you could give me steps (if even possible) as to how you would boot (ubuntu linux since Android is linux based) a flash drive on my Android Tablet. I currently run on an OTG capable Kocaso M736 with Android 4.1.1 with a Rockchip processor.


Connection issues with mobile data on Galaxy S2 running CM 10.2

Recently I updated my _Samsung S2_ with Cyanogen 10.2. After that, my mobile data network is not connecting. I am not able to connect to mobile internet. I am able to access net via WiFi. Also I observed that the phone doesn't ring on normal speaker and it creates lot of problems as I miss many calls. This is only if I connect my head phone to the jack. Can any one suggest me the solution for both of the problem?


How to right-click in google chrome

I'm trying to get directions from two points on the map. I can't figure out how to do this in the mobile version of the site, so I switched to "classic" (desktop) mode. It says to right-click on the map to select a location. How do I right click? Long tap does not work. The stylus button does not work.


Updating apps causes unrelated app to crash

For some reason, whenever I update an app, a completely different and unrelated app crashes. Worse, it's always the same one. > Comics has stopped working Report | Close I happen to have the Comixology app installed. I may not have touched Comixology in days. Certainly I've restarted the phone since then. But when I update an app, just before the update completes I get a message that Comixology has crashed. And if I'm updating multiple apps I get a crash for each one. What gives? What could it possibly be about the app that causes it to happen? Is this something the developer can even fix? (I have been dutifully reporting the crashes.) It's not the only app that I've ever seen this happen, but those other couple of apps I no longer have.


how could my viber messagelog dissapear?

i was chatting on viber and then left for a couple of hours and when i were going to write a message again i saw that all of my previous messages had been deleted except for two of the latest ones. I havent updated or anything, what happend? can it update by itself and deleting messages?


screen problem issue in Nexus 7

Always,my screen takes up most charge in my Nexus 7. Usually 40-70% charge. I lowered my screen timeout to 15 seconds the least possible. I also lowered my brightness to the least possible. What else can I do!


Any way to assign startup apps manually?

Is there any way i can set up an app to start at startup? Its a ram boosyer and for some reason it does not auto start....earlier it used to.. Does moving apps to SD card prevent its auto start? And how can i assign apps mannualy to be "Startup applications"?


VMware View and Workstation 8?

I was wondering how you can use VMware View on my Nexus 7 to access Shared VMs on Workstation 8. Do you need to go via Vsphere or is there a way of just accessing it across the wifi network? Anyone any tips or ideas how it can be done?


Thunderbird mail on Samsung Galaxy S3?

I'm switching from an old phone and need to know if I can install Thunderbird on a Samsung S3 or any other similar phone? I have several business emails and like the way Thunderbird works. Being new to this, if I can't put TBird on the Samsung or similar product, then what type of e-mail platform will I be using?


Setting up mail client. Trying to connect only to the incoming server, avoid setting an outgoing server up

I have an Android 4 mobile phone and I'm trying to use the stock email client to connect to a webmail service. The thing is that I am only interested in receiving my mail. I don't need to be able to send from my phone. **Is something like connecting only to the incoming server and leaving the outgoing server settings blank possible?** If not, are there any other email apps that offer this feature?


Is there an interactive calendar widget that allows me to switch between agenda view and calendar view?

I'm looking for an interactive calendar widget that allows me to switch between agenda view and calendar view. The Go Calendar widget is really useful allowing you to scroll through the agenda and also select the calendar view which allows you to easily create an event for a given date. Unfortunately I couldn't find a calendar widget that offers similar features and usability. I'd like to change my default launcher but don't wanna lose the useful widget. Anyone know an alternative?


Picasa (in gallery) not linked. Can't open picasa folders. How do I fix it?

I'm trying to open my **picasa folders** in the android **gallery**. When I press the Picasa button, I get this message: > your google account is not linked to Picasa Web Albums. Please add another > Google account I found this link from xda.   It starts with "can't find the app", and "can't sync" (problems I don't have) but then someone starts about the "not linked" problems. The tips I found where about removing accounts (for youtube, for htc sense, etc), but that didn't help. I found a link to "Sync Picasa Web Albums" option not there , but this is not the same question. The sync option is in the accounts menu, but I can't seem to get picasa in the gallery. I can upload (via gallery -> share) to picasa. I can also make new directories etc. I just can't see my picasa in the gallery specs:   * HTC Desire Z   * "standard" htc software: android 2.2.1 with HTC sense (1.82.405.1)   * HTC hub has "sync" enabled   * my Google account has the picasa-sync enabled Does anyone have a clue about how to fix this?


Change background color for notification entries?

Samsung Galaxy 5 (aka 550, Europa, Corby), Samsung's Froyo version (so, Touchwiz. Launcher is ADW Launcher (non-EX). My notifications (the things in the list when you pull down the notification bar, if that's the proper terminology I have no idea) are all black on dark gray, and I'd like to change it. I don't know if it's even possible w/o hackery. Phone is rooted, upgrade to CM7 or higher is "planned" (for some time now :D). So, if it's possible to make the notifications more readable there, that would be a solution. The only readable notification is black on white (or blue on white, not sure), and it's from TaskXP. So the colors seem not to be hardcoded. And as always, a RTFM is welcome. When it includes pointers to _where_ in the FM the info is.


Any way to place a link to `/sdcard2` within `/sdcard`?

I have a Sony Tablet S, for which I am not aware of any method of rooting. On this device there is an amount of internal storage (dependant on model 8 - 24 GiB) and an external sdcard slot. The former is mounted as `/sdcard` and the latter as `/sdcard2`. My usage of the device would be made a lot easier if I were able to access `sdcard2` from within `sdcard` (when mounted). I have not found any way to do this without root access (tried ln -s but it turns out the partitions are FAT) - has anyone else got any ideas? It is very annoying as I am unable to access my media on the large external storage card I have bought with many applications - I have found myself buying a music payer that specifically allowed me to type my own search paths for media libraries, but cannot use DNLA to send this media to other devices, instead having to remove the sdcard and put it in my laptop - less than ideal...


Cannot open webpages in browsers under Bluestacks

I installed Bluestacks mostly because I wanted to take the advantage of the Android browsers. I installed UC browser, and although it launches correctly, it could not connect to any websites. Any ideas?


When I'm turning on my internet connection(3g) on galaxy S PLUS, it starts to screen shot itself

When I'm turning on my internet connection via 3G on Galaxy S+, it starts to screen shot itself - aproximately 8 times a minute. And this resulted in all my applications shutting down after 3 seconds. And all of this happens, only when I'm in my flat, only in my house, every day.


Why is the same sd-card partition mounted on 7 different mount points?

I created an /sd-ext partition and linked /cache/download and /cache/dalvik- cache to /sd-ext/... When I boot up the phone and all filesystems are mounted and I start adb shell, "df -h" shows that I have both /sd-ext and /data/sdext2 and they are both connected to the same block device, /dev/block/mmcblk0p2. In fact that partition is mounted on 7 different mount points! Is that supposed to happen?               /dev/block/mmcblk0p2    915.2M    394.7M    471.6M  46% /sd-ext     /dev/block/mmcblk0p2    915.2M    394.7M    471.6M  46% /data/sdext2     /dev/block/mmcblk0p2    915.2M    394.7M    471.6M  46% /data/app     /dev/block/mmcblk0p2    915.2M    394.7M    471.6M  46% /data/app-private     /dev/block/mmcblk0p2    915.2M    394.7M    471.6M  46% /data/data     /dev/block/mmcblk0p2    915.2M    394.7M    471.6M  46% /data/dalvik-cache     /dev/block/mmcblk0p2    915.2M    394.7M    471.6M  46% /sd-ext/download      Furthermore, there is /sd-ext/dalvik-cache and /data/dalvik-cache. They seem to have identical contents. In fact, ls -ldi shows that they are the same inode! When I first set up the /sd-ext partition, I added it to /etc/fstab. But each time I booted, I found that /etc/fstab was overwritten. Now I can no longer find fstab anywhere on the sd-card! I also looked in init.rc and found the following:               # grep symlink init.rc         symlink /system/etc /etc         symlink /sys/kernel/debug /d         symlink /system/vendor /vendor         symlink /mnt/sdcard /sdcard      This doesn't really explain why /data/dalvik-cache and /sd-ext/dalvik-cache are the same inode, and many other things I'm seeing. There is obviously more going on here than meets the eye, and I'd like to get to the bottom of it so I know what's going on.


How to remotely share Motorola Xoom screen

Is it possible to remotely share my Xoom screen over the Internet? For example, say I was at my house and wanted to share the screen with a friend in another town. How would I got about it?


What are good Android headphones with Play/Pause and volume controls?

I've had an iPod Touch for a while and am used to controlling the music player without having to take the device from my pocket. I've had a look around for headphones that will work with the Samsung Galaxy S's TRRS connector and for players that would work with those headphones but haven't seen any combination that looks like it would work. Is this achievable? I'm also happy to consider alternatives like Bluetooth if that would work.


Why the music player stop playing music when taking photo?

May I know what is the reason why Android phone's music player will stop playing music when I switch to camera mode? I find it logical if the music player stop playing music when taking a movie but stopping playing music when taking photo seems to be quite illogical since the photo taken will not save any sound.


How to upgrade an HTC Magic (32B DEV) from Android 1.5 to latest Android?

Last year I got a free Android phone at a Google event, and I would like to upgrade it to the latest Android version (probably with Cyanogen). What is the quickest/safest way to do the upgrade? It is a developer phone, so:   * The Cyanogen instructions do not mention my phone.   * I have no data plan, but the above instructions say "data plan required" (workaround) HTC Magic, Model Number GDDJ-09, Build CDB56, Android 1.5, details:               SAPPHIRE EVT1 32B DEV S-ON G     HBOOT-1.33.3005 (SAPP20000)     CPLD-10     RADIO-2.22.19.26I     May 29 2009,14:38:09


Is there an Android app that can use the GPS to track my location, distance, and time traveled on a map?

