Galaxy Tab2 fails to see functioning Netgear router

We have a Samsung Galaxy Tab2 10.1. It previously connected fine via Wi-Fi to our Netgear router from anywhere in the house. Last night, it stopped connecting and no longer displays the router in the `available routers` list, even though many neighbour's routers are visible (but password protected, of course). I have rebooted the router. We have four Mac laptops and two iPhones, and all connect wirelessly to the router without problems. I have entered the SSID and password manually (and correctly) several times, but no joy. The Galaxy simply states `Out of range` under the SSID of our router. Not so surprising as the machine fails to "see" our router at all, even though the router is broadcasting its existence to the Macs just fine. One last thing: the Galaxy sees fewer of the neighbour's routers than the Macs, and shows a weaker signal strength for those it does see - but I have tried it right next to our router without any recognition. The Macs see our router as full strength from most of the house. Suggestions?


Omni ROM for Android safe for production?

Relatively new to the whole world of custom ROMs on Android devices. I've successfully rooted my Nexus5 since I am developing custom software that must integrate with bluetooth. I've read a bit about custom ROMs and was wondering if it was generally considered NOT a best practice to use any sort of custom mod(kernel, ROM) in a production environment. http://omnirom.org Or are there some mods that are 100% reliable?


Moto X 4.4: Google Hangouts vibrates although vibration is disabled

I'm having a really annoying issue to where when i receive a text message through hangouts my phone will vibrate and make a sound when it isn't muted even though in the hangouts app and in the settings on the phone, I have vibrate unchecked. Am I missing some option? I haven't modified android on anyway on this phone.


"Unable to connect to the proxy server" after updrade to Android 4.3

My Samsung S4 has been experiencing the problem of "Unable to connect to the proxy server" after upgrade to Android 4.3, all the apps need network (HTTP) are not working, no matter using 4G or Wifi connection. For apps which does not require HTTP connection such as Whatsapp or Google Search which is ok. I have double checked the Proxy setting in my Wifi Setting, which is set to none, so are there anything I have missed or misconfigured?


Notification bar turns green when I'm having a phone call (Galaxy S4 Plus)?

Whenever I talk to someone and the Phone app and the phone call in progress is not in the foreground, the entire Notification bar turns all green on me. See the screenshots below. When I return to the phone call it disappears (i.e. turns back to normal/black). ![a](http://i.stack.imgur.com/FJl8ft.png) ![b](http://i.stack.imgur.com/HSi69t.png) ![c](http://i.stack.imgur.com/OnHSHt.png) Is this normal? What does it mean then? Does this happen to any one of you with a Galaxy S4? Is it a bug? If this is a "feature" of the phone, how can I get rid of it? I've looked at settings but couldn't find anything relevant. The phone is a Galaxy S4 Plus (GT-I9506) on Android 4.2.2 (stock ROM and everything, brand new, retail version, unlocked).


How to connect Sony Xperia L with Ubuntu?

How do I connect my Sony Xperia L in MTP mode with Ubuntu? If I connect in MTP mode, Ubuntu fails to read my files from internal storage. What can I do?


How (where) do I browse to the /data/Tombstones (on the System Partition, I think)?

Trying to delete some files from my System partition. Someone suggested deleting /data/Tombstones (I.e., what's the Path to it so I can browse to it) Using Astro File manager I navigated from the SDcard0 up until I got to what seems to be the root. It has folders like:   * acct   * cache   * config   * data _(which is empty)_   * ...   * firmware   * ...   * tombstones (which is empty)   * system (is **this** the system partition), it does not contain a Tombstones folder.


Is there a quick-fix for the Galaxy Nexus when it signals "charging" without beeing connected via USB?

My Galaxy Nexus goes into charging mode but when it isn't plugged in. The battery symbol then indicates a charging and when in suspend mode, the display turns on which drains battery rapidly. I am still able to actually charge the phone by attaching an usb cable. The problem is largely discussed in http://forum.xda- developers.com/showthread.php?t=1427539 with different suggested solutions:   * send device to Samsung for repair   * use a custom ROM   * fully drain the battery and charge it over night   * replace USB port   * clean USB port I guess it is an hardware problem. But before sending the device to Samsung (and beeing without phone for a while) I would rather like trying to clean the port or other "quick" solutions. Has anybody instructions to do so?


Why won't my SGS2 allow me to perform device encryption?

I upgraded my Samsung Galaxy SII with the new 4.0 OS. The option to encrypt my device is enabled, but whenever I try to encrypt it asks me to plug the device in to have at 80% battery charge. I tried that, and waited until it was 100% charged, but it still didn't allow me to encrypt it. I changed the password to a stronger one, restarted the device, and tried again but that didn't seem to help. I was thinking of performing a factory reset, but I'd like to avoid doing that if possible. Does anyone know how I can get the encryption to work?


How to root a Samsung I9070 Galaxy S Advance/S II Lite?

What are the steps to root this phone? As I understand, Samsung has been using an internal counter that will void your guarantee if you install a custom kernel, I'd like to avoid that.


How safe is it to use Aptoide?

As with the latest update to _Google Play_ one now longer sees the full list of permissions requested by an app on install/update1, I feel my privacy invaded. Even worse, an app could sneak in additional permissions with an update, and without the user knowing2,3. So I'm looking towards alternatives. ## TL;DR: I know we've got What are the alternative Android app markets?, but a) that's more or less a listing of other markets (without giving backgrounds)4, and b) it's not even mentioning _Aptoide_. I don't want another app that has to run in background permanently to "check license validity", so things like the Amazon Appstore or AndroidPIT are out. AppBrain is just another front-end to _Google Play_ – so nice as it is, it doesn't solve the issue, as for app installs and updates it just has to re- direct to _Google Play_ – which I'm rather about to "flee". I've already checked out F-Droid a few days ago, and feel it pretty fitting my needs (follow the link for details) – but with just about 1.200 Apps (as of 6/2014) it leaves too many gaps. **_Aptoide_** on the other end is said to serve more than 120.000 apps currently. As the name suggests, it uses APT style repositories, which I'm used to from Linux (Debian and derivates). It even lets you have your own private repo to share apps between devices (or with friends). All apps are offered for free, so no need for a "license server". But **how safe is it for the end-user?** I've googled (and ducked) for hours, but could not find any source on this. Instead I found a lot of links of the type "get paid apps for free", "black market", and other piracy-oriented stuff – which is definitely not what I'm after. I'm more than open to pay for good apps5, so "getting them for free" is not the intention behind my question. Like _F-Droid_ , _Aptoide_ has multiple repositories – but I couldn't figure out whether there's a "trust-able" main repository like with _F-Droid_. There is related information available in the package description (e.g. this one) indicating safety measures such as malware scan, signature validation, and third-party-validation. But as the corresponding web page shows, this information seems to be at least partly relying on user feedback (which could be faked/manipulated), or is not even presented to the user (the package info e.g. names 3 scanners used to check, I cannot find this info on the web page). While I might be able to look things up via package info, I cannot ask e.g. my 70+ years old parents to do so. On this page, _Aptoide_ also points out how to see results of their security measures, and explicitly states: > Aptoide Anti-Malware platform analyses applications in run-time and disables > potential threats **across all stores.** (Emphasis mine) – which suggests a malware protection comparable to that of _Google Play_ (how does that go together with those "black market rumors"? Maybe they just don't _remove_ offending apps, but only _mark_ them instead?). So finally ## The question: **Is there a way to safely use _Aptoide_ as source for apps? If so, how?6 If not, why not?** Bonus points for an "idiot proof" way which could be recommended to less experienced users. * * * ## Footnotes **1** I know it would be possible opening the _Google Play Store_ web page of the app, scroll through it, and click the corresponding link when found – but you can't call that user-friendly, or expect users doing this on every update.   **2** e.g. on first install it requested the "unsuspecting" `READ_PHONE_STATE` with the usual justification. With an update, it could request `CALL_PHONE`, `PROCESS_OUTGOING_CALLS`, and others – and the Play app would not bring that up, as they belong to the "same group".   **3** To figure "new permissions", one had to compare those of the installed version with those of the present one. Have fun!   **4** I've just edited two answers and added some details on AppBrain and F-Droid to fill those gaps   **5** I've bought a lot of apps on _Google Play_ (or donated to the dev directly), and e.g. _F-Droid_ has donation buttons on each app's page to make this possible   **6** I could imagine by knowing (and restricting your use to) "safe Aptoide repositories" this could be achieved. But as I wrote, I couldn't figure out which ones to consider "safe". The Aptoide article on Wikipedia suggests there's a "default repo" on install, and more repos need to be added manually; so it might be sticking to that first one is safe.


Is it possible to use Apple Wireless keyboard with Android 4.2.2 tablet?

I have a Kobo Arc 10HD and it runs on Android 4.2.2. I have successfully paired it with an Apple wireless keyboard but I still can't seem to use it. My virtual keyboard pops up and when I type on the Bluetooth keyboard nothing happens. Has anyone used a different keyboard that works? Is it even possible for me to use the Apple keyboard?


Rooting Samsung Galaxy S4

I'm trying to root my Samsung Galaxy S4 GT-I9500 and I'm wondering that is there any way to root it without using PC and without losing any of my data. Currently I am running on Android 4.4.2 and have no custom ROM. Thanks in advance!


How can I install APK file on Bluestacks app player?

I have created an Android application using Eclipse, and now I'd like to install the APK on Bluestacks which is running on Windows 7. How can I install an APK on the Bluestacks player?


How to set special ringtone for all foreign numbers?

> **Possible Duplicate:**   >  Separate ringtone for calls from numbers not in the contact list? How to make all numbers except of "+375..." play different ringtone (or set ringtone just for this pattern of numbers)? Also I want to set other special ringtone for unknown (not in phonebook) numbers. I don't want to specify ringtone for every record in phonebook.


how do i fix the imei problem my phone dispays invalid imei

> **Possible Duplicate:**   >  How to fix "Invalid IMEI " after Factory reset? The phone is a g tide A702 dual sim with Android v2.2.1, MTK Platform I get an Invalid IMEI error after a factory reset. How can I fix this


How to fix Invalid IMEI number on HTC HD2 phone after factory reset?

