Adding email address from Gmail to Contacts

Suppose I have a contact in **Contacts** named John Smith. John's email address is _jsmith@gmail.com_. I've emailed him in the past, but I've never added his email to his contact details. Now, suppose I compose an email to John, then as soon as I type _js_ , **Gmail** guesses that I want to email John and his full email address pops up for me. At this point, I'd like to copy his email address and add it to his contact details in **Contacts**. Any way for me to do that easily? I'm using ICS on the galaxy nexus.


is there a way to schedule a turn-on-wifi-sync-turn-off-wifi scheduled task for every day at 8am?

I have no 3G. I use my android phone mostly via wifi home network and read emails and podcasts later offline. Is there a way to make a scheduled task which will turn on wifi, force sync (or wait for it) and turn off wifi after for example after 20 min? Force sync is optional. I will just hope that during the 20 min it will occur somehow. Is there an app which will do this or some smart hack?


What is the diff between the Media transfer protocal and Picture Transfer Protocol

After connecting my device for data transfer the device asks for mode of USB transfer MTP or PTP. I googled it and found that MTP(Media transfer protocal ) and PTP(Picture Transfer Protocol) are some sort of protocols for data transfer but didn't get why is it been used as we can transfer data easily with the previous USB mode as an external storage device. The new USB device modes is somewhat complex for me to understand as I am used to data transfer only as an external storage device but not any PTP or MTP. Which mode is suitable for what kind of data transfer?


android phone turns off when wifi on

i have a Samsung galaxy ace 3 that tuns off when it sleeps or locks but that only happens when it has internet access, not necessary WiFi on. So if i want to use the phone i have to disable the WiFi so that i can lock it, and if i want to use internet i have to make sure it doesn't sleep, by touching the screen and stuff. It does not turns off at random only when WiFi is on and it sleeps, sometimes it takes a bit of time for it to turn off even when screen black out and sometimes it instantly turns off when the screen goes black, also if i set WiFi to be disabled when sleep i can't receive mails and stuff when is locked but it does not turn off. so i prefer if there was another fix, i can't seem to find any problems the phone worked fine before, i have not installed anything and i even did a factory reset from the backup menu on settings


Samsung Galaxy Ace Internet Connection Problems

My mother owns a Samsung Galaxy Ace(GT-S5830) mobile phone and we have a wireless modem from Airties with model number Air5343 broadcasting its SSID. The wireless works fine with all devices except Linux Mint 16 which has hard time connnecting automatically. The mobile phone recognized the broadcasted SSID but is unable to connect to it. The network uses WPA2 encryption with a password of 10 characters of length. The phone used to connect to the modem but the modem has been replaced two times. How can I make the phone connected to the home network? Thanks in advance


Restoring USB Audio after accidental /Music deletion on Nexus 4

I used to be able to have my Nexus 4 play audio via USB to my basic Kenwood car stereo. The controls weren't great, as the device isn't specifically Android-compatible: next folder, and next/previous track was about the limit. But it worked. A couple of months back, a spurious file appeared in my `/Music` folder under OS X Android Connect. When I deleted it, it took out the whole /Music folder. When I recreated the folder, other music apps worked fine, but the car stereo responds with a sullen **No Music** or the very unhelpful **Error** messages. Is there a way to restore the basic USB Mass Storage emulation that I used to have, please?


Dead spot in android screen - can't press some keys

There's a dead spot on the right of my android device(nexus4) , it interferes with pressing some keys. Is there a solution.


How can I make scroll bars always visible?

Android hides scroll bars unless the window is actively being scrolled. This makes it hard to tell if a window can be scrolled without actually trying it. Is there a way to force Android to always show scroll bars when there is something to scroll? I have a Thunderbolt running Android 2.2 (Froyo).


Milestone rooted with the Universal Androot, can I install ROMs?

I rooted my Motorola Milestone 2.1-update1 with the latest beta of Universal Androot, and it seems to have worked fine. I've installed busybox, used titanium backup, and installed a couple root-only apps. Now I'm thinking about using ROM Manager to see what custom ROMs can be installed. However, I'm worried because I've read the milestone has some sort of lock in the bootloader, and I never actually unlocked the bootloader while rooting it. Am talking sense? **Will I run into problems if I simply install ROM Manager and try to install a custom ROM?** Correct me if I'm wrong, but I'm under the impression that rooting and unlocking are separate issues. And so I'm wondering if I don't have to unlock my phone before messing with ROM Manager.


User experience difference among Nexus S and Samsung Galaxy S

Currently, I am considering 1 out of the following 2 android phones.   * Samsung Galaxy S   * Nexus S (Not available in my country yet) I was wondering, has anyone used the above 2 android phones before? What is the significant difference of these 2 phones, in term of software and hardware? p/s Is there any online store where I can buy Nexus S from if I decide to have one? I am from Malaysia.


How can I edit/remove my pictures in Android -devices on desktop?

I want to remove a bunch of images and it is extremely slow in Android. I want to edit things directly in Desktop, maybe such services with something like Google Picasa (?). In other words, how can I edit my images on the memory card of the Android device on Desktop? The Desktop and the Android are linked with the same Google account.


Where to copy wallpapers?

I downloaded some wallpapers for my phone using the PC. Now, in which folder of my Android phone should I store them in order to be visible in Wallpaper Gallery?