I have a few use cases for this - running or walking to track distance and time, hiking to know if I'm backtracking on myself, and driving aimlessly (well, when gas prices are cheaper than they are now) around an area to explore it so I know places that I've already been. I did a quick look around the market and nothing stood out. Does something like this exist?


Is there a simple way to use the same headphones for my phone and PC, at the same time?

Is there a simple way to stream sound from both my PC and my Android phone to the same set of headphones? I'm open to both hardware and software solutions, but software solutions would be better. I'd like to listen to music and notifications on my phone, but also hear sound effects and notifications on my work PC.


How to uninstall revolutionary rooting tool from Android devices

i have different android devices and all are rooted with the help of revolutionary tool, now i want to remove revolutionary tool from my device is there anyway so that remove all those tool which are installed on my devices ?


ad hoc network in android

I have Android 4.2.2, Nexus 4 and I would like to setup an adhoc network. Firstly I rooted the device, secondly I tried to create an adhoc network in Android phone: I create an adhoc network in an Android smartphone like below:               shell@android:/ # ip link set dev wlan0 down     shell@android:/ # iwconfig wlan0 mode ad-hoc     shell@android:/ # iwconfig wlan0 channel 6     shell@android:/ # iwconfig wlan0 essid 'Test1'     shell@android:/ # ip link set dev wlan0 up     shell@android:/ # ifconfig wlan0 192.168.65.129      when I typed `iwconfig wlan0`: the result is:               Qcom:802.11n ESSID:"Test1"     Mode:Ad-Hoc Frequency:2.437 GHz Cell: 02:82:5F:C1:4B:C1     Bit Rate=0 kb/s Tx-Power=0 dBm         RTS thr=2347 B Fragment thr=8000 B     Encryption key:off      Secondly, in my laptop, I could see "Test1", so I connected to "Test1" and I configured a static ip address 192.168.65.128. In this case, the smartphone created the ad hoc network and my laptop joined it, then I can ping from my laptop to mobile and vice-versa. However,in other case when my laptop creates the ad hoc network and later in an Android mobile, I tried to join it :               shell@android:/ # iwconfig wlan0 mode ad-hoc     shell@android:/ # iwconfig wlan0 channel 6     shell@android:/ # iwconfig wlan0 essid 'Test1'      But, when I type `iwconfig wlan0`, ESSID is still `off/any`.               Qcom:802.11n ESSID:off/any     Mode:Ad-Hoc Frequency:2.437 GHz Cell: Not-Associated     Bit Rate:0 kb/s Tx-Power=0 dBm     RTS thr=2347 B Fragment thr=8000 B     Encryption key:off      It seems that an Android mobile can create an adhoc network but can not join an existing one. I found the same result when I tried to setup adhoc network between two Android mobiles. Can anybody tell me what is wrong here, and if there is any possible solution, I tried many methods to setup an adhoc network in Android, and only this method seems to work, but there's still something wrong that prevents an Android phone from joining an existing adhoc network.


Instagram LED Notifications

I have a custom ROM on my S3, but that shouldn't really be the issue here. I am on JB 4.2.2. With my custom ROM I am able to set up different colors of the LED notification for each app that I want. However, this works for every single app I get notifications for except for Instagram. I still get the notifications for Instagram, the LED just doesn't light up when I receive them or they are still sitting in my tray. For Twitter I had to change the settings in the app itself to allow the LED to work, but for every other app, it has been default once I added the settings in my custom ROM. Instagram seems to be handling notifications a little bit differently from the other applications, because it doesn't wake up my phone when I get a notification either. But, I have a desktop application that shows me a pop-up on my computer when I receive notifications on my phone, and it notifies me for every notification, even Instagram. I want to know if there is anything that I can do within Instagram or maybe somewhere in the phones settings to enable the LED to light up when I receive a new notification from Instagram. Thanks.


Moving app between _three_ possibilities for storage?

My son has an Android phone, and when he bought it the storage space was divided thus: **System Memory:** 157MB **Internal Memory:** 1024MB When this was essentially full we put in an SD card to give him more storage. So now we also have **SD card:** 1.84GB When he fires up something called "App Manager" and clicks on "storage" he sees these three possibilities -- System memory, Internal memory and SD card. OK now here's the problem. If he downloads an app from the app store, by default it will typically install onto the Internal memory. He wants to put it on the SD card, but the only option available when he tries to move it with his app manager is "Move to phone". If he moves an app to the phone, which presumably is the system memory, then the only option now available is "move to internal memory". Furthermore, try as we might we cannot move any app onto the SD card. Is this expected behaviour? Is there a way of installing apps on his SD card (without rooting the phone, ideally)? The phone is an LG-E400, running Android version 2.3.6 .


How to block all phone calls, but only allow SMS and networking?

It's kinda disturbing when people keep calling me during work or meetings, but to me it's okay if I receive short messages or Whatsapp message because I can reply them few minutes later in a short break. I'm new Android user and wonder if my phone could do that for me.


Android 4.2 for Asus Transformer tf300t

I bought an Asus Transformer tf300t tablet. It runs on Android 4.1. I really need the multi-user feature of the Android 4.2. I read that Asus will provide an upgrade for all the Transformer series to Android 4.2, but there isn't any official announcement. Should I wait for this hypothetical upgrade or install a CyanogenMod ROM right now?


Bind one directory to another

I would like to bind one directory to another in order to extend the storage capacity of the first directory. In linux you can execute:               mount --bind /path/to/directory1 /path/to/directory2      However, the Android shell doesn't understand the "--bind" and "-B" params. This could also be accomplished through fstab, but I'm unsure of the syntax. I need to perform this operation because my Samsung Galaxy S (SGS) has /data/data symlinked to /datadata, the latter of which resides on a partition that can only be 115 MB, and is constantly full as a result. I'd like to extend the space by binding a directory from somewhere else with more room. Thanks in advance, I've been looking around for two days for some ideas.


How to force load desktop version of website (changing user-agent doesn't work)?

Some webpages **forces mobile version even I change user-agent**. I changed user-agent in built-in browser and "Dolphin Browser HD", I am checking it on page www.user-agent-string.info Main problem is engadget.com, always in mobile version. I tried to clean cookies, restart browsers etc. This is my results:   1. in built-in browser, user-agent - "desktop"     * (allegro.pl) **doesn't work** , redirects to mobile version    2. in "Dolphin Browser HD", user-agent - "desktop"      * (NSFW: redtube.com) **doesn't work** , redirects to mobile version      * (allegro.pl) works fine   3. in "Dolphin Browser HD", user-agent - "IPad"     * (engadget.com) **doesn't work** , redirects to mobile version      * (allegro.pl) works fine     * (NSFW: redtube.com) works fine   4. in "Dolphin Browser HD", user-agent - "custom": _Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.0; rv:7.0.1) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/7.0.1_     * (engadget.com]) **doesn't work** , redirects to mobile version      * (NSFW: redtube.com) **doesn't work** , redirects to mobile version      * (allegro.pl) works fine Maybe this pages using "adobe flash" user-agent detection ? (I'am using Asus Transformer TF101, Android 3.2.1, Adobe Flash Player 11)


Micro USB cables that only charge but no data, no mounting etc (Samsung Galaxy S)

Not all cables seem to be created equal but I've never got to the bottom of why so many (cheap) cables I try only charge - no data. Anyone know why? Certain pins not connecting? I do know that longer cables or car to usb converters fail to transmit enough power for the phone to register and not charging but I'm getting the opposite. I don't think I am alone (same problem for Nexus One users here)


How does Google Now retrieve public transit information?

I just activated Google Now and turned on location access, and found that it showed cards about public transit that was due at the stop I was waiting at. Chennai city as of now doesn't contain live tracking by Google, though. Are they tracking other nearby GPS devices? I would guess that is not possible since a GPS device is a passive one. Can someone shed some light on how this works?


How to train the battery

I am trying to find the way to use my battery in the most efficient manner. I found several suggestions how to achieve the longest life of the battery, and one of these suggestions is quite strange and mysterious. Check it out: >   * Turn on your phone; >   * Connect the charger and wait until the battery is full-charged (green > indicator is on); >   * Disconnect the charger; >   * Wait until the green indicator is off and connect the charger back; >   * When green indicator is on, turn off the phone. > > > Now, continue with **switched off** phone. > >   1. Disconnect the charger; >   2. Wait until the green indicator is off; >   3. Connect the charger, wait for green indicator and disconnect the > charger again; >   4. Repeat the "3" step 10 times. This might take from 30 seconds to 30 > minutes, usual that's about 1 minute. > > > This procedure takes some time, but it proved to be worth the cost. The original article is in another language (russian), so it would not be very useful to post it here, but, to be on the safe side, here's original article. I am pretty unclear about chemical processes going in the battery, so I can't check out what exactly happened during this mysterious actions. I did not try to do this with my phone because i'm not sure this isn't harmful for the battery. But at least one person confirmed that these actions helped him to enlarge battery life for at least one cycle. So, the question is: why exactly the battery's lifecycle becomes enlared, and isn't it harmful to battery? Finally, is it good idea to do all this stuff?


How to Remote Control Google Doc Presentation?

I want to remote control Google Doc Presentations. Is there an app for this? Bonus point if it can connect via Bluetooth to my Linux-based PC.