> **Possible Duplicate:**   >  How to fix "Invalid IMEI " after Factory reset? Hi. I followed Three.ie support and performed a factory reset on my HTC HD2 running Android 2.2.1. It now displays 'Invalid IMEI' where the SIM connection detail should be. I purchased the phone from China and have been using it with an O2 SIM but the reception in my area is bad so I sent for a three.ie SIM. This also worked OK but I queried why it was connectiong to Vodafone.ie and not three.ie. I was told to do a factory reset to correct this. The reset has now made the phone unusable. I have the original IMEI number printed inside the phone. This is 354120034327435. Please help. regards Dave


What is the fastest way to turn the phone into silent mode?

The title kinda tells it all. Sometimes I need to turn silent for a meeting and the procedure is like:   1. Unlock the phone   2. Click on `Menu`   3. Go to `Settings`   4. Click on `Sound`   5. Enable `Silent mode` Apart from (1), which can't be shortened (can it?), I want to minimize the remaining 4 clicks. EDIT: I have a Nexus S, but I'm more interested in things that are not specific to models. Also, please feel free to add model-specific answers, as other people may find it useful.


Mail app keeps freezing (Jelly Bean 4.1.2 on Samsung Galaxy S3). Really annoying since I use it for work mail.


How to limit the synchronized contacts to "My Contacts" on a Galaxy Note?

I have a problem with my Galaxy Note II (Android 4.1.1) when synchronizing the contacts I have on the phone via Bluetooth with my car. I believe this is some limitation of the number of contacts (or groups of contacts) I have on my phone. The same problem is present on my wife's Galaxy S3. I therefore would like to understand how the Galaxy Note II synchronizes its contacts with Google. I keep all my contacts in Google (I have nothing locally) and would like to just get the _"My Contacts"_ group (with the hope it will fix the Bluetooth synchronization problem). I tried to limit the accounts as explained in another post but even though the title of the post is the same as mine, the solutions seem to only limit the number of **displayed** contacts. What I did was to:   1. stop the synchronization for the google account (for contacts)   2. forcefully delete all contacts from my phone (with Mass Contacts Delete, Delete All Contacts and Delete Contacts   3. choose only _"My Contacts"_ in `Contacts | Menu | Display Options | Choose contacts to display (account)`   4. restart the synchronization I end up with all google contacts synchronized again ( _"My Contacts"_ , the groups within and the _"Other Contacts"_ one). I know this because when running the batch contact delete apps they inform me that 500+ contacts will be deleted (while I should have only 30 or so synchronized). This is why I suspect the solution given in the post I mentioned (and which I basically run in the points 2-4 above) just helps to limit the display (and not the whole synchronization). I would be grateful for   * some general information about how the Google accounts are synchronized with Android (specifically Samsung Galaxy)   * possibly a way to limit the "visible" accounts, as presented by the phone via Bluetooth (the idea being that even if the phone has all the contacts synchronized, maybe there is a way to set it up so that it "presents" (makes visible to other devices) only a subset). Note: the inferior alternative OS :) (iOS) worked as expected out of the box -- so I guess this is something which is manageable in Android as well.


How to change Moborobo's SMS time

I'm currently using the Android Smartphone Management Software Moborobo and was amazed of what it can do. But I noticed that everytime I send a SMS, the time in my message is not synchronized to the one either in my PC or in my smartphone. Please help, Thanks! :)


Connected via SSH Tunnel, but IP address stays the same

I have installed SSH Tunnel on my phone, and can connect to an ssh account I created on my server. The server runs debian 7, hosted elsewhere, with openssh-server installed. I created a special user account for this purpose. Whenever I enable sshtunnel, it says it's connected, but the ip address does not change. I created a simple php-page on my webserver that shows the ip address plus current time. The time is updated each time, so it's not a caching problem. How can I get this working?


How can I tell why my sleeping phone occasionally gets warm (and battery is draining abnormally)?

My two Android phones are doing the same thing, Motorola Milestone and Samsung GS3. From time to time, it is sleeping in my pocket and it will start to get warm and the battery is then draining quite rapidly. I guess it must be caused by an application that is stuck running in the background so I am checking:   * Task manager, but none of the applications seem to be using more CPU than any other, they are mostly all close to 0%.   * In "Battery Statistics" only "Phone Idle" shows quite high battery usage so it does not tell me if there is a problematic application. Currently I just reboot the phone to solve the problem but I would prefer if I was able to find the problematic application so I can close it.


Cyanogenmod 10.1 becomes unstable with usage?

Does CM 10.1 become more and more unstable with usage? I have a Galaxy Mini S5570 running CM 10.1. After flashing the ROM my phone works fine for one or two weeks. But soon my phone starts crashing more often. The phone starts rebooting every now and then. Apps (especially Camera.apk) start crashing often even though I haven't installed any new apps. This doesn't happen for the for the first few days after flashing the ROM. Is there any fix for this? Any patch available so that my phone can run smoothly even after 2 weeks?


Can I run a webserver on an android device?

You can make a Web server on your router providing that you rewrite its firmware with a free DD-WRT, Tomato, etc. You can also run a on a raspberry pi, given that you can run a Web server on any device provided it runs a Linux. Can I run a Web server on an Android device, and if yes, how can I set it up?


My phone thinks it's charging

After upgrading my Galaxy Nexus to 4.0.4, it keeps thinking the cable is being plugged in and out all the time. The battery discharges at a normal rate, even though the screen keeps lighting up as a result of the random plug events. I don't think this is a hardware issue, but I've not completely discarded the idea either. Has anyone experienced this? Is this a known issue? Anything I can do about it?


Android Updates: Why Carrier Involvement?

Why is it possible that Android users have to wait until their carrier releases an update and iPhone users get their updates directly from Apple?


Skype integration with the native contacts?

I tried adding Skype information to my contacts and there's a gray circle showing up beside the Skype username. I can then deduce that it is indicating my contact as offline. However, there seems to be some inconsistencies. On some contacts, I can see three options below them namely:   * IM with Skype   * Call with Skype   * Video call with Skype However, on other contacts, there aren't any options below their Skype usernames. And also, another inconsistency is the status. My contacts would show up as online on the Skype app but will still show the gray circle on the Contacts app. This happens fairly most of the time which defeats the purpose of it having an indicator there in the first place. At times though, it would correctly and show a yellow circle on online contacts. I want to know why it's behaving like this and if there's any way to make it less **buggy** than how it is right now. Also, can't I just click on the Skype username on the Contacts app and have the Skype app open up their profile? It seems easier that way instead of adding the three Skype actions I stated earlier.


Are there any alternate mirrors for downloading Android Source

Presently I am trying to download the android 4.0 source from               https://android.googlesource.com/platform/manifest -b android-4.0.1_r1      The package and project paths are accessible here `https://android.googlesource.com/platform/manifest/+/c4e4db1a85b9bea00b9fe8c6a18f9d3357adab0c/default.xml` Currently I am using ubuntu based curl , gitcore and repo to download the source. I tried to search but could not find any public HTTP or FTP mirrors that shares the entire source code in a compressed iso or rar file. Is anyone aware of such public mirrors.


Android: POP3-only email clients without mandatory SMTP settings?

I have a few email accounts at a free email service (and all accounts are old but I prefer to use them as non-primary), and I'd like to connect them to my Android email client. In free mode, that email service only allows POP3 access so I use that for registering at message boards, services etc for really long time. When I was trying to add those accounts to my Android email client, I failed to do that because my client also requires SMTP settings. Sure, as a work around, I can use Gmail to import those accounts to my primary Gmail, but I'd like to keep them separated. So, the question is: is there an Android email client that does not require mandatory SMTP access? Thanks in advance.


Where Can I Get The Latest GApps (Google services framework)?

I need the latest version of GApps for my rom (running Android 4.1.2), however none of the sites that I found allow me to download it (I think it is an issue with my internet). What is the best place to get them from?


How to backup data from a locked Galaxy Nexus phone with a broken screen and disabled debug mode?

The screen is shattered and totally blacked out - it doesn't recognize finger inputs. The Debug Mode is disabled. The phone has a password protection. Sound and vibration are okay. I have tried using ADT, however due to not having Debug Mode enabled, the device cannot be recognized. Any help would be appreciated.


Start Google Search with input selected and keyboard active

I'm trying to add an app to Widgetlocker (or shortcut) that will not just start the Google Search app, but actually focus the input and activate the keyboard. Otherwise, I have to click again to do this, which is annoying. I've found no way to set this up in the Google Search settings, nor been successful finding an alternate app that does this, so hoping someone else knows of one?


Time zone automatically reset

When I set an event in the S Planner under Pacific Time (GMT -7) and then later try to edit it, the event opens under London/Dublin (GMT +1). How can I fix this? I have set the time zone to Pacific. (Galaxy Ace 11x)


Where to store (personal) files?

What is the best place in the Android (4.4 or similar) file system to save some documents (.pdf, personal docs, other files, music, ...)? In other words, is there a specific folder where one can create a home directory and put in files without having to fear that it is wiped out by (updates of) Android?


How do I prompt the user for "Device Administrator" on Tasker?

I made a Tasker app via the Tasker App Factory that locks the screen based on various occasions. My app works fine except from the initial run which would require the user to enable it as "Device Administrator". How do I prompt the user to do this instead of having to instruct them to go to **Settings > Security > Device Administrators**? I'm quite positive it has to be done by using **Send intent** (a Tasker function) but I'm not sure how to go about doing it. Just to clarify, I want to show the user the dialog box for "Device Administrator" automatically on first open of the app. * * * Okay so I tried using Intent Intercept but even that, doesn't seem to intercept the Device Administrator prompt. See my video below on how the Device Administrator prompt appears when I select it to be enabled on Secure Settings (a Tasker plugin). http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TprkAYoDVDI As you can see above, Intent Intercept never prompted me and the Device Administrator dialog still popped up.


How to switch between viewing of two different pages of one PDF file easily

For example, the pdf file could be a research paper or a book and it has a complicated diagram on page 10, and text in page 11, 12, 13 refers to this diagram constantly. Or page 100 has a complicated example and text in page 200 refers to the example in page 100. The example or the diagram is complicated in the sense that I cannot recall its details easily without looking at it. If I were reading this pdf on a desktop computer with a large monitor, I would open two windows side by side, one window displaying page 100, another window displaying page 200, and if the monitor was small, I would have two maximized windows and I would be Alt+Tab-ing between the two. If I were reading this pdf on my Android smartphone while I was on a bus, what can I do to easily switch between viewing of page 100 and page 200? A workaround I use for now is to take a snapshot image of page 100, and then switch between an image viewer (for viewing page 100) and pdf reader (for viewing page 200), and I wonder if there are better ways.


mobile homescreen lost

I have downloaded 2 icon packs for android. Now my phone don't work anymore. I am working with smart launcher. I can not even get in to settings or apps. My homescreen is black, but I can see on top the task bar, with notification for emails and our and I have netconnection. what can I do??