HTC One / Beats Earbud Conflict

The Beats earbuds that came with my HTC One initially worked great: the inline control worked, sounded decent. Recently, the phone fails to recognize them however. When I plug in alternative earbuds the phone plays music through the alts. When I plug the Beats earbuds into alternative audio sources, the earbuds themselves work fine. There appears to be a conflict between the two together:   * I have tried using the headphone controls apps to see if throwing an app in there dedicated to managing the earbud controls would be a workaround and this did not work.   * When I plug the Beats earbuds in, music plays through the phone speaker but the earbuds make the noise they would due to being plugged into a sound source   * I have tried this with the Beats Audio setting on and off, and it is not a separate volume settings issue as the phone plays music through itself instead of the earbuds   * Essentially, the issue isn't even with the inline controls, it is with audio not coming out at all; having audio come out of them would suffice a win for me What are my options and which are the best:   * Get a new set of the same headphones; confirm if the issue is with this specific pair, and perhaps a short inline or other wear issue?   * Is there some kind of Software solution?   * Is the phone the problem even if other headphones work with it?


Chrome New Tab Page Different/Changed. Samsung Tab 3, Android Kitkat

Usually my chrome://newtab looks like this:![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/fAC1q.png) When I opened chrome recently and made a new tab, it looked like this (PLEASE NOTE! This is an image I took from chrome beta to recreate the image as I cant recreate it on chrome version 36, as after I cleared chromes data in application management, it was gone.) ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/eycGG.png) I first noticed there was a Google search bar, and tapping just moved it to the top like the beta did. It looked exactly like the beta one, but how did it end up on my normal chrome? I searched the settings and could not find anything. I had just been browsing reddit and superuser, and was on youtube. When I came back to make a new tab it was different. I cleared the data for chrome and it was gone, so thats why I installed beta and took a screenshot for comparison. Any explanation?


Add contact to ActiveSync on Samsung phone

I have two Samsung phones connect to my Exchange email using ActiveSync. When I manually add a contact they are stored on the phone and not ActiveSync, how can I set the default storage mechanism to be ActiveSync? Thank you


Remove notification bar in Samsung Galaxy Tab 3

Is there a way to remove the notification bar on a Samsung Galaxy Tab 3?


How to sync music bought on Google Play back into iTunes

I have the Google Music manager set to watch my iTunes folder, so if I buy music on iTunes, it'll end up in my Google Play Music. What about the other direction? When I buy a song on Google Play, how do I set things up so that it will be added to my iTunes collection on my Mac?


I have broken screen. Can I root my phone only with downloading mode and recovering mode?

I want to recover my data from my Samsung S Duos. I have broken screen, so I can't do anything, even unlock (because I have a password to enter the phone). I tried to install CWM and connect with ADB, but USB debugging isn't turn on, so I can't connect with ADB at all. Is there some way to root my phone via recovering mode (with CWM) so I can turn on USB debugging and work with ADB? Maybe there is some easier way to recover my data? I thought e.g. about connecting keyboard to my phone, so I can unlock it and normally connect via USB, but my phone doesn't support OTG :/ any ideas?


Clearing photos space from device via USB, keeping auto backup

I am running out of storage space on my mobile device. I am using photos auto- backup, and would like to still be available to view my photos/videos when I want to from my device. Can I connect via USB and delete/move files from `Internal Storage\DCIM\Camera` and be sure they will still be available from the photos app while I am online?


How can I set a directory permission so that all files, existing, and newly added are indelible?

I am tinkering with an app that I do not control. It creates files and then sometime later deletes them, I want to prevent it from being able to delete those files. Or if I could create a file system watcher app that would auto copy the file to a new location, that too would suffice, but I do not know if that is possible on Android. Also, I would like to be able to set this recursively on a small folder tree but if not, I can just do each folder manually.


adb/fastboot can't find device in bootloader, but they can do it when booted

I have worked on building Android from source code for few weeks. It used to be fine to me with my Galaxy Nexus, I can connect to my device via adb and fastboot and flash either the factory ROM or ROM built by me into my device. However, when updating the phone into 4.3, I forgot to extract drivers into the built directory and flash the built image into my device. Is surely can't work, and the screen turn off once "Google" is shown, so I would like to reflash it back to other image. However, my laptop can't recognize my Nexus S anymore in the bootloader. I can use "adb shell" once the device is normally booted (even without screen), but once I type "adb reboot bootloader", the connection is lost! Both "adb and fastboot devices" show nothing.... There are many threads talking about unable to connect devices but 70% of them are driver-related issue and 30% of them, ex: sudo adb, just don't work for me. I think I am not facing the driver issue because I still can use "adb shell" once the device is normally booted (not in bootloader mode). Moreover, I also tried few debrick tools contributed by xda community but with no luck. The most closed thread to this question is: ADB can discover devices but not fastboot But it seems there is no answer for this question. I am wondering if there is any way that I can reflash image to my device without accessing it in bootloader mode? (ex: push image in to device via adb shell when device is normally booted?). I am also wondering if there is any way to fix this problem.


problem with root s4 gt-i9515

I have S4 I9515. Can I use a ROM or root S4 I9505 to my phone or not? I don't find any root for my phone. I even tried to root my phone with root S4 I9505 but when I try to give super user access to my "root checker application" it give me "this device does not have proper root access". But if I delete "super user application" and then run "root checker", it show me that I got good root. Also I use another su app but it is not working with me so what to do?