Android Estimate Battery Capacity

I have a phone with 3.7v, 1500 mAH genuine battery. This being said, the maximum power that this battery can hold can be calculated easily: 3.7 v *1500 mAH = 5550 mV. I'm trying to see what battery actually tells the Android when it's charged by %100 by using Nema's very known battery calibration app and it, unfortunately, says only about 4800 when charged %100 (I'll provide a definitive screenshot soon) So, Here is my question: Is it possible, that the battery never charges to it's maximum and leaving about %10-%20 uncharged at each charge? And If so, is there any way to tell the system to charge the battery until it reaches 5550 mV? I'd also want to know if people can observe their battery-stated power limit when their Android device charged %100. I'm talking about this battery http://www.batteryforum.org/t1356-alcatel- ot-995-battery-tli5baa on Alcatel OT-995.


How to exit surelock

I am using the SureLock application on an SGS3, however I want to exit the app. I do not have the password to unlock it and I do not want to uninstall the app.


play store keep install games app into my phone

I'm using a samsung galaxy note 1, i'm having problem that everytime when i connect to my wifi or internet, it auto download some games into my phone from google play store..and all the downloaded app are games. Sometimes it download more than one games a day into my phone. This is getting very annoying and it used up space in my phone. I tried google and search for solution, like content filtering in the pllay store, clear cache and clear data in play store, some say i have appcaster installed into my phone. If thats true, where should i find it? or is there any other solutions to fix it?


Enabling headset button automatically during calls

I have a Samsung Tab 2, and a mono bluetooth headset. The phone shows a bluetooth-connected icon at the top. When I dial any phone number, the headset button is not showing as connected. I have to click the headset button everytime to hear the phone audio in bluetooth headset. Is there any way to enable headset button automatically during calls when the bluetooth headset is connected?


How to turn off crt tv animation when locking screen

I need to turn off the **crt tv animation** when locking screen in Nexus 5, running 4.4.3. I was able to turn off the tv animation by keeping **Animator duration scale** to **Animation off** in developer options. But this caused the issue in **dialer**. The dial pad wont appear first time. You have to click again to get the dial pad. So any other way to turn off the **crt tv animation** without affecting dialer. The phone is not rooted. Solution for rooted phone is also welcome.


How do Google Play app updates work? Are they free?

Let's say I paid for an app, and after some time there is an update for this app.   * Is this update free? Will all future updates be free?   * Or do I have to pay some fixed % of the current price of the app?   * If it can be either, is it up to the developer?


How do you open an EVO 3D to access the battery or SD card?

How do I open an EVO 3D? I have one right here and I tried googling it, but I dont have the manual and it isn't intuitive. I would like to view the microSD card and switch it out at will.


Stock 2.2 Clock app locks phone

Last week, my LG Optimus V started having a strange problem. Steps:   1. Open Clock   2. Tap "Alarms" icon at the bottom of the screen   3. I must enter my pattern to access alarms   4. Do anything else in Clock   5. … ?   6. Exiting Clock requires entering lock pattern This happened once before, but I don't remember what I did to fix it, or even if I did anything (it might have just fixed itself). Had anyone else had this problem? What did you do to fix it? **Edit:** The screen is locking when the main Clock screen (Activity?) is displayed. Exiting from Alarms (for example) doesn't require unlocking the phone again. **Edit (2011-12-20):** My solution was to download Alarm Clock Launcher and just bypass opening Clock. My Optimus still has this issue; we'll see if I end up having it on my new Motorola Triumph.


Remove default action?

When I try and add a picture to an SMS it only lets me choose a picture from my dropbox. I accidentally hit to make it use dropbox all the time - how can I change it back?


CM Note 2 Stuck Rebooting After Enabling Simulate External Screen

My Verizon Galaxy Note 2 running a nightly from a couple weeks ago is stuck rebooting over and over after I enabled the option in the developer tools to simulate an external screen. I selected the bottom option that mentioned 1080p. It immediately went to the CyanogenMod booting animation. Here's the sequence that repeats forever: It shows the booting animation for about how long it usually shows it when booting normally. Then it shows a black screen with one white, pink, or red (seemingly randomly) pixel in the very top left corner. After a couple seconds it shows another black screen and some of the top right icons (battery and clock) appear quickly. Sometimes it loads the clock and a few other elements. Then it repeats by jumping to the loading screen. When turning the phone on after pulling the battery out, a dim light above the phone flashes red quickly. I can get into Odin mode. Buttons don't do anything on the phone while in the perpetual boot loop. Please help. Thanks.


Galaxy S I9000 does not boot at all

My Samsung Galaxy S I9000 does not boot at all, the screen does not come, no vibration, no backlight on the soft buttons. It's as if it was dead. I reset the battery and hard reset. But nothing seems to work. Any way to get it working, other than heading to a service center? It has Slimrom's Slimbean 4.1 in it, international version of Galaxy S.


Data Vault apps with Unlock Pattern

I'm currently using the Wallet app to keep my bank acct#s, CC#s etc. safely on my phone. However, entering the password when I need to unlock the codes is kind of an annoyance. Specially when you wanna look up a number to fill up a form. So, I'm looking for an alternative that uses unlock patterns instead. I know the pattern is potentially less secure than the password but, it's something I can live with :) What are the alternatives available?


Complete Dropbox implementation for Android

I'm looking for a method to retrieve **all** my files from my Dropbox account and download them to my SD card. This should download everything with no user intervention. There are a couple of Dropbox applications around but none of them have the ability to download everything and even worse most seem to work incorrectly on huge files skipping the last part or simply not working.


How to sync folders via cloud in a Dropbox-like way

> **Possible Duplicate:**   >  Complete Dropbox implementation for Android How can I sync as much as possible of the folder-structure of my phone to the cloud, and from there to the desktop in a DropBox-like way? Typical applications could be to move photos off the phone (Move it out on my desktop and have it reflected on the phone), and to put podcasts on the phone. If I could put Dropbox to sync the root of the SD card or perhaps the whole file-system it would it principle do it ( Most of these kind of apps use a dedicated folder, which is not logically on the SD card). I have seen one pay add-on to DropBox that seems to do this. (I prefer free of course) One issue is that i already use DropBox for other purposes, so it would be better to use the free quota of another provider.


Is there an app or method that will let me use a cloud-synced folder on the SD card?

> **Possible Duplicate:**   >  Complete dropbox implementation for Android In my case I have a bunch of roms and save files I want to keep in sync across devices, the desktop dropbox app lets me store these files in a "real" folder in windows so any application can access them normally, but once they're changed on my pc/server they get updated. Is there any app that lets me do something similar on android? The cloud apps I've looked at so far (dropbox, box.net, boxroid) only allow for downloading single files at a time.


Automatic Cloud App Download

> **Possible Duplicate:**   >  Complete Dropbox implementation for Android I am looking for a way to use a cloud service that will automatically download files onto my tablet for offline use. I am using Dropbox currently but to individually download each file which is a bit tedious. I did not see a way to do this in the Google Drive or Skydrive, android apps. Is there another service or a third party app that will let me do this or am I just stuck downloading each file one at a time?


Cyanogenmod stopped being blue

The icons changed to a green scheme instead of the normal blue scheme, and it persists even after reboot. The autocomplete text is yellow now, as is the browser loading bar. What happened?? This screenshot is from a while ago, when I was using a different launcher, but it shows how the colours were until yesterday. (There's also some unrelated background corruption.) ![different launcher, blue icons](http://i.stack.imgur.com/pjuE3.jpg) Now the Wi-Fi and cell and messaging and browser icons are green: ![current launcher and green icons](http://i.stack.imgur.com/o2v5F.jpg) I tried reflashing the same version of CM7, and it's still green: ![ROM version](http://i.stack.imgur.com/09r8T.png) I don't care too much about the color, but I don't know how this could have happened and wonder if it indicates some kind of corruption of the phone's Flash, etc?


Application to take and share pictures automatically

Are there any applications that can take a picture and upload to several different services automatically, like Facebook, Twitter (using a third party service), a WordPress blog, etc?


How well do animated GIFs work on the Asus Eee Pad Transformer?

I'm looking at buying the Asus Eee Pad Transformer. Before I do, though, I want to see how my Tumblr experience will be on it. What I'm specifically worried about is animated GIFs. When I browse Tumblr on say my iPod Touch or Droid, sometimes GIFs work, sometimes they just don't. I played around with an iPad 1 a while ago and it also had trouble playing some GIFs. I'm wondering if anyone has any experience with the Eee Pad and if it has these same problems with playing animated GIFs?


Connect android phones through adhoc wifi network

I want to connect my android phones (two Galaxy s2 and two nexus1 phones) in adhoc mode through wifi connection. Something like peer to peer network so that I can transfer messages with mobiles in my adhoc through wi-fi connection. Does android support creating an adhoc connection?


Samsung Gio overheating and no power

I have a Gio and recently have an issue with the phone being hot and not responding. I have to pull the battery to get the phone to work. Any help is appreciated!


How can I refresh an email in the native gmail app?

I get many emails with pictures in them. When I try viewing them in the native gmail app, it displays some of them, but not all. The only way to view the undisplayed ones is to preview them one at a time. Is there any way to tell the app to refresh the current email?


Is there a widget or setting to allow taking/making a one-press Evernote PAGE CAMERA

Evernote has this new feature: Page Camera which is sort of like a camera/scanner. It crops the photo down to the page you're taking a photo of and adjusts the contrast, etc. Very slick. But it's buried in the menu. There is a widget for taking a photo note but I can't find one for quickly (one button) creating a **Page Camera Note**.


Is it possible to permanently disable CSS on Android browsers?

Is it possible to permanently disable CSS on Android browsers like Firefox, Dolphin, Chrome and Opera? I want the browsers to completely ignore **any** stylesheet rule. Can this be achieved with the help of AdBlock Plus?


Better unlocking schemes?