Can I change some Android settings from the command line?

I would like to activate "USB tethering" from within a bash script, so is there any possibility to run a command line with `adb shell` to change some Android settings ? **Edit1** : The following command open the needed settings but don't change anything alone :               am start -n com.android.settings/.TetherSettings      I've found _TetherSettings_ action name from               aapt dump xmltree com.android.settings.apk AndroidManifest.xml | less +/ether


My LG E615 stuck at boot logo

My _LG E615_ (running Android 4 ICS) was not starting: it always stuck in LG logo, and the screen keeps blinking. I tried using _kdz updater_ , but it always has an error when the update was almost finished. I also tried using LG support tool, but it always end up at the same scenario. I don't know what to do anymore.


Samsung Note 2 slow down

I find my note 2 is getting slower and slower after using it for 1 year. Is there anything I can do to make my phone run normally/faster. It looks like the memory is approaching to the max usage. Is there any way to keep the memory at a lower level?


migrating phonebook/contacts after Cyanogen mod install

Trying to find a straight answer - I have 3 year old Samsung SCI 1500 and am tired of bloatware, most of which just tracks me. I have backed up the phone with ADB. I'd like to root it and install Cyanogen, I know this wipes data. It appears CM does include a phonebook/contact function, is there a way to populate it with the contact info from my ADB backup? Can't seem to find that answer anywhere. I don't want my address list on google.


Stuck in Fastboot?! Help please!

I tried to get CM11 on my LG G2 on Bell Canada's network and I really messed it up. I can no longer get into recovery, adb doesn't see my phone, but download mode works (though I have no idea how to use it). I even tried the "Get out of Fastboot" tutorial and it didn't work because when I get to the point where I have to choose " **Android** " under " **other devices** " in Windows 7 and my G2 is showing up as " **SAMSUNG Android Phone** " and under that it says " **USB Modem Phone ADB Port** ". The latest drivers for LG are installed so I have no idea what's going on. I had a Samsung Galaxy S2 a long time ago. Could it be that those drivers are over-riding LG's drivers? I have no idea how this stuff works... So now my phone boot loops to little rows of words at the top of the screen: **[650] Fastboot mode started [700] udc_start()** Please, what can I do to fix this phone? I need a simple tutorial for a total noob like myself. Thanks! Secondly, is there any way I can get CM11 on this **Bell** phone? I don't like LG's skin...


Apps spamming my log

I've been looking at my log recently for more development of android applications, and I've noticed my log is spammed with all sorts of information that I wouldn't considered needed to be logged. Over time, I've notice my phone get slower. I've even noticed at this point, completely stock firmware with a number of apps from the Play Store, running music right now, and Eclipse can't even keep up with the log output on Verbose logging. My question is related to this. Are the logs stored for a while that might cause space to gradually disappear? Is there a way to turn off some logging features as to not record to "disk" things like verbose, when apps don't even need it? I've always thought logging should be done if it's an error, not "just because". If it's debugging information, then the release version shouldn't log that much output (easily done with a simple variable switch). Am I wrong in this thinking? Thanks in advanced!


Advanced camera settings on Nexus 5

I have a nexus 5, with android 4.4.4. How can i change advanced camera settings? (iso, shutter speed etc...)


Why synchronization doesn't work whereas I have 265 MB of free space

Snchronization doesn't work whereas I have 265 MB of free space: ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/BlGbt.jpg) Why? I use Samsung Galaxy S3 with Android 4.1.2.


Why is the NFC in the Galaxy Nexus battery?

Why is the NFC in the Galaxy Nexus embedded in the battery? Wouldn't it make more sense to separate the two things? Is there any hardware advantage of being this way? Disadvantages I can see several, like replacing the battery with another, without NFC...


Unable to set tablet display mode to HDMI

I'm new to android and trying to connect my tablet to LCD TV using a HDMI connector. The instructions in the manual are as below:   1. Set the TV mode to HDMI.   2. Connected the HDMI cable between tablet and TV's respective ports.   3. **Set the tablet display mode under Display Settings to HDMI.** Steps 1 and 2 went good, but in Step 3 I'm unable to find any option in Settings and Display Settings as HDMI. However my default video player named Vortex player has an option to "Play on TV" where the display can be set to HDMI and the video plays fine on the TV. This leaves me to think that both the TV and HDMI cable are working fine but I suspect that the tablet's firmware might be that of a different model perhaps which does not support HDMI (wild guess). The tech support suggested to download and install the latest "software" (not sure if it's a firmware or not, even they were not..) to help fix the issue with steps by connecting it to PC through USB with a bunch of steps. But this software which shows prompts in chinese doesn't seem to help the cause either. Tech support also says I should be prompted to select display mode on tablet when connected to HDMI but it didn't happen either. Details of my tab as below:   * Name: Penta T-Pad IS703C (T-Pad IS703C With BSNL)   * Manufacturer: Pantel   * Android: 4.0.3   * Kernel: 3.0.8   * Build Number: fj_vortex-userdebug 4.0.3 IML74K eng.zjd1.20120413.113558 test-keys Request thoughts and suggestions on the same that could help me fix the situation. P.S the above information remained unchanged even after the "software update", so I suspect that it might've done nothing at all.


Does Google Navigation Live Traffic reroute during the journey?

After setting a destination and start navigation and my journey, if a new incident occurs and slows/blocks the route, is Google Navigation able to update the route and find a faster alternative automatically before I get near?


MTP mode instead of charging with plugged in wall charger

My Galaxy Tab P1000 was charging when it fell down. I tried plugging it in again to continue charging but the battery icon now appears with a cross mark and instead the MTP mode initializes. How can I get the Galaxy Tab to charge normally again?


My nfc-enabled android-phone won't read a rfid key I own, why and what can I do about it?

Does it require some kind of activation-code? If so, can I read it while I scan it on the original scanner?


Is there a command or application similar to ipconfig?

I would like to see my network addresses on my phone. On Windows I can use `ipconfig` for this and `ifconfig` on Linux. But how can I see this information on my Android device? Is there an application or command for this? More specifically I would like to see what IPv4 address I get and what IPv6 address I get or if I don't get one.


What is the right way to close apps in Android?

I'm new to the Android platform, and this is probably a dumb question, but... How do you close an app? When I'm in an app, and I want to get out, I just click on "Home" and move on, but I just installed a Task Manager app, and I noticed _everything_ is left running. Is there a way to exit apps? Or do I need to use the Task Manager every time I exit something?


Closing applications

I guess this has to do with our habit on desktop computers where we   1. open an application   2. use it   3. close the application AFAIK there's no direct way from within the application to close it. And by pressing the Home button app just gets into the background. Still running. I got a habit of pressing Home, then Recent apps and flicking all open apps out. Is this a bad habit? Should I leave applications like GMail, FB, Currents, GNow, etc. running or is it better to close them and have as less apps as possible running?


How to properly close a program in Samsung Galaxy S3?

> **Possible Duplicate:**   >  What is the right way to close apps in Android? After using my Samsung Galaxy S III for a while, closing apps and dialogs with the "back" button (front-right), I pressed and held the front-middle button, which brought up a list of _all_ windows and apps I had been using. I suppose that means that they were still running in the background. How to close them properly?


What is the correct way to exit an app

When I open an app and then I'm dong using it I usually just push the home button. The problem is that leaves the app open and if you do that too many times it slows down your phone. My question is what is the correct way to close an app after you're doing using it without pressing the home button? Or is pressing the home button and then sliding it away the correct way of closing an app?


If I format my SD card or replace with a new SD card, what will I lose?   1. What Personal data   2. What Application data   3. What downloads In short I want to find what, where and how data is stored on SD.


Why doesn't my Samsung Galaxy S Captivate have self shot mode?

I just bought my Samsung Galaxy S (Captivate). My self shot mode is missing from the camera options. How do I get it? What should I do?


What happens in background when an app is linked or unlinked to/from Play Store?

If you are rooted, you can use `Titanium Backup` to link or unlink an app to/from Play Store. What does `Titanium Backup` do for it? I don't think Android API supports this directly. It alters a file or database or something else?   I am just curious...


How much does an LCD's backlight drain the battery?

The screen tends to be one of the biggest consumers of electricity. How much of this is for the backlight vs the actual screen, particularly in the case of an LCD?


Does Android have support for IPv6?

I wonder if Android has support for IPv6? I have heard that the phone company I use has support for IPv6 and I have a IPv6 address if I visit http://ipv6.whatismyipv6.net.ipv4.sixxs.org/. But I can not visit IPv6-only sites like http://ipv6.google.com, why is that? Does Android have support for IPv6?


How to update HTC Wildfire to froyo (android 2.2)?

This is not duplicate of "When will my phone get the Android 2.2 update (FroYo)?" as I read there that official UK update was on 20 December 2010. I have phone in 3 and I cannot find any way to update. If I enter into settings and try to do scheduled check it informs that phone is up to date. Firmware version is "2.1.-update1". How to update to froyo


How can I create a file from My Files?

This seems like a silly question, but how do you create a file in My Files? I've been searching for a while on Google and this site, but I cannot find out how! When I pres the "menu" key, I can see an option to create a folder, but there's no option to create a file. So, how can I create a file, for example, "filename.html", from the My Files viewer? I am using a Galaxy S4.


has anyone rooted micromax a65 bolt?

i have micromax a65 android version 2.3.5 baseband version DM_BASE_12A_W12.43|sc6820_modem| kernel version 2.6.35.7 i tried rooting with z4root but it didn't work.


how to boot ubuntu on asus transformer tf101

I want to boot ubuntu on Asus tf101 with Android 3.2 ROM from a microSD card, by using Windows. Can someone explain how to do it or link a wiki for it? Thanks in advance.


the youtube app on my smartphone won't unpair from my LGTV (SmartTV)

I am being completely unable to unpair my android smartphone youtube app from my LGTV. **At LGTV:** I went on youtube app and made logoff of my account, and also disconnected all mobile devices from it, what should (?) suffice in case my cell phone is stolen or something else happens, but... **At Phone:** I removed all app data and cache for youtube application, and still, after start the youtube application, my LGTV is still registered AND I can make youtube videos play on LGTV... Edit: **At Youtube Account:** I removed the LGTV from youtube configuration and still any account on the phone can make videos play on the LGTV... There is something that is being left on my smartphone that still allows it to control the LGTV... The next step (that I am holding) is: completely reset my phone and research some way to completely reset my LGTV (if it makes any difference)...