How can I root my HTC Legend without erasing my data?

I want to root my HTC Legend but I don't want to lose my data on it. I have seen the unrevoked method for rooting HTC devices but it does not have a version specifically for HTC Legend. Would the HTC Wildfire version work or do I need to look elsewhere?


How do I make the apps/widgets view the default view?

I just got my first Android device (a tablet). I noticed there's two views. One with a wallpaper and some apps, and another view similar to Launchpad on the Mac (shown below): ![screen shot](http://i.stack.imgur.com/eJ8ZJ.jpg) I want to get rid of the view with the wallpaper in it and just have the "launchpad" view as my default. Is that possible?


Can I mount external SD card read-only?

I have a SamsungGalaxy S3 (32GB Verizon version, not rooted) with a 64GB external SD card. I use the external card only for music, which I load from my computer. Several times now I have lost files from the external card. Is there any way I can force the S3 to mount the external card as "read-only"? Ideally, a widget that would allow me to toggle the mount from RO to RW and back would be perfect, but any way to mount it as RO will satisfy my need to protect the data on the card.


How to stop "Make your phone more social" prompts?

Alcatel One Touch 983, firmware version 2.3.7. I am frequently interrupted with a black screen displaying this prompt: > Make your phone more social > > Authorize the synchronizing which will make it easier for you to connect > more with friends, share photos and links, and receive event reminders and > notifications. > > `Allow` `Skip` At first I thought it was Facebook, but then found that it was continuing after I killed the Facebook app. Moreover, it seems to stop when I switch my phone off and on again, but I don't know what's triggering it to start doing it again. Once started, it will sometimes pop up at minutely intervals, whether I tap Allow or Skip. I'm not sure what it's actually doing. In any case, what can I do to stop this frequent interruption? A way to stop it for good would be preferable, but failing that, I would welcome advice on how to stop it for the time being without having to shut my phone down and possibly lose something I'm in the middle of doing.


adb shell mount command: documentation?

I'm creating a guide for noobs on editing the SystemUI.apk on the US Galaxy S3. But, before I post the guide, I want to make sure I know my stuff! I'm looking to learn about ADB (and ADB shell) and its various commands. I've noticed that some users mount their system read-write like so:               mount -o remount,rw /system      But, others mount like so:               mount -o remount,rw -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock4 /system      I have a little bit of knowledge behind this (-o signifies options, yaffs2 signifies the file system, /dev/block/mtdblock4 signifies mount point, and /system is the actual directory), but why do people have different commands? Is it unsafe to miss some of the arguments? Why do some people include the mount point? The file system? Some separate multiple options using commas, others use spaces: does that matter? Instead of asking 50 questions like those, **does anyone know where to find the documentation/reference/explanation of the mount command, and describing its options?** If you are feeling extra great, any documentation/reference/explanation regarding ADB and busybox-for-android available? _(Besides these:http://busybox.net/downloads/BusyBox.html and http://developer.android.com/tools/help/adb.html , which are a little lacking.)_ _Someone_ knows these things, but my Google-fu is took weak... :( I would sincerely appreciate your guidance, any at all! :)


Lost root on LG AS855 due to OEM update

I lost root privileges on my LG AS855 when I updated it. I used SuperOneClick to root it. Now, it just hangs on step 7. This is not a very popular phone and information on rooting it is extremely sparce on the internet. Any suggestions on how to go about getting root privileges back would be much appreciated.


Samsung Galaxy S3 won't push emails

I can only get new emails by manually doing a refresh. I want instant access to emails, like in Blackberries. I have both the Gmail and the Red Envelope emails with the same emails. P.S. Is this a sync issue?


Flashing Samsung Galaxy Note 3 with Android on Linux

Is there a way to flash my Samsung Galaxy Note 3 with stock rom(Android KitKat 4.4.2) in Linux(any distribution)? EDIT: I can't figure out how to flash this firmware with Heimdall. All I can find is different files and different devices. EDIT:Here are the instructions building a Heimdall firmware package. EDIT: I found a post on XDA saying that Heimdall doens't support KitKat 4.4.2, I got the same error as that guy:ERROR: Failed to send request to end PIT file transfer! ERROR: Failed to download PIT file! When trying to download the PIT file for my device.


Why does my data plan need to be on to send pictures with text?

I don't understand why data is needed to send a picture with a text or to send a text to multiple recipients. These things did not need data on a dumb phone. They just used texting.


Why is phone still checking inbox after deleting account?

I'm running Android 4.2.2 on Samsung GS4 SGH-m919. I set up an Exchange account using the stock "Email" app. I later deleted that account from the accounts list. Now if I run Email, it starts the "set up email" process, so it acts like the account is gone. However, I am still seeing regular status messages that say "checking inbox: exchangeserver.com". I have restarted the phone since deleting the exchange account. From Application Manager, Email is not shown as a running application. Why am I still seeing notifications about checking a non-existent account?


ERRORLEVELs in adb push and pull

I need to execute adb commands from DOS batch files, but I need to know if the push and pull commands were successful. Do these commands return an ERRORLEVEL, or some other environment variable to determine of the push or pull was successful?