On my Galaxy S3 I have only a few options for locking/unlocking: Either no locking and swiping, or entering a pin every time. Both options are not very attractive. One is too insecure when leaving it somewhere, the other too cumbersome, when I just take it out of my pocket. OK, there are more options, like face recognition and all that, but it never works in the dark. What I would like to have is a more intelligent scheme: That I do not have to unlock as long as my S3 stays close to me. That a pin is only required, when it is further away from me. Is something like that available or possible? Maybe in conjunction with an RFID-chip? Or bluetooth? So I would carry in another pocket that other device.


Overflow menu icon (three vertical dots) visible in Apps in HTC One X and not in Samsung Galaxy S2

I have HTC One X while my friend has Samsung Galaxy S2. In some Apps like Google Chrome in my phone the Overflow menu icon (three vertical dots) are visible while on SGS2 they are not. ![Google Chrome in HTC One X with Overflow menu icon \(three vertical dots\)](http://i.stack.imgur.com/ufN38.png) Google Chrome in HTC One X with Overflow menu icon (three vertical dots) ![Google Chrome in Samsung Galaxy S2 without Overflow menu icon](http://i.stack.imgur.com/mhNOZ.png) Google Chrome in Samsung Galaxy S2 without Overflow menu icon In my HOX I have set the setting of "Recent apps button" to "Press for menu, press and hold for recent apps". So when I press recent apps button it shows the menu, so the menu icon should be hidden, right? Why is the menu icon visible on HTC One X and not on Samsung Galaxy S2?


Stock Messaging App Locks and is Slow

I upgraded to a Samsung Galaxy S4 (from iPhone) and still trying to make the transition and learn all of the new features. One issue I have is with the stock messaging app. It completely freezes up at times. I cannot back out of a conversation thread. Messages do not go out. Eventually I will receive a message saying this app has frozen do I want to wait or close. Finally the messaging app doesn't load at all and I have to reboot the phone to get the app back. What can I do to solve this problem and have the messaging app functioning smoothly and properly? Notes:   * I am running 4.2.2.    * Memory is 8+ GB available    * Only a few apps are running (I know how to close open apps)


Froyo Sound Management

I pickup up a Motorola Triumph (running Froyo) for Virgin Mobile a couple weeks ago. I like the thing, but I just don't understand Android's sound management. Let me explain:   * Setting SilentMode turns off ringer, but not Media or Alarms. While this is annoying in and of itself, it also disables the volumn control in the Settings, meaning I can't change the Media volume before something using the Media volume is actually playing!    * Occasionally, the media volume will be waaaaay loud, even though it's only one click away from off. Furthermore, changing the Ringer volume will then set the Media volumn to a lower level - changing some sort of multiplier, perhaps? I notice this mostly when using Pandora (it can change volume between songs, and I'll have to go nudge the Ringer volume again to get it to quiet down). Is there any way to fix these issues? Make SilentMode silence Media as well as Ringer, AND still allow me to change the Alarm volume? Or simple make SilentMode ACTUALLY silent? Thanks in advance for your help!


Install application in SD card or external USB drive without root?

Is it possible any of the following in a **non-rooted** Android device?   1. Install an application "manually" (without using Android Market/Google Play)   2. Install an application in an external SD card   3. Install an application in an external USB drive connected to the device


Multiple Locations in Google Now

With Google Now, more specifically, the "time to home" card, is there a way that you can add more locations than Work and Home? I found it set home by itself, and then later I stumbled upon how to set up a "work" location which I called school at the time. Now I would like to have a school location, a work location, my home location, and maybe even others if it is possible. Can this be done manually, or is it only automatic once Google Now suspects that I keep going to the same location several times?


How to flash phone, if it stucks in bootloop

My phone gets stucked in a bootloop if I start it. The last thing I did was changing the fonts. I replaced droidsans by Segoe ui. Well I already deleted the cm10.zip on the phone and now can't flash it from CWM recovery. What shall i do now?


Can I mark sms as read in the notification menu?

When get an incoming sms and view it in the notification menu (swiping down from the top of the screen) I can sometimes read the entire message there and I don't need to reply to it. Is it possible to mark it as read there and then? The two options I have right now is "reply" and "call". I am using a Samsung Galaxy S5 with android 4.2.2


LG G2 ROOTING - battery drain and high data consumption

I am new to rooting. And before rooting I searched almost all the websites for pros and cons of rooting. I recently rooted my LG G2 for connecting PS3 controller via sixaxis. But i noticed that the data consumption increased way too much before rooting. I frequently close any running apps from task manager, but still the battery is draining very quickly and increased data consumption. My friend told that while rooting the phone, may be some malware entered when installing super user. Please suggest what should I do to avoid this. Please help.


How do I access files on an Android device from a LAN connected computer?

My connection configuration is, my modem, connected to a LAN router, connected to several PCs and also connected to a wireless router. When I use WiFi on my android device, I can access files on the PCs using ES file explorer. However, I can't access my android device from any of the PCs. I tried using File Expert, but failed (I suspect it's because it is from LAN PC trying to connect to WiFi). I also have the same problem if I want to transfer files from my WiFi connected laptop to any of the PCs (in this case I cannot find any of the PC at all from my laptop). I tried to google a solution but can't find any case which is similar to mine.


What does "discover known accounts" permission mean?

I am not sure what an app can do to me if it is able to discover my account, to what extent? Thank you very much.


Sync Android contacts to Gmail

I am trying to backup contacts from my phone (Galaxy S, Android 2.2.1) to Gmail account. The procedure I found on the Internet goes as follows: >   1. Open Contacts >   2. Menu -> Import/Export -> Export to SD card >   3. Menu -> Import/Export -> Import from SD card -> Google (i.e. save > imported to Google account) > For some reason I don't have option to use SD card, so I use SIM instead. However, when I import contacts, they save to the phone (there is no prompt where to store them). I changed settings to automatically save contacts to Google and it works for newly created ones, but doesn't affect importing. Am I missing something? Or could you verify this behavior on your phones?


Reinstall Android OS on my HTC Butterfly

I accidentally wiped all the data in the internal storage of my HTC Butterfly. Due to this incident, my smartphone is unable to connect with PC. The ROM cannot be copied into phones's internal storage. Finally, I cannot recovery my phone. It is stuck in bootloader or screen flash nothing. Problems:   1. Unable to connect phone with PC   2. Storage card does not appear its connection with PC   3. Unable to copy ROM Recovery.img into storage card   4. Unable to install Android OS on phone   5. Finally, it's stuck in bootloader Please share your knowledge and experience as well as solution to solve this matter. Thanks.


How to know if my phone has NFC technology?

Is there anyway to find out whether my Samsung Galaxy Note has NFC technology or not?I bought the phone from Greece,but the store in which I bought the phone brought it directly from Samsung in France(that's what they told me) and the language that the phone had when I first boot the device was in German(so I suppose this phone was purposed for Germany).


Sync without gmail playing big brother?

My happiness turned to despire when I realised that to have Android0based cell means to have a mandatory GMail account and an mandatory sync of all data to Google even if one just wants to sync just PC and cell in good old fashioned way. :( I am not comfortable being forced to use GMail, moreover I don't want an online sync! I just want my phone and my PC to be in sync. Is there any other good way to achieve this without smashing my cell to pieces and hating Google for the rest of my life? I am really unhappy that Google is this ruthless for data, maybe I made a mistake switching. Please help me if any of you have a solution, I have invested quite a lot blindly trusting Google. :(


Picture Gallery Slow & Won't Refresh on HTC G2 w Android 2.3 Gingerbread

I'm having a problem with Picture Gallery not refreshing and loading too slowly on Android 2.3.4 Gingerbread (HTC G2). After I take a picture and then go to add it on foursquare or facebook from picture gallery, the last couple pictures taken aren't there. Sometimes the last 20 pictures taken aren't there or an entire directory of pictures isn't showing up. A lot of times it takes a long time to load the picture thumbnails and directories. Is there a way to refresh or fix the Picture Gallery or is there a better 3rd party picture gallery that you can recommend? Should I reformat or replace my micro SD card to make it work faster? Thanks in advance! :)


Barcode Scanner not working correctly on Galaxy S II

I got my Samsung GS II just recently and I was wondering if the problem I'm experiencing comes from my phone or is a common problem among GS II users. Once I turn on the Barcode Scanner I'm able to scan QR codes correctly, but when I try to scan a barcode, it rarely works. If I try to focus the bardcode for a couple of minutes it will work sometimes and scan the code. The camera seems to struggle to scan the barcode, from the looks of it. Everything else on the phone is working fine so far so I doubt at first that it's an harware problem. Does anyone know how to overcome this? EDIT: Barcode Scanner seems to be able to scan some barcodes if I can scan the code for about 30 seconds or more. This should be done almost instantly when the camera gets a clear vision of the barcode but it seems to take the phone quite some time to lock it down. Any ideas people?


How can I override the Device Administrator security policy so that I can disable the lock screen?

On Android 2.2 Froyo, I added my Corporate Exchange Email account to the phone, however, the security policy set by the "Device Administrator" requires that I enter a 4-digit PIN at the lock screen and a maximum 10 seconds idle. How can I hack my Android, through root access or otherwise, such that I do not need to follow this security policy. I am very annoyed at having to enter the PIN every time I want to use the phone, because I open/close it so often through out the day?


Install Ginger Yoshi 1.4 on HTC Magic 32a, which radio do I need?