How to access to my folders on android nexus 4 without OS

I have a problem : I tried to install the last update of Android 4.4 on my nexus 4 But It didn't work... My phone didn't want to turn on. So I tried to uninstall everything an install the update manually. But now I can't access to my phone on my computer... he "sees" it but I can't go into it... I tried to install differents drivers like : adb, google USB driver, MTP. But nothing. Some poeple say that sometimes it works by using PTP, but I don't know how to install it... Thank you for you're time tbille


'last seen 'for whatsapp contact not showing anymore?Am I being blocked?

Is there any reason that I am not able to see a whatsapp contact's last seen time anymore?Such as some kind of bug but not being blocked?


Play Store Not Downloading Large Apps

When I try to download any large app from the Play Store (v 4.3.11), it stays at "downloading" and doesn't go anywhere. I'm able to download small apps such as Angry Birds without a problem. My GApps is version 4.3 gapps-jb-20130813. I'm using CyanogenMod 10.2 (Android 4.3) Nightly on a Droid 4.


Tab 2 10.1 keeps turning on

I bought a Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 last year and it's been working great. Then I noticed the other day when I tried to turn off the tablet (by holding down the power butter), it just recycles and comes back on. It will go to sleep mode but it will NOT turn off completely. I think the latest update may have had something to do with this. Thoughts anybody?


Kies is not working after flashing cyanogenmod on my Samsung Android phone

I have flashed my samsung android phone(GT-I5510) to CM7 and everything is fine with it exept that kies has stopped working with it..i.e when I connect my phone to laptop, it doesn't show the option for kies mode. Please help me with how to enable it.


What should I do before I try advanced troubleshooting

Are there any generic troubleshooting steps and tips to be followed _before_ I search for problem specific troubleshooting options? Then what are they? I only have a general knowledge on Android and not familiar with flashing, shell commands, etc.


Why am I getting a "Low on Space" warning and having other weird problems?

Yesterday I got a warning that the "phone storage space is low." Because of that I can't receive SMS messages. I tried to uninstall applications - the system shows me that the application is being uninstalled but after restart I see the application again (i.e. I tried to remove Adobe AIR - 16 MB). Also when I try to delete threads of messages, it doesn't delete theme. The weirdest thing is that after I "free" space and I check the internal storage in the system phone storage setting, I see that the available space in the internal phone storage is lower than before... Moreover I can't install any application that can help me: cache cleaner or something else. Does someone know how to overcome this problem?


"You don't have enough free space remaining in your phone's storage"

> **Possible Duplicate:**   >  Why am I getting a "Low on Space" warning and having other weird problems? I have a HTC wildfire S and have experienced nothing but trouble with this phone and a previous android phone I had. I have personally downloaded 1 app which is moved to the SD card, but my phone keeps coming up with the message mentioned in the title. I cannot open the gallery to delete music (which there is little of) or any pictures, it is also stopping me reading messages I have received. How can I create more free space? The only apps I have are the ones that came when I first got the phone and cannot be moved to my 8gb memory card! Someone please help.


Locking down Android phone features (Android 4.x)

I'm managing the IT of a small team. I want to restrict the users of the Android phones from doing the following:   1. Turning off GPS.   2. Uninstalling certain apps.   3. Seeing that certain app is installed and running (or quitting this app). Is there a way to do this natively in Android? Alternatively, are there any apps on the Google Play Store that would allow me to set up these limits?


Performance comparison between internal and external memory

What are the performance differences between phone's internal memory, the internal SD card, and the external SD card? I wonder if that counts when deciding where to store apps. What technologies are used for building a phone's internal memory? How about the internal SD card, if it is not really an SD card at all? How do they compare, in general, to SD card speed classes 4, 6 and 10? Note that I am not asking about the filesystems, as a deleted answer focused on, since performance comparison on this aspect would be totally ruined by just switching the SD card from FAT32 to something better (which I think the industry should have done since a long time anyway).


How do you SIM-unlock the SGH-I317 (AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 2) on Jelly Bean 4.1.2?

I have looked all over the internet, and a lot of the download links and information has gone stale, or is incorrect. I wanted to standardize it here for other people.


Is there any way to sync my Outlook calendar to my Samsung Galaxy S without Kies?

I am trying to sync my Outlook 2010 calendar to Samsung Galaxy S using Kies. For some reason, it doesn't sync. Kies has a nasty habit of hanging, so I would really like to use something else, if possible, instead of trying to understand why it doesn't sync to begin with. Are there any tools out there that will sync the calendar directly to the phone without using Kies?


Cannot turn Nexus 7 on after locking the screen

My Nexus 7 had been performing without any issues, however, I locked the screen by pressing the power button as usual and then tried to turn it on several hours later but it was unresponsive. How can I fix this?


Is there a browser that will display Armenian letters?

I have just got a an HTC Desire as a present and I want to view www.mathnet.am which is an Armenian site. But insted of Armenian letters I see squares. I have read some advices in some forums, but could not solve the problem. Please help. By the way I can't see www.Google.am (this is the Armenian variant of it) letters too. The same squares :(


Samsung Galaxy S No Unlock Screen

I have a Samsung Galaxy S (with DMB). It's running Gingerbread and it doesn't have an unlock screen. I have tried to set it up through the settings but it doesn't work. Any idea why?


Exchange - exclude emails from being sent to my phone

I have a droid and MS Outlook email, which is sent to my phone using Exchange. I'd like email in some folders to NOT be sent to my phone. Does anyone know how to do this?


Screen timeout versus secured lock time

I just updated to Jelly Bean on my GS3 and am mostly impressed. I am having trouble with the screen timeout setting, however. When I go into Display>Screen Timeout and select a time, say 30 seconds, I get a message that says "Screen will turned off when screen is locked. Secured lock time is currently set to 5 seconds." My question is where? I cannot find this Secured Lock time setting in Display settings, Lock Screen settings or Security settings, which would seem to be the intuitive places to look for it. Further, even though I get this message, my screen now does not turn off at after 5 seconds, or ever as far as I can tell. After walking away from the phone for 20 minutes, I returned to the screen blazing in all its AMOLED glory.


How to place replies in the same folder as the original message on the IMAP email app?

Messages that I reply to from my phone are placed in the "Sent" folder. Is it possible to configure the Email App to place replies in the same folder as the original message. Using galaxy S3, Android 4.0.4.


Image and video files disappear from the SD Card

Sometimes it happens that all image files (JPEG, PNG, etc.) and videos (3GP) are erased automatically in the SD Card. So they are removed from Gallery also.   This means I risk to lose documents and photos I shoot with the phone camera, unless I make external backups. I noticed that sometimes it looks related to fast mount/unmount cycles via USB cable to a PC (due to unwanted multiple pressure on the ' _Activate/Deactivate media archive_ ' soft-button on the phone) Does anyone know what happens? Is it a known bug, some misuse from my side, etc. My phone model is LG P962, with Android 2.3.4 and a 32-GB SD Card. Thanks!


Is it possible to plug a thumbdrive / portable harddisk that have multiple partitions to a tablet (any generic tablet or tablets in general) or there is a need to use a Apps to perform such actions?


Calendar Agenda view won't stay on today

I have the Optimus V. I use Google calendar for all my calendaring needs. I'm using the standard Calendar app that came with my phone, build 2.2.1. I start the Calendar app, and go to Agenda view. It's scrolled so that yesterday is the top. Weird, I don't know why I'd care about my agenda for yesterday. Any normal person would want to see today's agenda plus however much of tomorrow that fits. So I go to menu->Today. Now Today is at the top. So far so good. Now I go to menu->More->Settings, look at my settings and hit the back button. Grrrr. Yesterday is at the top again. So I go to menu->Today. Now Today is at the top again. Now I hit the phone's power button. Then I hit the power button again and unlock my phone. Now the top entry in agenda is TWO DAYS ago, and today isn't shown at all. Is there any way to prevent this extraordinarily irritating behavior? I want "Today" to always be at the top of agenda view. Not some completely random day. Today. Always Today.


Mobile Network not available despite full coverage

I've been to my network provider and the problem is with my phone. I woke up on Tuesday with an unread message but have been unable to respond since. My lock screen says that I can make "Emergency calls only", but shows full network coverage. I have CM7 on the phone, and tried a new install last night to no avail. I did spill some water on the phone about two weeks ago, but the phone has been working fine since. Most confusing is I received the text above at 08.00 and the problem has been present since at least 10.00 on the same day. Any advice is welcome. Samsung Galaxy S2


How to disable traffic alert messages which come as flash sms from carrier?

I get this alert message (screenshot from my phone) from my carrier after using the internet for sometime. The problem is that I get numerous messages (20+) like this when my phone is idle. I guess some apps are syncing in the background. The phone is unusable till I hit OK on all the alert boxes. Is there a way (or an app) to make sure that I do not see these messages.


Use 3G connection on my Android in Ubuntu

I would like to use the 3G connection on my android with my Ubuntu. Is there any method to do so?


Android Log Output KINETO

On my T mobile G2 there is always a lot of action in my Log output that has the tag KINETO these are the two most common things it puts in there:               ERROR/KINETO(9304): KLOG0C3- xmk_QueryOSQueue SDL Queue empty : WAIT_FOREVER      ERROR/KINETO(9304): KLOG0A3- ibs_os_GetMsg: Timeout forever for UKCC qHnd 0x80c34e3c      but there are a lot of others that it does as well. I am wondering what these logs are related to, because they seem to be happening basically all of the time on my device. I did a google search for KINETO and got a bunch of results for Wifi Calling related stuff, which kind of makes sense. My phone came with a Wifi calling app on it. But I never use this app. My suspicion is that I am getting these messages in the log because the wifi calling app does not have access to the internet on my device because of DroidWall. But my question is why does it try so often? and does anyone know if there is a way to stop it from trying so much I am sure this behavior has some negative impact on my battery life.