Polling JavaScript from shell script in Android?

* I want to measure the real, system and user time for running a web benchmark (1). It basically runs some pre-stored site data emulating basic human interaction.   * It contains index.html, results.html and some js files.   * I was able to modify the index.html to autostart without pressing a start button and then using Android intents to start web browser. Example:               time adb shell am start -a android.intent.action.VIEW -n com.android.browser/.BrowserActivity -d file:///storage/emulated/0/benchmark/bbench/index.html      But the above code gives me the time for only the process which starts the index.html file. Possible solution:   I can call the above intent in a script and then run the script using time function, the catch is that I need to get some kind of feedback or end of task status from the benchmark. I can't understand how to do it. When I open results.html file, there is a for loop which basically runs the benchmark for some predefined number of iterations, I can perhaps modify this or get some status flag from here. **but** , the main question is can I poll a function/ variable in JavaScript from shell script? I am doing everything on Android platform 4.2.2 .


Nexus 5 with an English interface and a Hebrew keyboard

I can't figure out how to set a Hebrew keyboard while using an English interface in my Nexus 5. The only way I have found to switch to a Hebrew keyboard was changing the language of the interface to Hebrew. Is it possible to have them both without a third party app?


Page can't be loaded in S4 using http, but it does in https

I'm having special issues loading a website in my Galaxy S4, either Chrome and the default browser. In my case, when I try to access a website file using http, it throws an error 500, while accessing it using https, it works as expected. The weirdest thing is that when I try to access using another phone or a pc, it perfectly works. I've even tried using Firefox, but it still doesn't work. Do you know where does this error can come from?


How to record an IR remote control commands and retransmit it by android device?

I have an Ir to Use. Is it possible to use it to record commands of an IR remote controls and simulate them by an IR-enabled android device? ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/ZW8bN.jpg)


backup taken by kies and want to restore it in lg phone

My s3 screen was blacked out and i took contact backup using kies3. Now i have got LG LTE2 phone also known as LG optimus f160 and want to restore that backup (taken by kies) data on LG phone. How can i do it?


App shows ads even after restricted background data

I restricted background data for my file manager app. But still when I open the app, I am getting ads at the bottom. How is that even possible? How the app able to connect to mobile data? Am I missing something?


Will Android recognize USB wireless adapters?

I'm looking to use a wireless drawing tablet with my Asus TF300T. I have a USB accessory so I can plug in the USB adapter for the drawing tablet, but I was wondering if Android would recognize the drawing tablet so I can use it like I would on a PC.


matching desktop signature to mobile

I have seen this question for 2 yrs now but still can't find an answer. How do I sync my desktop gmail signature to my droid?? I need to send email from road and want my professional signature to appear. I'm using google mail and isn't droid a google phone?? it should work. It works on my employees' iphones, what am I doing wrong. Very frustrating if there is no answer for this. Our company policy requires use of "real" signature when using mobile email and I can't adhere to my own policy. I know I can type a signature in, but it's just not the same as what appears on our desktops. Please help!! hoping I've just been missing something and the answer is out there. Thank you!


How can I sync all folders from an Exchange server (not just the Inbox)?

I am using a Samsung Galaxy S2 (Android 2.3.4) and have set up the native email app to synchronize with an MS Exchange 2007 server. The problem I am noticing is that I'm only notified for a new email if it is sent to my Inbox folder. I have to sync my other folders one-by-one. Is there any sync all option?


Want to download an unsupported app, but says it will replace an app

What does it mean when it says it will replace an app?


How to root my Motorola Flipside?

I am a relatively new Android user, but I have a bit of experience with Linux. My new Motorola Flipside MB508 has quite a few unwanted preinstalled applications on it, which I would like to remove. However, I need to root the device to do this. What is the easiest way to root a Motorola Flipside on Linux? `*`edit`*` I tried using SuperOneClick, but I am running Fedora (17) and it doesn't work in Wine.


Maximum ring volume for one contact, vibrate for others (SMS)

I keep my phone on vibrate all the day because of my work. So I mostly get back on people when I have the time. However, I must be informed immediately when some server goes down. For that I have ordered a service which sends me an SMS when it happens. How would I have the phone ringing with a maximum volume for just one contact, while at the same time have everyone else on vibrate?


What does the random "ding" in Google Maps Navigation signify?

Ever since updating my Nexus S to ICS, I've noticed that when using Navigation I sometimes hear a random "ding" when driving around. Any idea what this means? I was thinking maybe it was a warning about the speed limit or something, but I haven't noticed any particular circumstances whenever it does it. Sometimes its multiple times per journey, other times not at all. In the UK, Nexus S 4.0.3.


how to search a particular song using search button

i am unable to search a perticular song by usng search button from the long list of songs after its been upgraded to android 2.3.5. Before that i was able to find a song using search button.i am using htc desire s handset. Please suggest if there is a solution to this.coz if i need to listen a perticular song ,i have to traverse through all the library and fing the song after 15 -20 minutes..


How to start browser in incognito mode by default?

I have a samsung galaxy tab 2 10" running Android 4.0.4. Is there a way for the default browser to automatically start up in incognito mode? Or, is there an alternative browser that can do it?