My HTC Magic 32a is actually running CyanogenMod 6.1 and I'd like to switch to latest GingerYoshi 1.4 with GingerBread. I have SPL 1.33.2010 radio 3.22.20.17 The reason I want to change is because with my sim card, cmmod seems to have problems while everything was fine when I was running Original 1.5+Sense (with radio 6.35). Now the question, in this xda thread about installing GingerYoshi 1.4, they say: > if you are on 32a new radio then download the ginger yoshi 32a new radio > just flash 32a new radio What do they mean by "new radio", can I just flash back to 1.5+Sense+6.35 with RUU and then directly flash GingerYoshi over new 6.35 radio (I believe the phone would work somewhat better with a newer radio, specially regarding problems with my sim)? Thanks


Contacts Sync problems: phone contacts not syncing to Google

I had some problems syncing my GMail contacts onto my phone, so I:   * did "Clear Data" for the Contacts app   * re-imported all my Google contacts from a CSV file into the "Google" account on the phone. It managed to sync contacts with GMail after that. But new contacts that I've added to the phone since haven't synced to GMail — although contacts from GMail _will_ sync to the phone. (And if I delete them on the phone, they don't get deleted on GMail.) I'm also getting "Sync is currently experiencing problems" messages. The question is: How can I make it sync again? And if I can't, how can I avoid deleting the newly-added contacts or creating duplicates? (I'm using an HTC Desire Z with HTC Sense.)


Measuring rendered frame statistics on Android

I have a 2nd gen Nexus 7. There's a adb shell command that can give the time it takes to render each of it's last 128 frames.                      adb shell dumpsys gfxinfo <package_name>      But I want continuing statistics like those outlined above - not only 128 frames. I tried using the adreno profiler. It averages out the render time for a few frames outputs a FPS value using the grapher view. I also tried the opengl es tracer in the but it needs me to set the activity name every time I want to tracer and I have a few issued with it getting it running.


Samsung S2 to Digital 2 10" Tabet

Can I connect both using a MINI USB TO USB ADAPTER? Both have bluetooth also. Im trying to understand if i can scan files from one to anotherand if so, what are the steps/proper procedure in doing so.. Thanks


Sony Ericsson WT19i doesn't detect my wifi network

When I bought the phone and tried to connect to my wifi network it worked fine, but after 2 days, I don't know why, it just doesn't detect my wifi network. When I go into `Settings->Wireless & network Settings-> Wi-fi settings` my network doesn't show up there. Lots of other networks appear there but not mine. I tried configuring manually with SSID WPA/WPA2 PSK and it says not in range. After this I tried rooting phone but still no luck. I have a Galaxy SII and 2 other computers working correctly with my network. What's causing the WT19i to be unable to find it?


Custom Input Method (keyboard) HTC One faded out

The installation of a custom input method, a keyboard, on an HTC one is not working. When I go to keyboards I see where to turn the IPA Keyboard off and on, but it is faded out and when I try to turn it on it doesn't do anything. See screenshot below. I know that the HTC One comes with a software overlay HTC Sense which is impossible to emulate. I don't know how to find a solution or to understand why it's not possible. Any lead would be very apreciated. ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/A8bVe.gif)


How unbrick bricked device

So I want to root my android xperia sp c502 I was wondering what if I bricked my device is there way to unbrick it can it be repair. Is rooting worth it risk or I should forget the idia.


Do we have to pay to install custom rom?

So I want to root my Android and I was wondering: Do we have to pay for installing a custom rom or is it free?


Wrong HTC phone type attached to android market

I have a htc desire z and accidently put htc vision How can it be changed. I cannot download a program from android market for my phone as it thinks is a Htc vision


Galaxy Nexus: Disable screen lock during call

My GN Device locks the screen when I start a call. Most of my calls are made using BT headset, and I don't need the lock in that scenario. Is there a way to disable the automatic screen lock when a headset is used?


Is it possible to open a locally saved Flash file on the Ideapad A1?

Is it possible to open a Flash file (.swf) locally on Lenovo A1 tablet? (Something like open it through the Android browser?) Thanks!


Quick Key Problem HTC G2

I have a Google G2 and for some reason the keyboard has set itself to open apps with almost every letter I push. For instance when I push the letter `e` on my keyboard it opens the email app. How do I turn this off?


Why am I getting an 'Invalid Server Certificate' error when retrieving email even though I have the 'Verify Certificate' setting disabled?

I'm trying to configure my phone to sync with my work email account. I'm accessing it through OWA (Outlook Web Access). With the default settings, when the phone attempts to retrieve incoming mail, I get an error stating that there is an 'Invalid Server Certificate'. This persists even if I disable the Verify Certificate setting. Why is that? How do I avoid the 'Invalid Server Certificate' error? I do not receive the error if I set 'Use secure password' to Never. But, that doesn't seem too safe. Would that mean my password is sent in plain text? I'm running Android 2.3.3 on a Droid X.


Why does google maps need WiFi?

Sometimes google maps gives a notification that goes something like: `"for increased accuracy please turn on the Wifi"` I can understand if it said `"For faster loading of map layers...."`, but how can a better internet connection result in increased `accuracy` by the GPS?


Tablet radiation (RF vs EMF )

I own a tablet without 3G/phone functionality but equipped with Wi-fi There is a lot of mixing up RF (radio frequency) with EMF (electric magnetic field) when looking for health issues arising from radiation. So : if there is no 3G functionality, am I safe from RF ? if there is Wifi then there should be RF too. If Wif-fi is enabled but not connected to a network, does it emit RF ? EMF is another one, but a property of all electrically powered. In what case is it more emitted by the tablet ie when wi-fi is on ? Which one is dangerous to health , RF or EMF RF vs EMF ? I see that there are cases that reduce radiation but all are concerned with RF and not EMF. Is there a solution that works for reducing EMF emission?


Is there a way to speed up the delay when pressing the home button?

My guess is that the reason there's a delay when pressing the home button is due to the fact that it could be re-purposed into launching "Google Now" or "S Voice" by **pressing it twice**. So it has to wait for a second before it sends a signal "this is a single press" to the OS. I don't believe it's caused by phone waking up from sleep because it happens every time and it's consistent. If my guess is correct and I'm not using "Google Now" or "S Voice", it would be great to remove this delay. How do I do that? Is that even possible? In my opinion, it is annoying. The moment I press the home button I'm expecting an instant response by showing up the home screen as immediately as possible. EDIT: I already disabled all the apps that could possibly make use of double pressing the home button like "S Voice". Now when I open an app to foreground, pressing the home twice doesn't take me to home screen but instead nothing happens. That means there's no longer any function that is currently bound to double pressing the home button. If I press the home button once, it still takes a delay before it takes me back to the home screen.


Every single application constantly stops working

My dad's Samsung Galaxy phone keeps giving out errors, "The application {INSERT EVERY SINGLE APPLICATION THAT IS IN STARTUP} (process {PROCESS}) has stopped unexpectedly. Please try again." I tried restarting but that doesn't work either, I'm not sure what happened. It might have been a application my little brother downloaded but we are not sure. Also, I can't do a factory reset or delete the applications or even connect it through USB. Can someone please help?


Nexus 5 static buzzing of speaker

My Nexus 5 has an annoying buzzing sound when it is set on low volumes. Any application using the speaker produces this, but when I get a call the ringtone doesn't buzz at all. So I came to the conclusion that the speaker IS NOT physically broken. When I plug in earphones and run an application the sound is working fine as well. What is going wrong and how I can fix this? Should I try asking Google directly?


Members are not visible in WhatsApp group

I am a group admin in a WhatsApp group. Yesterday IU deleted my group by mistake after 8 months and this morning I was added automatically to the group but not able to see anyone's name there, except myself, still receiving and sending messages in the group. My friends are also not able to see my name in the group list but they can read the messages written by me in the group, as do I. How is this possible? How could I get added automatically to the group? I was the group admin; could this be the reason?


How to update my moded Nexus 4 to Android 4.3?

I'm going to want to update to android 4.3 when it comes out. I have rooted my Nexus 4, flashed Paranoid Android and Franco Kernel. **Can I just use Root Keeper to temporarily un-root, then install update from settings>about phone>system updates, and turn on root in Root Keeper?** Ultimately I want to have the latest android and paranoid android version and keep all my data.


How to disable builtin email app

On my new tablet I installed the gmail app and also configured the builtin app. Now I get two notifications for each email. How can I get rid of the builtin email app which does not seem as good as the gmail app?


Galaxy S3 Mini screen seems to get touched when there's no actual touch

I have a Samsung Galaxy S3 mini which I've bought about 6 month ago. For about 3-4 months now, I've noticed when looking at its screen (but not touching it myself) that there's things happening on it as if some invisible finger would touch the screen:   * lock screen with pattern would report some random touching on one of the screen lock pattern's circles. It looked like someone did a short finger-drag of about 1 cm, and then would shake the finger very rapidly on it: ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/yqn2G.jpg)   * other times, when I was doing stuff on the phone, it would either open an application or the Google tool-screen (the one that normally opens when you hold the home button for a longer time on Android 4)   * also, while it was doing this, if I tried to override the ghost touches with my own finger the screen wold be very unresponsive (it would only "get" parts of my inputs) I've googled for a solution and I've found basicaly 2:   * 1: remove the screen protector and clean the screen well to make sure it has no moisture or hand-desinfectant gel etc. Did that, removed the screen protector, wiped it good with soft paper, still have the problem   * 2: some people said that if I'm charging it with something else than its own charger, it may lead to the problem I have. It's true, I'm using multiple chargers to charge this phone only one of which is the original charger it came with. I've tested this, and it does appear that the problem arises when I charge it with an LG charger, or when I connect it to my laptop: before connection, no ghost finger, after connection, when the lock screen display automatically, there's the ghost touch like in the screen shot. However I'm not 100% sure that it's ONLY when I charge it like that that the problem crops up. However this does seem to be one way to trigger the problem. My question is then:   * has anyone had such a problem also? If yes, did they found a solution that fixes it completely (i'm willing to factory reset it if necessary, buy some fancy cleaning kit, etc)   * if the solution is to only use its original charger, how come it seems to happen when I connect it to laptop also? How am I supposed to make it so that it doesn't go all ghost touchy when I want to transfer my pictures to my laptop?