Is there a reasoning to how often and long the notification light blinks?

I have a Droid X. The green light on the front blinks when something has happened, but I've noticed that the number of blinks and their length is not consistent. Is there some method to it? Some code to it? Does it reflect the event that has occurred in some way>?


How to listen which URLs an app tries to connect

Is there an app (or some other way) that could listen to other apps, and their network? I have this one app, and I couldn't figure out where it gets its images. I tried to google an app to listen to other apps connections, but I didn't find any. I'm looking for similar functionality as Google Chromes network tab from developer menu. I have rooted Nexus 4 with 4.2.2.


Viewing app's internet activity by URL?

How would I go about viewing the activity of an app based on what HTTP requests it is sending and receiving? For example, I have an app that gets me statistics for a video game I play. I want to know where this app is sending the request to in order to retrieve the data that is displayed within the app.


Tracking down which app makes HTTP requests

After configuring my Galaxy S4 (Android 4.4.2) phone to use a proxy server for debugging an app, I noticed that other apps on my device were making some suspicious HTTP calls. I would like to track down what app is doing this. Unfortunately, the request itself didn't have any clues... it only contained a generic `User-Agent` header:               User-Agent: Dalvik/1.6.0 (Linux; U; Android 4.4.2; SPH-L720 Build/KOT49H)      The response was also generic, and not related to anything I have knowingly installed. Is there a way to log apps making HTTP requests on my Android device?


Sliding to change tabs in Chrome

When I opened Chrome for the first time on my tablet, it told me (among other things) that I can switch tabs by sliding on the side of the screen.....have since tried, and it did not work. What am I doing wrong? Is there some setting that needs to be tweaked, or am I just that bad at swiping a touchscreen?


Using Activesync with folders in inbox

I recently purchased Note II and am using the stock email. This is a exchange connection and use rules to push email to folders. I can see the folders and get notifications when new mail arrives however if more than one email arrives and is pushed to different folders the notification does not indicate where the email is and so the search begins. The folders do not show unread emails only all emails in the folder read or not. Any ideas.


Phone is rooted but has no SU application and can't access SU command on adb shell?

All this time, I thought that once I've rooted my phone, it means that I will also have SU access to it. This is true for the first device I rooted. When I rooted it, a SuperUser application appeared on my phone. I was also able to use the command `su` on the `adb shell`. However, just recently, I tried to root a different phone. After rooting the phone, I check my applications for the SuperUser app but it's not in the applications. And so I downloaded the SuperUser app on the market. But when I opened it, it says, there is no SU binaries installed on the phone. Also, when I inputted `su` on the `adb shell`, it can't determine what is `su`.   * What could be the problem?   * How can I gain SU privilege?   * I thought that once a phone is rooted, it is automatic to have an SU application or at least access to the `su` command. Am I wrong with my assumption?   * How can I use the `su` command?   * What is the real state of the phone I rooted? Does it mean the phone is not really rooted? Or is it still rooted? Thanks!


What are the Android 4.0.x Ice Cream Sandwich Easter Eggs?

I heard that there are some Easter eggs hidden in ice cream sandwich version. How can I view the Easter eggs hidden in my android device and how can I view them? I'm using Android 4 ICS.


Looking for application that captures name-card and sync with google contact?

I'm looking for an Android application that `captures picture of name-card` and can help to `sync with Google contact` the contact information in that captured image. If you know one, please share. ps. I'm using Nexus One phone.


How to identify the latest version of brut map

I use Brut maps as: > This map is for the country that cant use navigation on google map. It has > been hacked and can be used by any country now. I am currently using version 6.0.3 from here. Do you know if there is a place to find out about the latest release? I'm not sure if the version I'm using is the latest one.


When phone is off and I plug it in to outlet the phone turns on instead of charging

This might be hardware but I'm not sure so thought I'd ask. Went to plug in to charger at home last night - noticed it didn't charge. Wake up in the morning though and the battery hadn't dropped (or raised) At work I have a different charger and same thing seems to be happening. I powered off my phone though, removed battery, put back in, and plugged in. This is where it gets strange - instead of showing me a large battery charging which is what use to occur it turns on immediately. I checked Software Updates and everything is up-to-date. It is a **Samsung Infuse**. _update_ WHILE PLUGGED IN: Entered * # * # 4 6 3 6 # * #* to display battery info:   * Battery Status: Not charging   * Power plug: Unplugged   * Battery level: 63%   * Battery scale: 100   * Battery health: Good   * Battery voltage: 3810 mV   * Battery temperature: 28.0 deg C   * Time since boot: 11:50


How to disable "Forgot Password" on the lockscreen

![](http://i.stack.imgur.com/kDaA4.png) I have entered a wrong password five times – now if I click on _Forgot Password_ I can enter a Google account with password, then it will unlock the screen. How can I disable or hide that _Forgot Password_ option before screen lock to force me to factory reset? Phone is not rooted, using Android 2.3.5. Edit: I have tried without Google account: after 5 try still the Forgot password, but than it is a Factory reset, so it is related to Google account.


How do I turn off the power-on sound and camera sound in a Galaxy S II?

I have followed several guides and can't get any of them to work on my Galaxy S II. How do I disable these sounds?!


I want to execute shell commands on my pc from my android via USB

I have a linux box, without any network interface, only usb. I have my andorid phone, and the USB cable. I would like to connect from my android device to the linux box,and execute shell commands on the linux box, via usb. there is not wifi, ethernet, oer any other interfaces. Any idea? I tried ConnectBot, but could not make it work over USB.


Sony xperia 4.1.B.0.587 firmware update fail

While I was updating my Xperia Neo L to 4.1.B.0.587 firmware, I turned off my phone accidentally. Now, my phone has got a repeating-reboot, I just see the Xperia logo and home screen. When I touch to the home screen, my phone restarts automatically. What should I do?


Unlock problem with HTC Desire

I have a HTC Desire with original OS. I arrive to start the device by pushing Power button. The screen lights on with HTC start screen (HTC quietly brillant) then the home screen of the telephone is displayed. There is a first problem because all my widgets and apps on my home screen aren't displayed. Unfortunately, this is not my main problem. When the telephone is locked, when I want to unlock by push Power button like usual, the keys to the bottom of the telephone light on but the screen stays black ! The telephone is well unlocked because when I try to increase volume there is the sound of that action. So, I don't understand very well the problem :(. Someone would have an idea about this problem ? And some advices to fix that ? Thanks by advance for your help. Sylvain.


How to switch to vibrate mode using only hardware keys

I have a Nexus 4, and I would like to be able to switch it to vibrate mode without having to look at the screen or unlock it. My previous phones had this ability (my iPhone had a switch dedicated to this on the side, and on my flip phone before that I just held down the volume down button). I've found this feature pretty useful in many situations where I realize after the fact that I want my phone to be silent, but I don't want to show that I'm silencing my phone (movie theaters, churches, meetings, etc.). I keep my phone in my pants pocket, and the other two phones allowed me to silence them without even removing them from my pocket. I've tried holding down the volume up, volume down, or power buttons, but that doesn't do anything. I know that there are apps that I can configure to automatically silence based on my location, time of day, and/or calendar items, and while those are useful they still don't give me a universal way to silence the phone with minimal interaction. A home screen or lock screen widget won't work for me because my work requires that my phone lock itself, and doesn't allow me to put widgets on the lock screen. I'm also not interested in rooting my phone, but a free or paid app (preferably on the Google Play store) is fine. Really, an ideal solution would be an app or setting that allows me to press and hold the volume down button (while the phone is still locked) to put it in vibrate mode.


Used (probably) inappropriate charger, touchscreen went crazy, permanent damage?

I used a plug with USB output than may have been inappropriate (output DC5V +/- 0.20V DC500mA +/-30mA). While it was plugged in, the touchscreen stopped working properly (touching one part of the screen would trigger another), I guess because the voltage was wrong? Is there any danger that I did some permanent damage to the phone or the battery? It wasn't plugged in for long.


Galaxy Note 10.1, does not recognize finger touch

I have a Galaxy Note 10.1, It suddenly stopped (when switched on) finger touch detection, but works with normally with S Pen. I tried Factory resetting but still it does not detect finger touch... I tried to find any setting regarding finger touch but I couldn't. Is there a way to fix this?


How can I search the SMSs/MMSs using the default search interface?

I have an Cyanogenmod 10.1 ROM installed. I love the Google Search interface and can search most of my phone using it but I am unable to find "Messaging" as a searchable item. I've seen a lot of photos showing "Messaging" as a searchable item but it isn't on my phone. Would any of you know if this possible in JellyBean? Was it a feature that was removed? Do I need to configure something? Thanks I dug through the Cyanogenmod source and found that a commit was made that removed this functionality. I haven't been able to understand the reason for this: https://bitbucket.org/cyanogenmod/android_packages_apps_mms/commits/15290a70177d1cca473fb40e9eee3ed76249926c


how to fix error message e:/unable to mount usbstorage on Samsung Note 3 - Sprint Variant

I have the above device rooted and installed custom recover twrp 2.6.x.x. I keep seeing the message: unable to moutn e:/usbstorage. And I think this is messing with my attempt to install Cyanogenmod 11. I checked the MD5 hash of Cyanogenmod and it is good. I have also tried older versions from the same nightly page. I just get this one error. When I flash the phone, if I ask twrp to check the MD5, it fails. If don't ask for it, it says that there is no hash file and reports that install was a success. But instead the phone goes into a boot loop. I saw this link about the same issue on a different phone. Here is the link Script / Fix Soft Brick Loop_ EFS partition_01.11.13 Some of the people on the site say that the script worked for their Note 3. Others say that the script is not for Note 3. Also the download site seems to be malicious ( according to my malware software; so I can not download it ). I need help to fix this issue. I do have a stock image to flash my phone if anything breaks. I also have the rooting and twrp flashing tools and procedures. I do it in my sleep now. I do not know if I should start messing with PIT files.


Is there a way to play music files from a specific time? (From 0:30 til the end of the track, for example.)