Is it possible to dual-boot my TF201 with Windows RT?

I'm really liking the look of Windows 8 / Windows RT, and I'd like to try ditching my PC entirely by getting Windows onto my Transformer Prime. I'm aware that there are a few issues around things like not having the windows key, but I can't find much conclusive information around the dual-booting situation. Most of what I've found is a from much earlier this year, and a lot of the information seems to be based on supposition rather than " _I've tried this and it did / didn't work_ ". Is it, or is it not, _actually possible_ to get Windows RT running well on the TF201? As a follow-up, will Windows recognise the keyboard, or will it be ignored because it's not the Touch Cover?


Zoom in/out via external keyboard

In there a way to get the effect of (zoom out/pinch put)/in with external mouse and or/keyboard? For games like angry birds or using google earth.


Jorte sync NationalHolidayCalendar with Google Calendar

Is there any way to sync the NationalHolidayCalendar which the Jorte has with Google Calendar?The NationalHolidayCalendar of Jorte has been set up to show Greek Holidays.The google calendar shows greek national holidays ,but it only shows a few of them,while jorte shows most of them.So,I was wondering if there is anyway to sync the Jorte's NationalHolidayCalendar with Google Calendar.


How to connect 3rd party tcp/ip device to Nexus7

I have a wired tcp/ip based device that I need to access from an android app running on a rooted nexus 7. There is only one hard-requirement   1\. The tablet's primary internet connectivity must **NOT** be affected (3g and wifi).      and a couple of preferences...   2\. Preferably the device would be accessed wirelessly.   3\. Preferably this would be accomplished without additional hardware physically attached to the tablet.   The options as I currently see them...   * **Bluetooth** obviously this would require some sort of ethernet to bluetooth gateway. I would rather not pay more than the price of the table for an industrial device which has significantly more capability than what I would need. So does a consumer version of this even exist? If it does would the resulting bluetooth connection on the tablet interfere with the 3g/wifi internet connectivity or is that something I can workaround with special routing rules or just coding the app to use bluetooth rather than sockets?   * **Wifi** Is there a way to accomplish this while still meeting requirement #1? Maybe attaching a USB dongle via the tablet OTG connection and running two simultaneous wifi connections with special routing rules?   * **Wired** USB RJ45 dongle via tablet OTG connection? This is similar and possibly simpler than the wifi option yet has the same potential issues regarding having two network connections active concurrently. Any thoughts, suggestions, creative solutions?


Do I need to root my phone to get a tcpdump?

I'm troubleshooting my aCal installation and the good folks at aCal asked me for the output from `tcpdump -A` \-- do I need to root my phone and install busybox or can I do this from a terminal emulator?


Disable camera's lockscreen shortcut

How can I prevent the camera app from opening directly from my Nexus 4's lockscreen? It opens frequently and easily when the lock screen slides from right to left, even if the phone is locked with pattern. My phone is running Android 4.2.2.


How to make Galaxy Tab as portable WiFi hotspot?

I am a new user of Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 (GT - P5100). Is there any way to use my Galaxy Tab as portable WiFi hotspot?


Malware has corrupted SD card

I have android phone with SD card. Malware has moved all files to other folder. Then I copied it to previous place. But now it doesn't show applications placed in menu. It shows it in settings. What to do? How does android application in SD card must be placed?


video recording distorts vertical lines

Here's a problem I've noticed on all Android, from old 2.2 to the new demo tablets at the store: When in camera video mode, record a column or a pillar, and slightly rotate the device back and forth left/right. Notice that the column appears to be changing shape, wobbling. I remember seeing in consumer-reports or similar magazine that most Android phones have worse video quality, I think only G2 had a very good rating. I wonder if there is any known fix for this problem? Which models don't have this bug?


Flashing Samsung Galaxy S3

I got my Samsung Galaxy S3 but it was bought from South Korea. At first it was all Korean but after some time(or some tweaks) I managed to set it to English. (No, I am not A Korean). Can I flash the firmware to a real English version(using ODIN or any other software)? I entered the model number because I might do something wrong but everything is in Korea (SHW-M440S: http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/1/?model=SHW-M440S&pcode=SKT#firmware). Another problem on my phone is it will only send an SMS if it has 80 or less characters on the message. P.S. I am very new to Odin and flashing an Android phone. But I have seen some tutorial on how to do it.


Hide Facebook friend's events from calendar

I added my Facebook account to the calendar to sync up my Facebook friend's birthdays in my calendar. But along with the birthdays, few useless events also got added automatically. Like if my friend who is a football fan, is attending a Football match somewhere, that event is displaying in "MY CALENDAR". It is very annoying to see my friend's events in my calendar. How do I stop that?


Samsung Galaxy Ace GT-S5830 can't receive incoming calls

After updating to version 2.3.7 of Android the device can't receive calls. Although it can call. The caller to my device is said to line was busy always, it happens from any kind of callers. Need to note, that incoming calls are saved to log, but without any notifications. I played with Profiles, WIFI settings, but it didn't help. baseband version: S5830XWKS2


Command to install app from phone?