How to change the interface or positions of the home and back buttons after updating a Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 tablet?

My Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 downloaded an update. Now, the buttons (home, back) on the bar are in the middle. Previously, they were postioned left. It's really uncomfortable. It seems that I received the "mobile user interface" instead of the tablet interface. How to do I change this?


Unwanted processes

I bought a Sony Xperia SP phone 3 days ago. Nice, fast, everything is seems to be all right, except for 2 things: Last night, I killed all the tasks, set the stamina mode, and charged it to 100%. I went to sleep at 23:00, my alarm woke me up at 7:30 (GMT+1 where I am). I checked my phone, and WTF? Battery is on 86%. No wifi, nfc, gps, bluetooth, anything was turned on, and as I mentioned, it was in stamina mode. I checked the task list, and there were a lot of tasks, that I did not start, I don't touch my phone while I sleep (obviously). I made a check again today. Killed all of the tasks except:   * Advanced    * Task Manager   * Lookout   * Clean Master   * Messenger / Facebook. (I do not know why I did not kill this, because I am using stamina mode, but never mind). After I killed all of the tasks except those mentioned above, went to home screen, back to task manager, and guess what: Now running   * YouTube   * Google Play Newsstand (hungarian lang)   * Google+   * Facebook   * Google Play services   * Chrome   * Google search   * FourSquare   * McAfee Security   * Intelligent Link   * HRS Hotels etc... Why is it happening? (Who the fffffff asked to start HRS Hotels for example?) Ok, if Google search has reloaded itself, I say, ok, or some Google apps, but the others? How can I stop these apps starting automatically? The problem is, I check what uses the most of the battery power, and it says: Google Services 22%, Map, 19%. I checked Google services and here are the list of packages (I tried to translate from Hungarian):   * Account manager   * Google Play framework   * Google Play services   * Network location   * Bookmark synch   * Google contact sync Ok, I did enable these services, but this whole thing is strange for me. Please help me to improve to use my battery for longer use. Thx


HTC Desire won't boot past the bootloader screen

I have an HTC Desire and it is freezing when it attempts to boot (when the HTC logo appears). I played around with clear cache, factory settings, etc, and now the boot sequence gets stuck at:               --- AlphaRev ---          BRAVO PVT4 SHIP S-OFF     HBOOT-6.93.1002     MICROP-051d     TOUCH PANEL-SYNW0101     RADIO-5.17.05.23     Aug 10 2010, 17:52:18      And only four options:               BOOTLOADER     REBOOT     REBOOT BOOTLOADER     POWER DOWN      Nothing is happening when I select an option from those four. What can I do?


How can I easily tag a photo I am previewing?

I take a lot of photos on my Droid M THEN I have to go through them and select the best ones to upload. I need to preview full-screen to see if it's a good photo but then there is no way to mark/tag/select it in preview mode. You can Select a photo but only in thumbnail view. Is there a way to select (or, better, tag) a photo in full screen preview mode?


How to disable Google Search?

Recently my phone started to lose charge faster. It just occurred to me to check Battery in Settings, and I saw that Google Search is responsible for 29%, Screen coming in second with 23%. I set up Google Now a few weeks back, is it the same thing? If not, what exactly _is_ Google Search? Is it something I actually use, and Google Search is just a collective name for them? Can I turn it off?


Why my Google Now on my Motorola Razr D3 will not reply with voice?

I just saw this vídeo about Google Now, but I don't have the same behavior on my Motorola Razr D3, with Android 4.1.2. I got the search results, but with no voice reply. Is it the voice reply exclusive for Samsung phones?


Software Updates in devices

I want to know what is actually happening when we upgrade a device's software. For example we upgrade a device from Android ICS to Jellybean. We do download JellyBean from the server. Then we will install it. My question is: during installation does it replaces the ICS in memory or it resides in separate memory? I know the Kernel is same for both ICS and JB. Can we downgrade to ICS from JB?


Get rid of the "wireless charging" announcement

Is there any way to get rid of the useless little toast announcement informing me that I have put the device in range of the charger? I would prefer a solution that works with the stock ROM (JB 4.1). I do have root.


I'm interested in using a laptop battery as an external battery pack for phone

As title said I'd like to use a laptop battery for my phone as an extender. One usage would be on a plane where my laptop is too bulky to really use but I could pull the battery out of it and use it to keep my phone battery charged while watching movies and what not. It seems like I should just need a 7805 voltage regulator either linear or switching. Has anybody done this or thought to do it, it seems like it should be fairly straightforward?


Can 2 SIM cards be activated on one phone?

If I get a new T-Moble SIM and activate it on my Google Nexus 4, then put the old one back in, will the old one still work?


Why I Can't Use Wifi for anything except whatsapp?

I can't use WiFi for anything except WhatsApp on my _Samsung Galaxy S3 mini._ I already turned on WiFi on my phone. But I can't do anything except WhatsApp. I can't browsing via WiFi, and can't open _Play Store_ either. But when I use mobile data (via my Internet provider) I can do anything, except that I can't browse _Play Store_ either. When I use WiFi via my computer it can work, but can't work again via my phone. The password is correct. I already check it, but nothing's work. What should I do? Please help me!


How do I connect to a hidden network on my Android phone?

I have a PocketWiFi connected to my PC, and I decided to hide it, for better security. Now, I can't connect to it on my android phone, though. I can't find a way to connect to it, even if it isn't shown, in my settings. I'm using a Sharp Aquos 104SH. Any ideas?


Questions about Link2SD and SD card partitioning

I have a Samsung S3 mini, no support for SD cards so i had to root it, and install Link2SD, spent the last 3 days hacking my phone making it better. But i have questions, in all the tutorials everywhere on the web, they say (I refer to this blog but there are many other blog posts and xda posts and youtube videos that say the same)   * if you have stock rom, use ext 2? (isn't ext 4 supported?)   * partition your SD card, the max for your apps is 2 GB (I have 8 GB,why can't I partition it like 6 GB for apps, and 2 GB Fat32 for music, OR all of it ext2 or 4 and add whatever to it?)   * You install link2SD first time, it asks for root permission, it asks what partition type you're using (ext 2, ext 4, whatever) and it asks to reboot the device, that's fine. But when you install it second or third time, it only asks for root permission, it doesn't reboot the device nor what partition type you're using. Why? maybe I changed (and i did change many times) the partition type, it doesn't ask, so doesn't detect it.   * Once linked, what is the location of the apps? (`data/app` is empty, though i haven't move everything) Sorry for asking too many question at once, but link2sd is not a big deal, it doesn't deserve asking many questions about it so i tried to put everything in 1 question


Problem with ADB on my Nexus 4 (unauthorized phone)

When running adb devices in cmd, it says that my phone is unauthorized. It appears that it has something to do with the RSA fingerprint prompt. I don't remember ever getting such a prompt. Yes, I am running in PTP mode and debugging is enabled. I tried, after looking around on internet for multiple hours:   * Enabling/disabling debugging mode repeatedly   * Uninstalling and reinstalling my drivers for my phone or ADB   * `adb-killserver` and `adb-startserver`   * Restarting my phone and unplugging/replugging in multiple ways I did notice that in my `(user)/.android/` folder, I don't have a file called `adbkey.pub` (which is apparently the file that's supposed to have my key). Anyway, I don't think I've ever received the prompt about RSA fingerprint and I can't make it appear in any way. Do you guys have any idea what I could do at this point. I tried about everything on these forums and around on the Internet but maybe there is something else I could do. Should I reset my phone to factory settings at this point to make the prompt appear again?


I am unable to register my Samsung s duos mobile into Samsung site, I am getting option to enter ur zip code, as per my knowledge in India zip code and pin code are same. also site allow to enter only 5 numbers. please help me on this.


Very dark using CAMERA APPS(DOWNLOADED)

When I video call with Skype it is very dark but when I open Camera app it is very bright. Even if I download app from Play Store like mirror or camera app it is very dark. So the problem is not with the hardware it is with the Software. What could that be, and how to solve the issue?


When gps opens, my device force restart

I have root to my device I search all sites And i havenot found solution to this problem Pls help me My device is Gt-s6312 Galaxy young System jelly bean 4.1.2 Thanks


Not able to install google apps after following the suggested steps

I have a retail tablet(Crystal Audio, GR) that after many tries I have managed to root it, with Kingo Root. I can the application SuperSu installed and when I am trying to perform root actions, it asks me for granting privileges. Everything godd, up here. I have followed the steps described here (moved apks to system and try to install them etc) but I cannot install them. After tapping the apks and clicking install, it returns with an error "Installation not done". I have tried to do it with adb, but I am not allowed to remount /system as rw(kernel issue?). How to proceed? Any ideas appreciated.


Is there a music player that supports play counts and smart playlists?

I'm looking for a music player for Android that supports smart playlists and play count metadata like the iPod and iTunes. Ideally I'd like something that:   * Keeps track of statistics like last played, play count, last skipped, etc.   * Allows rating of songs from Android.   * Supports smart playlists that are live updating (for example, if I have a smart playlist to match all songs I haven't played in a month, and I play a song from it, the played song drops off the playlist **without having to sync back with my PC** since it no longer matches that criteria).   * Is supported by a desktop PC media management application such that these statistics are synchronized back to the PC. (I'm open to switching, so as long as it's supported by a stable, relatively featured desktop app, I don't care which). I've tried the stock music player, which doesn't support any of these (to my knowledge), and doubleTwist, which supports ratings but doesn't support smart playlists or play counts yet.


Will I lose root access on my Incredible if I install the Gingerbread OTA update?