I have a Nexus 5 and I'm trying to find out if it is possible to play only certain sections of music files instead of the whole track. For example, if I want to skip the first 30 seconds, is there any setting I can change for the file or in the music player so that whenever I play that track, it automatically skips the first 30 seconds? Or if I want to play only the segment from 30s to 1:30s for that track, I can specify this is the settings for that track somehow? I'm currently using the default music player on my phone, but if this is only possible with an app from the Play store, that would be fine with me as well. I browsed through some of the popular apps but they don't make it clear whether or not this feature is present.


phone only works on SPEAKER Samsung Galaxy sIII mini

I plugged in a no mic headphone to listen to music on my phone. Since then the phone will only work on "speaker". Can I reset?


Xperia Z Ultra, CM 11, no voicemail indicator

I am using CM 11 nightlies on my Xperia Z Ultra (Togari, c6833), no issues other than the voicemail indicator icon doesn't show when I got voicemails. I transfer the SIM card to my old Galaxy S3 (SGH-T999v), running the same CM 11 version, and I get the voicemail indicator icon. What settings can I check? What can I do to restore the voicemail functionality? Can it be a bug in CM 11 for togari? I am on Videotron, Canadian ISP. Thanks,


Main camera gives: Unknown error by ErrorCallback

When I start the camera app I get:               Unknown error by ErrorCallback      I have tried this on a stock image (freshly imaged with no user data) and on cyanogenmod (freshly imaged with no user data). The ICS Camera app works with the user facing camera, but the main camera gives a black image. How do I troubleshoot this problem? Model: GT-I9300 Android: 4.3 Build: JSS15J.I9300XXUGNA5


Recovery mode not working in Samsung Galaxy Fit

I have a Samsung Galaxy Fit to which I installed Clockworkmod Recovery. When I put my phone into recovery mode by pressing `home`+`power` only the Samsung logo appears; the phone is not booting into stock or Clockworkmod Recovery. My phone is rooted with Superoneclick. How can I restore it back to stock or Clockworkmod recovery? I installed Clockworkmod Recovery before rooting my phone using Odin.


HTC Desire stuck on HBOOT

I've been researching possible issues and fixes for the last couple of hours now and not turning up much, so I have a HTC Desire stuck on HBOOT with unresponsive buttons when attempting to select fastboot etc. So far from what I have turned up I have found that it isn't possible to restore the phone to a clean install of 2.2/2.3 version of Android without the phone already being rooted, am I correct with this? Or have I missed something in my haste to solve this? If I have left any important information out please let me know so I can correct this.


Phone number and Google+ account

Google recently updated Hangouts so that SMS and hangout are in the Same chat. Some of my contacts have multiple email with multiple Google plus accounts. My issue is that it randoms picked the account and they aren't the accounts I want them to be. Does anyone know of a way to fix this?


How to turn off mobile-data/3G for each SIM card separately in Samsung Galaxy Mega Duos?

I'm using Samsung Galaxy Mega Duos and use two SIM cards - one sim with very low charge for 3G connection (called SIM1) and the other with very-high fee (called SIM2). I go to `Setting - Connections - Data usage` to turn off 3G on SIM2 but the checkbox `Mobile data` seems to be synced between the two e.g. if I check it on SIM1 and then go to SIM1 to turn it off, SIM1 is turned off too!? My question: How can I turn of 3G for SIM2 but keep it for SIM1? ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/b2A7k.png)


Access PC drives

Is there a way to access a PC's drives from a Galaxy Note (4.0.4) through the USB port at the initiative of the phone itself. Ideally I would write an Android application which would - permissions permitting - access the PC's resources (SMB client for instance).


How can I symlink the /cache folder on boot?

After rooting and installing link2sd on my **HTC Explorer** , I still have low memory issues. On Google Play, I can't download apps larger than 10-15M. This is because the /cache folder is in the internal memory, which is desperately small. In my version, Google Play writes directly in /cache, not in subfolders. Using adb as root, I deleted `/cache` and created a symlink `/cache -> /mnt/sdcard/cache`. This is fine, but when I reboot the phone the symlink is replaced by the old folder. Is there a proper way to solve this issue once and for all? Thanks for any hint, A


Galaxy tab 2 (gsm) P3100 stuck on start screen after installing clockwork mod recovery. Need help immediately!

I was following this tutorial form wiki.cyanogenmod.org and it went fine till step 12 > #11. Unplug the USB cable from your device You can now manually reboot the > phone into ClockworkMod Recovery mode by holding . > > #12. The Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 (GSM) now has ClockworkMod Recovery installed. > Continue to the next section. And instead of starting in recovery mode, I started in normal mode mistakenly. So I did the whole again. Until now the "Custom binary download" was showing "2 counts" but again mistakenly started in normal mode. Then I did the whole once again, and held the power and up volume button to start in recovery mode. But the device was stuck at start screen (which shows galaxy tab 2 logo). I doesn't even start in normal mode. I did the whole again and again. Now the "Custom binary download" is showing "5 counts". The device is not starting again neither in recovery mode nor in normal. Please help.


Why LG GT540 after boot it disconnects with ADB

Why when my phone LG GT540 is running and seen by ADB after bootup it disconnects (not from PC just from ADB, as PC still can see it it Device Manager) after few seconds after bootup sequence? The problem is occuring only with GT540, tested other device - HTC - works fine. The key could be USB drivers, but tried many of them official and handmade. Also I've tried running phone in "Recovery" or "Safe" Mode - when LG firmware updated my phone via USB with no major problems with connection, hovewer I cant use ADB over this "Safe" mode, can't I?


Input languages to Jelly Bean on Galaxy S3

I know that there are 18 new keyboard languages in Jelly Bean. I upgraded my S3 to Jelly Bean, but I didn't get the additional languages. I saw Nexus, and it had all these languages, but mine has only the default 3 languages (English, French, and another language). Is there any way that I can add these langauges ?


Real time device share on Apple TV via AirPlay

I see that there are apps that will broadcast certain things to an Apple TV via AirPlay, but is there a way to send a view of the screen in real time via this method? I have seen iPhone 4S doing this, but the only apps I've seen for Android advertise that they broadcast media files as if they're being sent as opposed to streamed.


Phone added contact unfindable

My phone's contacts are synced with my Google and Facebook accounts. Whenever I add a contact through my phone it gets synced to my Google Account. Wonderful... Ok I usually send them a text message to let them know my number and then through my browser I'll add a picture and so forth, all that good stuff. Now under the 'Messages' application on my phone. (Where all my sms activity goes on) I can see this contact with their new picture and our conversation. However If I go to the 'Phonebook' application (the app that manages my phone's contacts) and I do a search for that name, nothing comes up. They are clearly already in my phone since through the Messages app I cannot add them again, but they are not find-able. What am I doing erroneously??


Apps missing after sd card unmount

The core issue is in the title: the apps that were installed in the SD card seem to be not installed at all after I unmounted the SD card. As additional information, these are the steps preceding the moment I have noticed this problem:   * installed some apps (so, it's not an app-specific problem)   * moved many of them to the SD card using App2SD \- apps working properly   * unmounted the SD card and detached from the phone (which is turned on)   * no data were written on the sd card (only read operations)   * put SD back in the phone (the _same_ SD card) At this point, I was, and currently am, not able to launch the applications previously moved in the SD card. The links are available on my home screen, but after tapping them I get an error message saying "error launching application". They are not available in the app menu, neither are marked as "installed" in the play store. Fortunately, the applications' data are still there, and installing some of the apps again they appeared the same as the last time I used them. So, the question is twofold:   1. Is there a way to recover the apps, or do I have to manually reinstall them?   2. Is this a potential bug of App2SD?


Chrome white pages and image not loading

Since I upgraded to Android 4.4 (Kitkat), I'm having a lot of problems with anything web related. Often, when calling an URL, the loading is fast and shows nothing: the page remains white. Even refreshing won't do. Clearing the cash doesn't help either. I have to close all tabs, serveral times, relaunch Chrome or even reboot my device to get the page to load. Even then, I'm not entirely sure if rebooting the device did make it work or it's just random. Sometimes, when loading an animated gif, it will start to load and stop and never play again. It could also just stay on the first frame. Also, the webview of reddit's app does the same thing, I switched it to show the link inside the browser instead to see if it helps, but it doesn't. I'm don't know if the Play Store has webviews in it, but sometimes the app just doesn't load anything and the page is also white. At first I thought it may be my connection, but I tested over nealry 10 wifi (home, work, cafe, friends, etc.) and it seems to be very random as it starts to act weird from over time. My device is a Nexus 4.


Nexus 7 wont boot after complete discharge

I accidentally let the battery on my Nexus 7 run completely empty, and now it won't start up anymore even after charging overnight. How can I make it work again? This is what happened in detail: My battery ran low, and I had no time to recharge it. I forgot about it, and found my tablet powered off. I attached it to a charger (the official wall-plug adaptor), waited a few minutes, and then turned it on. I expected it to be able to run from the cable like my phone, but it reported 0% battery and shut itself down immediately. I retried it after a slightly longer time. This time I didn't get to the home screen, but was shown a black and white animated battery icon. I pressed the power button, and the animation froze, and only disappeard after a long time (I put it away and discovered it was gone after a few hours). Since then I've been loading it for > 12 hours, but I haven't been able to get any response. The charger gets warm, but the tablet doesn't. I've heard that once the battery is competely discharged, it only charges in "trickle mode" (that is normally used to top off a 98% loaded battery safely), and can take a very long time to become operative again. This would explain why the adapter gets warm but not the tablet. If this is true, is there any way to speed up charging?


Samsung galaxy tab2 P3100 "android.process.media" stopped issue?

I have updated Samsung galaxy tab2 P3100 to jelly bean since then I am getting popup error as "unfortunately the process android.process.media has stopped". Is there any fix available for this?


Android hangs on boot image after changing boot loader

I changed the bootimage of an Android device and it bricked. It's freezing at the boot image. I try to install a ROM using fastboot but I have a permission error. I try to connect with adb but I can't, the device doesn't appear in the list of devices. I need to enter to the file sytem and replace the bootimage or install a ROM or a Recovery without ADB. The device is an ASUS Memopad HD7 and it's rooted. I think the problem with bootloader is that it isn't unlocked. I try to use flashtool but it's searching all time because the PC doesn't recognize the device. It's recognized only if I start the fastboot mode and it appears like HTC Dream. If I start in normal mode it appears like a storage but it doesn't appear in file explorer or adb.


How do I read pdf files on my Neocore tablet?