I'd like to SSH into my phone, download an APK, and install it remotely. Is there a command available on the phone that would allow me to do this? EG:               wget localhost/file.apk      android_install file.apk      Need to automate an install, as I just accidentally wiped my SD card and everything on it. :(


Android Packet data shortcut

I have a Samsung Galaxy Mini running Android 2.3.3 Gingerbread. In the previous version Froyo (2.2.1) when I held down power button I got in that menu a shortcut to enable packet data. In Gingerbread I couldn't make this shortcut appear. Is there anything I can make to add this shortcut there? Because it's quite annoying to keep accessing Settings -> Wireless & networks -> Mobile networks -> Enable packet data.


Is there a way to preserve my configuration between firmware updates?

I had some apps installed on my Galaxy S2 and configured them on screen the way I liked to have them. Today, the firmware got updated (it looks cool) and all my installed apps are gone from my workspaces. They are still available in the application menu. Also, a load of Samsung and Vodafone (my carrier) apps were put in the workspaces. Is there a way to preserve my configurations between updates, and if not... why? I usually use about five apps, so it's not such a big deal for me, but it's annoying. I can imagine some other users freaking out over this.


Change behavior of space on external keyboard?

On my PC, I am using TouchCursor, so that I can control the text cursor using key combinations such as:   * **SPACE+I/J/K/L** : up/left/down/right   * **SPACE+H/N** : page up/down That way, and when using a keyboard with a TrackPoint, everything is reachable from the home row, and I don't need to move hands. TouchCursor reconfigures the space key:   * to act as a modifier key when pressed together with **I/J/K/L/H/N/...** , and   * to act as space, when pressed and released. Can I get the same functionality with an _external keyboard_ connected to a modern Android device?


Transfer large files beween Android device and an iPad mini

I have an iPad mini and a Galaxy Tab 7.7 tablet. What is the easiest way to transfer several large files between an Android device and an iPad device?


How can I select which folders to sync via Exchange ActiveSync?

I am using Exchange ActiveSync with Android version 4.1.2, but cannot find the option to choose which folders to sync within my mailbox. A technote on the Samsung website (albeit the US version) says this option should be there. Does anyone have any ideas?


Android 2.1 - MyTouch 3G Slide - Preparing SD Card mal-function - Formatted SD Card after taking out and putting back in :(

Operating System: Android 2.2 Device: HTC MyTouch 3G Slide SD Card: Micro SD 8GB Sandisk card that is less than 1 year old Background: This feature formatted my working SD Card w/ all my pictures on it after i took it out and put it back into the same phone. I didn't add or delete any data from the device when i took it out... I checked the sd card on the computer and it only had 2mb of cache files on it while before it had 6gb of music and photos. I already tried mounting and unmounting the card. That doesn't help. The phone has recently been factory restored. Questions: 1) Why is Android / MyTouch3G Slide formatting my sd card? 2) How do I know if it's an sd card problem or a phone problem? 3) How do I get the card to work w/ the pictures and mp3s on there? I'm thinking maybe I should prepare the card for android somehow- with a sd card formatter Update: I recovered the files w Easeus Data Recovery, put them back on the card, and it formatted the files again. I'm thinking I should format my card for android 2.2 or mytouch3g so it accepts the pictures or put the card in while the phone is off to prevent this from happening again?


Google play is not displaying

I'm trying to open google play on my computer but it displays me like below image: ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/3Dn2g.png) Doesn't display any of the application not even when I select from categories.


Contacts / People application missing

I have no Contacts / People app in my ICS tablet (bq Maxwell Lite). All the other google apps are there (calendar, playstore, gmail, talk). There seem to exist other tablets with the same problem. I've tried to retrieve the `Contacts` and `ContactsProvider` apks from `/system/app` on the SDK emulator, but these fail to install Third party contact managers just crash on startup.


Updating my Xperia U to the ICS firmware 6.1.1.B.1.54 instead of the official 6.1.1.B.10

I'm using the official Sony GingerBread 2.3.7 with firmware **6.0.B.3.184** on my **Xperia U** and I want to use the latest **6.1.1.B.54**. I've tried using Sony PC Companion/SUS but it tries to update my GB to ICS 6.1.1.B.10 which is buggy. I do not want to unlock my bootloader in this process and I also want to keep a backup of my current stock ROM in case something goes wrong. Can anyone post me a link or explain me the process of updating my phone?


Gmail app on LG Optimus U doesn't get email anymore

I have an LG Optimus U from US Cellular and I use the stock Gmail app. A few days ago, it stopped receiving any new emails. When I click on refresh it doesn't do anything, just fails silently. Also, it shows that my account has 4 new emails but when I list the emails, I don't see any. Has anyone had this problem, or can anyone recommend a better email app?


How to get Banshee to see Xoom via MTP?

I just bought a Canadian region Xoom, and have been able to access it via MTP using Gnomad2, but Banshee refuses to recognize it, despite having the libmtp extension installed. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks! OS: Fedora 14, amd64


google contacts not shown

When I log onto GMail on my HTC Desire, I can't find a way to access my GMail contacts. I read that there was some link on the left of the screen. I see none. I am now at a loss


How can I charge an ASUS Transformer while connected to USB?

Currently I'm developing with my Nexus S but would like to use Asus Transformer for that. So far I figured that device won't charge from USB. And for me - I need to have it on USB for debugging while charged and ON all the time. Is that even possible? How long device lives on battery when 100% on? **EDIT** I look at keyboard accessory and it looks good. It seems that I can charge and it will serve as a stand. But I'm not sure if USB in keyboard will work for debugging?