Basically what the title says. I rooted my phone with unrevoked (I am not sure if I used the "forever" version or not). Will installing the 2.3.4 Gingerbread OTA update from Verizon remove my root? I'm not running any special ROMs if that makes a difference.


GPS reboots the phone

When I use a GPS-intensive app (like Sport tracker or endomondo), if I turn off the screen, the phone reboots within one or two minutes. What is the problem? What can I do? How can I check the temperature to know if it's overheating? What can I do in this case? (My phone is a Nexus One on Videotron (Canada))


Can I disable e-mail notification sounds streamed to a bluetooth hands-free car radio

**Is there a way that one can automatically turn off the email notification when one is connected to a bluetooth-enabled car radio, ie. while driving, and only respond to incoming call notifications?** Once the bluetooth connection is broken, the suppressed e-mail notifications should then be delivered. Alternatively, if the e-mail notification is sounded, the phone should not maintain a bluetooth streaming mode status to the hands-free kit and the radio should revert to whichever audio/radio mode was previously in use. The phone is from the Samsung Galaxy range.


How can I set different ringtones - one for new email and one for new SMS in Nexus One?

Currently I can't find the `selection box` anywhere in the configuration in my Nexus One to allow this; i.e. they are the same and when I'm expecting SMS from my friend, I get distracted by the emails and vice versa... So, is it possible everyone? And if it is please show me how. Thank you!


Windows laptop works with Wi-Fi AP, phone claims it is connected but can't access Internet

There's an Asus 240 MIMO Wifi access point. There's a laptop running Windows XP that uses that access point no problem for years so far. And there's an Android based HTC Desire S smartphone that has problems. The objective is to make the smartphone access the Internet via the Wifi access point. I open "wireless networks" configuration pane, "enable" Wifi - it goes through "scanning" and "obtaining IP address" stages, says "connected to TheRightNetworkName". The Wifi symbol is displayed in the bar under the top of the screen. Yet when I try to open any page in a browser if wouldn't do so and claim there were problems accessing that page. I tried the following (listed in this answer below, thanks to user Matthew Read):   * rebooted the phone - doesn't help   * checked MAC filtering on the AP - it is disabled   * disabled the firewall on the AP - doesn't help   * tried to change channels - doesn't help, the AP has 13 channels if that matters   * tried to change to 2.4 GHz - looks like it is already the only option, couldn't find any way to change the range   * didn't try to switch from WPA that is currently used to WEP because it feels quite scary - I can mess things up   * tried switching modes - b, g, b/g - doesn't help How do I debug and resolve this issue?


Is there a way to automatically hide the status bar when the landscape keyboard is open?

For reasons I will not go into, my cellphone has a very small screen. It would really be nice if the landscape virtual keyboard would open in fullscreen, to leave a bit more room for larger keys. Any ideas how to achieve this? If it makes any difference, I have an old-timey Motorola Droid running CyanogenMod 7.2.0-sholes.


How to set http proxy filter?

I have an http proxy, which works OK, but there are some address on my lan which provides some web services. I want to configure my device so that for some range of addresses the proxy is bypassed. I have tried with 10.0.0.0/8, but it doesn't work!


How to simulate a slow internet connection on an Android phone

I basically use internet using wifi which provides a very high speed internet and LAN connection. I would like to simulate a slow speed internet and LAN connection to understand how my web site works on slow speed. Is there any app that I can install on the android phone and simulate it?


Can't I change the sound volume with the screen locked?

When I'm listening to my podcasts, with the screen locked and turned off, isn't there a way to enable change the sound volume (with the physical volume buttons)? **\--update** I'm on a Motorola Razr D3.


ICS and support for gamepad/controller devices

I own an Asus Transformer TF101 and finally the official upgrade to ICS has been released. I remember some ICS video previews where they said that ICS would have native support for gamepad/controllers and I have some questions about it:   * How can I understand if a market available USB gamepad is compatible with ICS?   * Is there a list of already supported devices?   * I also own a Microsoft PC Wireless controller, do you know if there is a driver written for ICS that supports that dongle?


Samsung Galaxy S - Problem obtaining IP address. "NAK in request"

I can't obtain an ip address to my Android smartphone from my wifi router. Observations:   1. The smartphone connection to other routers or thru cellular data is ok.    2. My router's wifi connection to my PC is ok.   3. Wifi link to the smartphone was ok till recently.   4. Security on or off doesn't make a change.   5. Router is TPink WR541 v7. Firmware upgrade did't help.   6. Problem persists with 802.11g or b.   7. Message on the Smartphone: "Obtaining IP address from [My Router'a Name]". Then "Disconnected"   8. Message on the router's syslog: "0334:DHCPS: 1:[PHONE's MAC ADDRESS], NAK in request." Would be grateful to receive your help. Best Regards, Joseph.


Format 64Gb SD without cardreader

I've installed CM11 on my Sprint Note II, and that thing suddenly won't recognize my external 64Gb SD (whereas stock ROM used to). I've googled - seems I need to fix the partition. I've tried different options of partitioning and formating in Clockworkmod recovery, still can't see my card. Some people suggested to fix it on computer and I don't have neither a cardreader nor a machine with Windows at my disposal. And yet even with those, I still have to know what type of partition it should be. Fat, exFat, ext3, ext4? So, I'm wandering - is it possible to fix a partition table without taking the card out, maybe using `adb shell` with `fdisk` or `parted` or something else? UPD: I've tried repartitioning it with fdisk. First I needed to figure out card's block device id. You can do it either by running `blkid` command (and in my case my card didn't even show up in the list). Or instead pull the card out and plug it back, and immediately run `dmesg | grep mmc1` after that. And that gave me this:               <6>[  555.585323] c0 mmc1: new high speed SDXC card at address e624     <6>[  555.587975] c0 mmcblk1: mmc1:e624 SU64G 59.4 GiB      And then I used `fdisk /dev/block/mmcblk1`, pressed `p` and that shows me this:               Command (m for help): p          Disk /dev/block/mmcblk1: 63.8 GB, 63864569856 bytes     4 heads, 16 sectors/track, 1948992 cylinders     Units = cylinders of 64 * 512 = 32768 bytes      Now based on this information I have to create partition(s), but I have no idea what kind or type. fdisk supports quite a big list. Can you guys advise what to do next?


How does Android obtain battery temperature?

I am curious about the way Android phones obtain the battery temperature. Android has an API called BatteryManager which provides the value of instant battery temperature, but is there an actual temperature sensor inside the battery? Or is this value purely calculated by a certain equation, using the value the current, the voltage and the elapsed time? If it is calculated not measured, is there anyway that we can know how hot the phone really is?


Can Applications With Root Access Modify Their Own Permissions?

For rooted phones, there are several apps which require root privileges. Knowing this, the user does allow the app to get root. Now, the app would have been installed with a set of x permissions, say `INTERNET, LOCATION`. Now, on gaining root, is it possible for the app to secretly (or not) give itself extra permissions eg. `BLUETOOTH` ? I read somewhere that the Apps requiring `INTERNET` or `BLUETOOTH` permissions are added to a user group which has access to these device files. So, can a rooted app associate itself to that group and gain the permission ?


Force all wifi traffic through VPN?

Is there any way to force Android to route all (but ONLY) public wifi traffic through a PPTP VPN? My phone basically has three connectivity scenarios:   * AT&T's HSPA+ or LTE. I don't want to use a VPN with this.   * public wifi. I don't ever want to send anything that isn't tunneled through a VPN over public wifi. If I just connected to wifi RIGHT NOW, I don't want Android to instantly launch into all of its pent-up wifi tasks until I'm connected to the VPN. Ideally, I'd prefer that Android not even broadcast the notification that I'm now wifi-connected until after the VPN is up. If the VPN drops, I want traffic blocked (or routed over AT&T) until the VPN is re-established.   * My home wifi. I could live with VPN'ing this if it's impossible to distinguish between "my wifi" and "all other wifi", but I'd prefer to not VPN it either. I know that Tasker can theoretically achieve most of these goals, except for one problem: AFAIK, nobody has written a Tasker VPN plugin that works with ICS. Does one exist yet that I've overlooked? That leaves the second problem -- leaked traffic during the interval between the time the wifi connects and the VPN is established, and traffic leaked if the VPN dies for some reason while the wifi remains connected. Is there any way to fix THIS problem?


android network provider always returns longitude value as -1.0E-5 but latitude value seems ok (e.g. 37.56003)

One android LBS app on HTC wildfire A3366 (G8) with android v2.2 (including google GMS service package), while using the GSM SIM card of China Mobile always runs great to get valid network geolocation on GSM network when enabling WLAN and/or Mobile Network Positioning (but GPS is disabled) while I was in China. Then, I travel to San Francisco by carrying the same device with the same android LBS app, and I bought a GSM SIM card of T-mobile for my HTC G8 device, there is no problem to retrieve network info (mnc, mcc, cid, lac, ...) under T-mobile network. However, whenever the LBS app tries to retrieve geolocation provided by the network location provider of android, the geolocation can have a valid latitude, but always returns the same invalid longitude value as -1.0E-5, which is obviously an invalid longitude value. Everything (including configuration and settings) is the same besides GSM SIM cards from different mobile service providers (China Mobile, U.S. T-Mobile), but this LBS app always fails to get valid longitude of the geolocations provided by android's network location provider when I am in San Francisco using T-Mobile service. What's the problem here? why does it always return the same invalid longitude value (-1.0E-5)?