I have just recently acquired a Neocore 10 tablet and it has Adobe Reader pre installed on it. I have a lot of pdf files on a usb stick which I want to plug into my Neocore's usb socket so that I can read them. I really have no idea how to do this. After inserting my usb stick into the neocore I then clicked on the Adobe Reader icon and hoped that the reader would open and I could click on "Open File" and see a long list of my pdfs to read. But this didn't happen. Can you please explain to someone who is not very computer savvy exactly what I have to do.   When I have finished and want to take out my usb stick can I just unplug it straight away or do I switch off my neocore so that I can then safely unplug the stick? (I actually closed down my neocore and then unplugged the stick. When I plugged my stick into my laptop I was surprised to see that a new directory called "LOST.DIR" was on it) Thank you


How to import photos from a digital camera using USB OTG?

I have some simple digital camera for my kids with only internal memory. I do have some windows software for it to import the photos. The windows software looks a bit outdated, but it works. When I connected it on an Ubuntu machine to read the USB ID ("ID 0979:0227 Jeilin Technology Corp., Ltd JL2005B/C/D Toy Camera") it worked instantly. The memory was mounted as a drive, I could see the photos and copy them! But when I go on holiday I will have neither a Windows PC nor an Ubuntu machine nearby. I will only have my Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1, which supports USB OTG. When I connect the camera via the USB OTG connector, the camera gives a bleep and on my tablet I see a message "USB connector attached". But I don't see a mounted drive (which I do see when I connect a simple USB memory stick). Is there some kind of app to import the photos from a digital camera? Regards,


Enabling the accelerometer on android phones

are the accelerometers on Android always on? or is it possible to enable/disable them? Does by chance activating/deactivating the setting "Auto- rotate screen" by chance activates/deactivate the accelerometer?


why there are so many tty files in the dev directory?

![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/PMGut.jpg) it is confusing that there are so many tty files in the directory... by the way, what each file in /dev stands for, do they stand for physical devices which are part of my android device? for example, which file stands for the raw storage device in /dev directory?


Is it possible to isolate audio input/output devices?

Is it possible to make the 3.5mm audio jack port of an Android device into a purely audio INPUT device (something like a mic)? I would like to see if I can receive audio input via the jack and push out the said input to a bluetooth headset. If this is not possible, why? If it is, how would I go about implementing it?


Extract DB from accidentally formatted /data

I had to factory reset my Samsung Galaxy Note i717 (1stGen AT&T), and I forgot to backup before formatting /data. I need to extract the messages DB from it, because I have many important messages from my phone that I require. So far, I have (after rebooting into CWM):               $ adb shell mount     rootfs on / type rootfs (rw)     tmpfs on /dev type tmpfs (rw,nosuid,relatime,mode=755)     devpts on /dev/pts type devpts (rw,relatime,mode=600)     proc on /proc type proc (rw,relatime)     sysfs on /sys type sysfs (rw,relatime)     /dev/block/mmcblk0p26 on /cache type ext4 (rw,nodev,noatime,nodiratime,user_xattr,acl,barrier=1,data=ordered)     /dev/block/mmcblk1p1 on /external_sd type vfat (rw,nodev,noatime,nodiratime,fmask=0000,dmask=0000,allow_utime=0022,codepage=cp437,iocharset=iso8859-1,shortname=mixed,errors=remount-ro)     /dev/block/mmcblk0p28 on /sdcard type vfat (rw,nodev,noatime,nodiratime,fmask=0000,dmask=0000,allow_utime=0022,codepage=cp437,iocharset=iso8859-1,shortname=mixed,errors=remount-ro)     /dev/block/mmcblk0p25 on /data type ext4 (rw,nodev,noatime,nodiratime,user_xattr,acl,barrier=1,data=ordered)      Then I unmounted data from CWM, and then:               $ adb shell dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p25 of=/external_sd/data.backup bs=4M     512+1 records in     512+1 records out     2149580800 bytes (2.0GB) copied, 226.108215 seconds, 9.1MB/s          $ adb shell ls -l /external_sd     drwxrwxrwx    3 root     root         16384 Mar 18  2013 2     drwxrwxrwx    3 root     root         16384 Apr 20  2013 Android     drwxrwxrwx    3 root     root         16384 Dec 14  2012 DCIM     drwxrwxrwx    2 root     root         16384 Mar 20  2013 DriveDroid     drwxrwxrwx    2 root     root         16384 Dec  5  2012 LOST.DIR     drwxrwxrwx    2 root     root        360448 May  1  2013 TitaniumBackup     drwxrwxrwx    3 root     root         16384 Dec 16  2012 clockworkmod     -rwxrwxrwx    1 root     root     173194344 Apr 25  2013 cm-10.1-20130411-EXPERIMENTAL-quincyatt-M3.zip     drwxrwxrwx    3 root     root         16384 Dec  5  2012 data     -rwxrwxrwx    1 root     root     2149580800 Nov 14 10:43 data.backup     drwxrwxrwx    3 root     root         16384 Dec 22  2012 media     -rwxrwxrwx    1 root     root        102400 Apr  8  2013 mmssms.db     -rwxrwxrwx    1 root     root       7686144 Feb 16  2013 recovery.img      Next I DL'ed the backup file to my computer:               $ adb pull /external_sd/data.backup     8224 KB/s (2149580800 bytes in 255.223s)          $ ls -l     total 2099204     -rw-r--r-- 1 haneefmubarak haneefmubarak 2149580800 Nov 14 02:56 data.backup      So now what I have is an image of my /data partition (ext4). How can I file- carve for the messages (SMS) DB file? I have a nandroid copy from a while back that has some of my old messages (I set my SMS to never delete), would that help?               Model: SGH-I717     Manu.: Samsung     Carrier: AT&T     ROM: CM 10.2     AOSP: v4.2 Jelly Bean     code: quincyatt


Google play downloads app and then tells me cannot load as no devices

I have an android tablet and finally got it to connect and stay connected to wifi however the google play store will take its time and download to tablet but it never shows in my download file and after all the time downloading then google displays the you have "no devices" message. How can I get my downloaded apps to show anywhere on my tablet please?


Cloning an application with its full data store between devices

Given a generic application I would like to transfer it, full with its own data, to another device or to the emulator. After restoring the application and its `/data/data/com.app` directory it should be supposed to work as normal, provided that its business logic doesn't take into account that the device ID has changed or other facilities (like accounts) are missing. Copying `/data/data/com.app` brutally may result in data corruption when app is active. How do I do that, with or without root?


Help controlling the cursor in swype?

I've got swype pre-installed on my Epic4G, and after a recent update (which also introduced an exasperating auto correction "feature") I'm finding that my cursor won't stay put -- it pops to the end of the word instead of staying where I set it. Say I type `twowords` and then realize I need a space -- I go set the cursor between `two` and `words` thinking that I'll hit the space bar and separate them, but the cursor, which definitely landed where I wanted it, hops to the end of `twowords`. If I try _again_ it stays, but the first time it consistently hops to the end of the word. Is there a setting for this anywhere?


Supress all "Unfortunately, X has stopped" messages

A few of my background services/apps keep crashing for reasons unknown to me and the keep popping up these messages when I'm doing something entirely different. I could exit all those background apps but this "crash" usually recovers from itself and the services start up again in the background so this option is less good. Is there a way to suppress all these messages?


How to get more information about Android random restarts

Android randomly restarts - where would I find an error log or some other way of enabling information gathering from this process? I want to attempt to troubleshoot this.


Tasker: Detect ANT+ paired device, then switch on Endomondo

What will the Tasker Profile and Tasks look like when I want Endomondo app to launch as soon as my Note 3 detects a paired ANT+ device? J


What's the difference between calendar reminder types "alert" and "status bar notification"?

In the calendar reminder settings, these are the two options: "alert" and "status bar notification." However, I'm a little confused between the exact difference between the two. Is alert simply the same thing as status bar notification except that it will play a ringtone if one has been selected? But if that's the case, why is there a ringtone option even when you have chosen "status bar notification?"


Dashboard/Home Screen icons take up to 10 seconds to load after pressing the Home button

I have an issue where the Home Screen (dashboard?) icons can take over 10 seconds to load when I press the home key. After this happens once, the icons will stay there if I open a program and then press the home key again. But, after some time has passed, I'll see this issue again. Phone restart does not fix this issue. I don't have a lot of Services running and I keep things tidy with Advanced Task Killer. This question looks similar, but that user's icons never load. Mine will always load, it just takes way too long. Any thoughts are welcome. Phone: Motorola Droid; Android 2.2.1; No Root/Mod   Apps: 1 Widget; 27 total icons   Modes: Normal; Desk Charger Mode (whatever that's called) **EDIT:** I uninstalled my Task Killer and a couple other apps that I don't use anymore. The problem isn't as severe, but still occurs. I will try removing the 1 widget I have and perhaps install an alternate launcher.


Default email app is always on

Before Android 2.2, the default email app would only show notifications if it was "off". That is, if I used Advanced Task Killer to kill it. After Android 2.2, the default email app will show notifications regardless of me killing it. Is there a way to get the old functionality back? I want it to always show notifications, but only when I tell it to be "on". I know that I can change the notification settings, but that's annoying and clunky. If there is a good alternative email app that provides this functionaly and can sync with Exchange, that would work.


Troubleshooting why my Android phone is rebooting (Nexus S)

It seems to happen when I'm using Pandora. But then again, I'm always using Pandora. It also reboots so quickly that sometimes, I do not notice. Is there a way to see what caused the last reboot?


How to delete gReader stored RSS feeds from Phone memory manually

I was just fiddling with gReader when I noticed that by default the application saves the feeds to the phone memory. So I immediately changed that to SD card memory. However, on doing this all the existing feeds were lost and I had to do a resync. I have a feeling the app didn't delete the existing feeds from the phone memory. Any idea how I can delete those feeds from Phone memory manually?


Updating Droid X running leaked Gingerbread to official release without root

I have a stock unrooted Droid X running a leaked version of the Gingerbread update (system version 4.5.588). How can I update to the official release (system version 4.5.596) without root?


How can I send a text message to a group that has more than 10 contacts in it?

I made a group that has around 18 contacts. I wanted to send a text message to everyone. When I was prompted to select contacts from the group, it would not let me select more than 10. Anyone know how I can get around that limitation? I have a Samsung Infuse.