Just wondering if there's an app in android that can read the actual height and width of an image captured from camera

Is there an app that can identify height and width of the image or object captured by a camera of my phone. Example is: It can identify the height and width of the dog or building or the person.


OpenVPN browser tunneling

I hope I do not say silly things, or discounted, but I'm a newbie, at least for vpn. I want use my browser to connect on my corporate intranet via VPN connection, but I'm not able to do it. Someone can help me? Some information: I tried 2 way to confgure OpenVPN: * * * I've configured OpenVPN via openvpn-settings apps (using pre-created cert files located on /openvpn ). The .ovpn config files sound like                port yyyy     dev tun     \#dev-node ovpn     proto tcp-client     remote xxx1.xxxx.it yyyy     remote xxx2.xxxx.it yyyy     remote xxx3.xxxx.it jjj     remote xxx4.xxxx.it jjj     ping 30          persist-tun persist-key          tls-client     ca xxx.ca.crt     cert xxx.aaaa.bbbb.crt     key xxx.aaaa.bbbb.key          ns-cert-type server     comp-lzo     pull     verb 5      I connect to VPN with no problems, and I can use for example ssh to connect on my corporate Linux server. * * * I've created a VPN from Menu->Settings-> Wireless & network-> VPN settings -> add VPN-> add VPN OpenVPN and set parameters according with the previous .ovpn config file I connect also to VPN with no problems, and I can use for example ssh to connect on my corporate linux server. * * * On both cases I'm not able to browse intranet. So I checked the IP address I go out with, pointing to http://m.showip.net/, and it displayed my provider IP, not the assigned VPN IP! Is it possible that VPN don't tunnel all traffic? Maybe I need to change the default gateway somehow? My O.S. is               Android 2.3.7     kernel 2.6.35.14-nFinity     ROM Cyanogenmod 7.1.0.1 stable     Phone HTC Wildfire (Buzz)


How can I edit Office documents on an Android tablet and keep compatibility?

In our office, there's a new Eee Pad Transformer. It was supposed to replace a netbook for giving presentations and editing Microsoft Office documents on the go (e.g. Word, PowerPoint, Excel). There have been some issues:   * The office solutions they currently tried can only _read_ Microsoft Office files (like Documents To Go)   * Polaris Office with _write_ support produce Microsoft Office files that fail to open in Office 2007 Claim by the owner of the device, I can't try it. The questions are:   * Is there any way to **produce PDF files from such documents**? This would at least make it possible to just export presentations to PDF in order to share them.   * Is there a (preferably free) office solution that **guarantees compatibility** with Office 2007/2010?   * Any other workarounds?


How does su regulate app permissions?

I seen a lot of apps in the market that give superuser functionality to applications. However there is a pre-requisite of rooting your phone. I am curious how a rooted phone has those permissions already? I've downloaded the source code and have managed to locate the su.c file that might invoke an application to change. But im still not sure. Can anyone give an insight on this? Which actual files delegate permissions? Are all system apps given root permissions at startup?


The odyssey for CM10, all i get is a bootloop. How can i solve this?

I'm here to discuss about the unlocking of my new LG Optimus L5. I'll start saying that it come oot with Android 4.1.2 and the LG mod v20b. I wanted to delete all the LG stuffs that slow the phone so i decided to root+unlock bootloader+install CWR+flash CM10 and Gapps. I started following this page and tried all the root methods; only the one using a modified kdz worked. After that i tried to unlock the bootloader, succeeding only after a day of tries. The problem was the Superuser app (it won't allow the ADB shell to edit the bootloader information even if it was allowed. I don't know why), so i installed superSU and all went right. After that i installed ROMmanager, which allowed me to flash the CWR, but i was able to enter it only if the USB cable was disconnected (again i don't know why). Inside the CWR i wiped bot caches, i did factory reset and flashed CM10+ Gapps; unfortunately i installed the wrong Gapps, denying me the Camera app, and few more little bugs... So i decided to flash the righ one (gapps- jb-20121011-signed), but after that, all google services was crashing, so i decide to factory reset all and reinstalla CM+Gapps (the righ one this time) The fate decided to curse me, sending the phone in bootloop after the flashing. Hopeless, i tryed to flash again the modded firmware with the kdz flasher to retore the phone at the first passage, but it remained in bootloop (this time with the LG logo, not with the Cyanogen one). I'm now trying to restore the original kdz (the v20d not modded) hoping for some miracle. Someone have a hint to help me? The only thing i know now is that i can put the phone in download/emergency mode or remain in bootloop. As far as i know the only way to enter the recovery is from SU binaryes in this f***ing phone, so no key combination to enter in it at startup.


Does turning off the "Show notifications" settings for apps improve battery life?

I recently found that there is a "Show notifications" settings for individual app in my HTC One X. I have turned it off for some applications like Subway Surfers (which tries to sell me coins in notifications). Will disabling notifications improve my battery life? How does Android handle if notifications are turned off for a particular app - does it only hide notifications from notification bar or it really does not allow the app to create any notifications in first place (so in this case I presume that it would save battery life)?


wifi only when traveling; also necessary to turn off packet data?