Using a VPS as a proxy

I am trying to use my VPS running Cent OS as a proxy via SSH from my Galaxy S3 running Cyanogen Mod 9. I can connect to my VPS using ConnectBot. In this program I sett the Port Forward to:   Type: Local   Source port: 8080   Destination: localhost:80 I am using Firefox browser with the Proxy Mobile 0.0.10 add-on. In those options I change all the hosts to localhost and proxy ports to 8080. When I try any web address they all redirect to the default Apache 2 screen on my VPS instead of passing the traffic through from the web. What do I need to change? Is there something in my SSH settings I need to fix? Is it something on my phone? I know the proxy works as I can get it running via Firefox on my desktop. Many thanks.


Contacts and calendar no longer syncing between google and phone

I have a Samsung Galaxy S2 that has suddenly stopped being able to sync my calendars and contacts with GMail. Every time I try, I get the message `sync is currently experiencing problems. It will be back shortly`. The only thing I've tried to do is to remove and then re-instate my account, but still no joy. Has anyone had this problem before? What have I done or am I doing wrong? I don't think it's anything new that I've installed because it was syncing fine up till about a month ago, and that's long after I installed non-native apps such as Go contacts.


Is there a list that explains the risks involved with each granted application permission type?

Usually an installed android app will request permissions such as               Phone calls        read phone state and identity      or               System tools         prevent phone from sleeping      But the actual consequences from a privacy stand-point is often a mystery to me. Is there a resource that explains the risks involved in these permissions in a greater detail? Especially regarding privacy and personal information security. (Pros would be such as one with practical examples, analysis, pitfalls, providing complete a lists.)


Error while restoring data using ClockWorkMode recovery in Micromax a110

So I decided to restore but I got an error > >       Unable to copy file ./dalvik-cache/system@framework@core- > junit.jar@classes.dex >         Error while restoring /data! >         I: Can't partition unsafe device: /dev/block/mmcblk1p1 >         I: Can't format unknown volume: /external_sd >         I: Can't partition unsafe device: /dev/block/mmcblk0p6 >   What seems to be the problem?


How to recover lost contacts from samsung galaxy s3

I was closing all my unused running programs on my galaxy S3, and suddenly closed the contacts app. When I checked my contacts afterwards they were all gone. But when I checked my call logs, the corresponding name for each number showed for few seconds, and then disappeared as though all contacts were deleted from the phone. Does that mean it is stored somewhere in the phone? I tried recovering from GMail, but unfortunately I had not sync'd my contacts initially. Please help to recover as they were all my office related contacts.


Limit sync'ed address book entries to bluetooth car-kit

Is there an app (because I don't see it as a feature) to limit the address book entries to a particular category when accessing via bluetooth? My car will only take 1000 phone numbers, but my address book on the phone is about 1400. My colleagues car will only take 500, and his list is 900 long. If there was a way to limit the list it would allow it to sync quicker and not miss vital people... Anyone seen anything like this? When I was using WindowsMobile I used a product from http://www.jetwaremobile.com/ to do this - is there an Android equivalent? -Craig


How do I prevent a thief from reading my SD card?

If my device is lost or stolen, how can I prevent others from reading the contents of the data on the SD card?


How do I enter proxy server details?

My work WiFi routes traffic through a proxy server. Is there a way to enter proxy server settings so that my Android can successfully make web requests? My previous phone was a WinMo 6.0 and this was easy to do (part of the setup wizard). I have a Milestone on Android 2.1


How do you get Android OS bugs fixed?

I recently got an HTC Shift from Sprint. Within days of getting it, I noticed very bad issues with the phone losing sync to 4g, 3g, and wifi; it would not reacquire data connections unless I manually turned 4g on and off. Their tech support people immediately reset the phone to defaults, blamed my problems on an app, and declared victory. I don't call this a victory. They treated symptoms, but the real problem (assuming it was an application issue) is that the Android OS allowed an application to routinely get their networking stack in a foobar'd state. Assuming I can reproduce this problem, what is the best way to resolve it?


Disable alarms for all day events in google calendar

When I have an all-day event in my calendar (a friend's birthday perhaps) I find that my phone will notify me to the start of the event at 11:50pm the previous day and every few minutes after that. Generally I don't need a notification for all day events, but find notifications for events with a specific time to be useful. Is there a way to disable notifications for all-day events? Or is there a way to disable calendar notifications between say 11pm and 8am (I'd be happy if the alerts sounded after I woke up) but I imagine that's harder to set up.


Is the Websocket protocol supported on Android?

I haven't been able to find much information on the state of Websocket implementation. Is it currently supported in the stock Android browser? If not, are there any browsers for Android that do support it?


Cannot find packet data in Samsung Galaxy S

Where can I can find 'packet data' on my phone, and how can I use internet when I'm on the road?


How can I connect a USB portable printer with a Samsung Galaxy Note 2 without rooting phone?


How to change the ringtone for SMS in Samsung Galaxy Y?

Is there a way to change the ringtone for SMS in Samsung Galaxy Y, Gingerbread v2.3.6?


best way to remove default apps on xoom

What is the best way to completely remove the default apps that came with the xoom? Since android apps are self contain packages is it enough just to remove the application package on the device through adk?


Why won't my Gallery app not load any photo?

I have a Galaxy ace modded with cyanogenmod 7.2. My Gallery app won't load any pictures: I've tried to factory reset, to delete app files of the gallery app, it won't work. The pictures will open if I use other apps and my I can read other files in my SD card so I'm not sure that the SD card is the problem. What should I do?


Does cracked screen cause faster battery drain?

I dropped my Nexus 5 a week ago and the screen cracked diagonally 8cm from side to side. Since then I am sure that the battery drains faster than before. Previously I was always happy at how much battery life was left during the day, based on my experience of Nexus One and Galaxy Nexus. Now I am always noticing how quickly it is going down. I didn't measure battery usage before the damage so I can't prove my suspicion. The battery usage settings screen shows the screen as the highest battery user, as before. Again, I'm sure the recorded percentage of screen battery use is higher than previously, but I don't have figures from before the break. So, could there be a reason for the screen to use the battery more when it is cracked in half?


Using Google Voice Without Simcard

This is a simple question but I couldn't find the answer in this website? Is is possible to call phones without a voice plan just using Google Voice?


How can I get a google play acct to be able to download from the market?

I recently obtained a used HTC Wildfire phone which unfortunately had no memory card. I have replaced the memory card, but of course there are no apps on it. If I try to download apps, i am taken to google play market and after a while i would receive a message telling me to log in. I log in with my Gmail account and then get a message saying that i have not logged onto google play with that phone before. That is about how far I get. There is no option to allow me to connect and no solution is proffered. Does anyone have a solution that will help because this is getting me frustrated and hating an otherwise great phone.


How do I transfer from HTC SENSE to the computer?

I want to transfer contacts, photos and videos from my HTC SENSE to my computer. Does anyone know how to do this? Thanks


How to change the camcorder record volume?

I have a Samsung Galaxy S3 (i9300 international version) with Cyanogenmod 10.2 Stable. I want to record live concerts or live music performance but the sound of the recorded videos is distorted. There is a way to attenuate the record volume? or set the gain of the record volume?


Mask IP Address Android Device

How would I anonymize my Android device and it's IP address? I don't want to be rooted as well, using a GS4.


How do I remove an incorrect word from autocorrect?

To begin with, I've tried in futility to search everywhere else on the internet to fix this, so I'm asking here now. I have a Nexus 4 running Android 4.4. Sometime within the past year, `DONT` started appearing as a word in my autocorrect options. IIRC, it began appearing _immediately after_ an OS upgrade (I'm thinking the 4.3 release). Screenshot: ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/uFiUbm.png) I do not have `DONT` in any user dictionaries on the device. I have exhaustively searched all user-level language/dictionary settings and cannot find this anywhere. It's really annoying because it takes over the default correction of `don't`, so I just end up looking stupid. (Here is my personal dictionary listing [one item redacted]): ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/o5jYcm.png) If `DONT` were here it would be between `Catan` and `Dropbox` **Is there some other/hidden location where dictionary/replacement text gets stored?** And/or does anybody have another suggestion for how to get this stupid word removed from my device?


My tablet won't boot

I just got a Arnova 10D G3 and it doesn't boot. All I get is the "Arnova" logo on a black screen. I bought it on a refurbished condition, it was a pretty good deal so I am ready to do any risky procedure to make it work since I don't have much to lose. I downloaded the latest firmware from the official website but I am unable to use it because I can't access the recovery mode. How can I make it boot? UPDATE : I am now able to access the recovery mode (power + vol up) but the tablet keeps rebooting after loading this mode. I don't even have a menu.


How can I get the QuickContactBadge to show an action for sending Instant Messages?

I'm wondering if there are any instant messaging apps which link to contact data fields and use intents to add a `Send Instant Message` action to the QuickContactBadge shown in many places when clicking on a contact. I remember the Samsung-added (or was it AT&T-added, I don't remember) IM app that came OEM on my Galaxy S Captivate way back did this. Are there any IM apps in the market that will allow me to click on a contact, pop-open the QuickContactBadge and then send an IM right from there?


How to run an SFTP server on my CM9 RC2 Galaxy Nexus

I want to run an SFTP server on my GSM Galaxy Nexus (Cyanogenmod 9 RC2). I plan to connect to the Galaxy Nexus from a Kubuntu 12.04 PC via USB cable (not wireless). It is my understanding that Dropbear does not include SFTP at this time. What are my other options? If anyone knows how to do this, I would appreciate a tutorial or a link to a tutorial. Thanks.


How can I see which applications eat up disk space?

DiskUsage shows 189 Megs of used space, of which System data takes up 118 Megs. How can I find what application are using the rest? I have Android 2.3.5.


"Application cannot be installed in the default install location" error while updating

I have a Galaxy note which was recently updated to ICS (about a month ago) Today I noticed that some of the applications, that are on auto update, keeping failing to update with this message: "Application cannot be installed in the default install location" I have enough storage left so I am not sure what this error means or how to fix it?