Host usb application not recognizing my usb devices?

I ran Chainfire's USB host diagnostics in my tablet. After completing the diagnostics, I got the following results:                 KERNEL       claims support             yes       device detected            no       VERDICT       os support                 no       3rd party apps             no      If this is the result in my tablet, can I get the list of USB-connected devices through USB host applications running in my tablet? Please let me know.


Can I clear out broken/uninstalled apps that still show up in the app list?

I had some apps stored on my SD card that I have since wiped. The apps still show up in my app list in `Settings`->`Manage applications`. How do I refresh this list? Rebooting the phone doesn't help, and clicking on one of the entries causes the Settings app to crash. I even tried wiping the Dalvik Cache, but the missing apps are still listed. One special thing to note is that I had used Link2SD to link the apps onto a second partition on the SD card. This is different from the built-in Android method of moving to the sd card. Link2SD creates symlinks so that any app can be moved, and the SD card can be mounted on a computer without temporarily disabling the app (because they are on a second, unmounted partition). I don't know if using Link2SD changes my situation. Note that these uninstalled apps do _not_ show up in another application's app list, such as Titanium Backup. ![Pointers to missing/uninstalled apps](http://i.stack.imgur.com/kRnxK.png)


Brightness below system minimun

Is there tool or application that can set the brightness of the screen below the system minimum?


Tab 2 10.1 P5100 stuck on starting screen

Actually I was downloading something when my tab 2 10.1 p5100 suddenly went off. Then the starting screen came up saying,"Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1" and it is stuck there. I tried the factory reset by holding the power and volume down button but the process says done.But still it doesn't come on completely. Can anyone please give me some advice on how to fix this.


How to set default download location to ext SD card in Sony Xperia M

I already tried to change the download and install location to SD card using ADB but it hasn't worked. All the games and other stuff are being downloaded and installed to phone memory itself. I don't want to root my phone. I have a 8gb card. Using Sony Xperia M. Please help.


Booting to recovery

I have Xperia mini pro (4.1.B.0.587 Stock ram), and my bootloader is unlocked. But I could not boot to recovery mode by pulsing volume down button. I press it after phnoe shakes and before displaying "SONY". What is wrong? Update: Whene I install stock ROMs (using .ftf) files The recovery mode is wiped.


Any way to remove the 512 character limit on Nook Touch notes?

The Nook Simple Touch is an android-based eReader. In their interface for reading books, you can highlight a word or set of words, then attach a note to that. The notes are limited to 512 characters, but you can have an unlimited number of notes for a book. I currently work around the limit by highlighting a word, writing the note, then highlighting the next word and continuing the note. Is there a way to remove the limit of 512 characters, or increase it to a very large number? My nook is fully rooted, so I imagine it is a simple config file or sqlite entry somewhere, but I don't know where to look.


How can I show two alphabets in my contact list?

I have a Galaxy S with an interface in Hebrew. Some of my contacts are in English and some are in Hebrew. However, I only have the option to scroll through the letters in Hebrew. The English alphabet is simply not there. Is there any way to show the English alphabet as well so that I can scroll through the English letters too?


CM10.1 Wifi issue

I just flashed my _HTC One X AT &T Build number 1.73.502.1 710RD ATT US edition_ with **CM 10.1** as described at CM10.1 Android 4.2.1 ROM for AT&T One X/One XL Everything seems fine, but once I connect my device with wifi, its gets connected but data is not being transferred. Does someone has idea if this is bug or is there any solution for this ? I am trying to connect via my broadband router. Sometimes, it shows signal of being connected, but the data connection speed is too less and gets disconnected. Even Airdroid doesn't work, it should have work when being on same network.


how can I change defaults in Android?

> **Possible Duplicate:**   >  How do I change the default Complete Action With? I've accumulated a number of programs that do the same thing (browsers, mp3 players, video players etc), and some of are set as defaults. How can I change the defaults? For instance, let's say I'm tired of Opera and want to to switch back to the stock browser, but I want to leave Opera installed, how can I do that? I have a Samsung Galaxy S with Froyo.


Default Photo Chooser in Kik

I accidentally made Photos my default Photo thing for Kik and I want to change it to Gallery or no default at all. Since I accidentally clicked it I didn't have time to read how to change it back. How do I do this?


Default Photo Chooser on Kik

I have a Samsung Galaxy S2. I accidentally changed my default photo Chooser on kik to photos but I would like for it to be Gallery. How do I reset or change this?


Is there a widget that shows free/busy status of one of my Google Calendar calendars?

I have, in my Google Calendar account, several calendars which have been shared by friends/family/co-workers. Is there a widget which I can place on my phone's home page which will show whether or not a given person (or calendar) is "in an appointment" or not? I'm using a Samsung Galaxy S, but it is running a 2.2 build (Team Whiskey).


Android 2.2 - Visited Links Color

I just got the 2.2 update for my T-Mobile MyTouch 3G (3.5mm) and while playing around with the browser discovered that, unlike with the previous version, visited html links on web pages are now purple. I understand the purpose this serves, but I personally HATE having visited links display with another color. Anyone know of a setting that will disable this?


Why is voice-to-text input not working when disconnected from the Internet?

As you know, on Nexus One you can use voice input to enter text by speaking. Unfortunately, if you are disconnected from the Internet (even temporarily), this feature is unavailable. Why? On my Windows laptop I can do this without being connected to the Internet. Can you explain?


Unable to use SIM TOOL KIT on HTC

I have a dealer's card where I can Recharge for Customer using Sim tool kit. But when I inserted my Sim card in HTC, I am unable to use the SIM TOOL Facility and unable to recharge. I have to change my handset and recharge for customer. Could anyone please tell me how I would be able to use in HTC? Regards


Where did my uploaded pictures go?

I uploaded my pictures from my HTC phone into my google account wanting to move them into Picasa for editing and now I don't know where to find them,


How to check which app uses GPS on Galaxy Nexus?

I'm constantly seeing the Searching for GPS... icon in my status bar, and would like to check which app is trying to access my location. I checked the similar questions on the site and all suggested either Spare Parts or the test menu. However, on my Galaxy Nexus these are out of the question, since Spare Parts crashes with ANR when I try to access the battery stats (there's no `com.android.settings.battery_history.BatteryHistory` activity), and the test menu doesn't have the necessary menus. So, any other possibilities?


How do I determine which app is accessing GPS in Jelly Bean

> **Possible Duplicate:**   >  How to check which app uses GPS on Galaxy Nexus? I have the same question as this one, except the answers provided do not work with Jelly Bean. The first answer requires an app that no longer exists - there is an app called Spare Parts+ but it does not provide GPS usage info. Using the `*#*#4636#*#*` code does take me to the android test mode, but it does not provide GPS usage info. Something I have installed or updated recently is initiating a GPS lookup every couple of minutes - the GPS symbol appears in the status bar. I have an associated battery drain, which may be caused by something else, however I want to eliminate the GPS polling as a source. I have looked at logcat, but the only PID that references the GPS is the android system pid, so this tells me that the GPS was accessed, but not which app triggered the lookup. I have been through some trial and error to figure out which app it is, but without any luck. I am looking for a more categorical way of determining which app is requesting GPS. This is on a Galaxy S2 running 4.1.2


How can I set a user profile password in Jelly Bean 4.2?

Tablet's users will be able to use different profiles since JB 4.2, defined at system settings level (settings -> user profiles). **How can I set a password for each profile**?


Network connection lost when receiving or making a call using Samsung Galaxy S2

Recently noticing that while making or receiving a call, the net connection on the Galaxy S2 is lost. Once the call is over, the connection is restored automatically. OS is android 2.3.6 (gingerbread). can anyone please help if it is a handset problem or any setting that needs to be updated.


samsung galaxy note pro 12.2 won't play videos in youtube app without stopping

I am on a 100mbps internet. When I start playing youtube video it shows that it buffered a lot of it quick, but it is impossible to watch/listen to videos at it stops once in 10 sec and then autoplays in a few sec. itself. I tried some other app to play youtube videos and they play fine. What's wrong with my youtube??


Are the apps safe? How can I make my Android more secure?

Are the apps on the Android Market checked or audited? If I search Google for "hardening Android", the best hit I can find is _Google Android Hardening Checklist_. What's your opinion regarding this? Is there a way to make Android safer or more secure?


cannot view bookmarked map in android google maps engine

I have a bookmarked map in my Google maps engine when viewing via Chrome browser. When I open the Google maps engine android app, I can only see maps created by me or shared with me. Not ones save as bookmark by me. I have seen posts that one should export the map to KML and then import upon his own create map, but import returns an error: not supported file. how can I fix this? In addition I cannot delete old map create by me (the "delete this map" is grayed out) ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/X0SS5.png)


What Changes Take Place When Installing A Custom Launcher eg Nova To A Rom?

If I install a custom launcher eg Nova on Stock Android 4.4.3, what inherently changes ? Similarly if I were to then install a custom rom eg Paranoid Android, are the benefits gained from installing it then overshadowed or "lost" if I were to then install Nova launcher ? To clarify wouldn't the experience of Stock Android with Nova and Paranoid Android with Nova be very similar if not identical ?


Custom GOKeyboard theme / template? (without using customization app)

I'd like to put a custom background on GOKeyboard. I saw it is possible to customize it a little bit using some on-device app that creates themes on the fly. But this is not helpful for me. I'd like to create myself a full featured theme (in photoshop?) and load it into go keyboard. Somehow like thirs parties that put them on the market do. I tried searching for this, could not find the structure I need, or where to place the files, or if there's need for any code. (but I found documentation on creating a go launcher ex theme. But I need for GO Keyboard. Anyone?)


Huawei Ascend Y511 with Android 4.2 Jelly Bean lock screen Widgets

I cannot get the lock screen widgets to work no matter what I do. I do not have Corporate account added, just Google, Viber and Facebook. I searched the internet quite some times, but I couldn't find anything. I have the < / > icons next to the clock but when I try to slide it does not work. The phone as said is Huawei Ascend Y511 (Bought 2 days ago, not rooted or anything) and the Android is 4.2 Jelly Bean.


Incredible 2 Sync Problem

I've downloaded the HTC Sync software onto my PC in order to sync my new Incredible 2 with my Outlook, etc. After plugging my phone into the PC with a USB cable, however, it tells me "No Device Connected." How can I get the computer to recognize the phone?