My son has a Galaxy S3 and is travelling to Russia. He'd like to be able to use his phone for Internet use, and Skype, when connected to Wifi. Otherwise, he doesn't want to incur extra or roaming charges for voice, text, or data. I thought I had this figured out. The instructions I got were to 1) go into airplane mode, and then 2) turn Wifi back on. However, I just called ATT, to verify my approach, and the person said he also has to go to 3) Applications -> Settings> -> More Settings -> Wireless and Network -> Mobile Network -> Use PacketS Data and uncheck "Use Packet Data" I Step 3 necessary, even after having done Step 1 and Step 2? Thanks,


SMS-draft on incoming call

I have a tiny problem with my Android on HTC Wildfire. When I got incoming call and my screen is blocked, I have to move a ring to unblock and answer the phone; but if I move this ring fast enough and my phone doesn't capture my movement, I get a cancelled call and a sms-draft 'Sorry, I'm busy' etc. The problem is: is there any way to disable this option to have an sms-draft? I'd like to have not a possibility to slide to sms-draft with call cancel. My Android version is 2.3.5


No ADB connection to Transformer Prime TF201 on 4.1.1

ADB connection to Transformer Prime TF201 on 4.1.1 With USB Debugging disabled I can see the TF as expected. With USB Debugging enabled I can see an entry under Device Manager for ASUS Transformer Prime ADB Interface with no warnings or errors. However when I attempt to use ADB to connect I'm not getting any devices returned. Screenshot here: ![Screenshot of ADB command window](http://i.stack.imgur.com/XcGZT.png) If I plug my phone in and list devices I get a single entry returned which works as expected, SHELL etc works normally. Any thoughts?


Limit YouTube to Wi-Fi only

My daughter loves to share videos on YouTube with her friends. As a result she's blown through her monthly 2GB data allotment on multiple occasions. While I've educated her on the difference between 3G and Wi-Fi, and she's a smart kid, it would simply be easier if I could limit her YouTube app to only allow streaming while on Wi-Fi. I looked in the app settings but unless it's in some weird location there is no such setting. How can I prevent YouTube streaming to be only allowed on Wi- Fi? (If it matters: Droid Incredible 2, Gingerbread)


Remap menu key to multitasking

I'd like to remap the physical menu key of my Xperia Neo V running Cyanogenmod 9 to multi-tasking, the way it is on phones that were launched with ICS or Jelly Bean to begin with. Apps built for ICS would then display the action overflow. With older apps, I guess an on-screen menu key would appear -- I think there is in fact an ICS phone that does this as it has only two keys, but I don't remember the name. Alternatively, the menu key would stay a menu key in these apps but this might be more difficult to achieve. Is there any way to configure or modify Android to behave this way?


Moto E is not switching on after changing runtime to ART

I changed the runtime option from Dalvik to ART. It asked for a restart. When I did the restart, Moto E has been stuck in boot time. When I hold the power button for sometime, it starts again. It is stuck at a point where Motorola 'M' symbol comes and the footer says "powered by ANDROID". Please help, I am not able to switch on my Moto E.


How can I place a text file on my homescreen for editing?

I would like to place a textfile from my SD-card `todo.txt` on my home screen so I can click on it to edit the content and when I close it only that file would be saved. Ideally there would be a `git` repository behind this file so I can see and eventually rollback any changes I made to that file.


Wifi wont turn on... Galaxy S3 mini

Im really hoping someone can give me advise. Up until yesterday my _S3 mini_ has worked perfectly. All of a sudden I cannot turn on my WiFi: Each time I do it freezes on turning on... which is really annoying. I have done all the usual: power down, power up, reset, factory reset, and so on but no joy. I have also ran out of data allowance for this month. I took it to the local repair shop and they said that the antenna is built into the motherboard. To repair would need a new motherboard which is risky apparently? I find it hard to believe that my problem is so severe. Is there anything I can do about this?


L2TP VPN fails to connect - how to troubleshoot?

I'm using the built-in VPN client (under Settings, More networks, VPN) on a Galaxy S4 (GT-I9500) running Omega v17 (Android 4.3). I set up an L2TP (PSK) VPN connection and try to connect. It says "connecting..." for a while and then just says "disconnected" without any error message whatsoever. How do I tell what's wrong? Is there any kind of log somewhere? I can see in the server logs that it does try to connect, but nothing in there gives me any clue as to why it disconnects. A PPTP VPN connection to the same machine works fine.


CyanogenMod USB tether

I can't seem to find the option to enable USB tether in CyanogenMod 7.0.1 . Several pages and forum threads mention a checkbox under Wireless & network setting, but i don't have it. Is there anything i need to do to get this to show up? Is this not supported anymore? What USB mode should I select? The phone is a Motorola Milestone, computer runs Windows 7 x64.


Is there any way to let Facebook run only when I want?

Is there any way to let the Facebook app run only when I want to use it and really close it when i don't need it? I've already disabled it with autostarts, moved to sd, yet it is still running 24/7. I don't want to appear on the Facebook chat, also don't want to waste 30mb of ram, and of course there are no FB widgets on the home screen


How can I encode an MP3 file in Android using LAME?

Can anyone tell me how to encode a MP3 file in Android (as you would by using lame.dll in Windows or lame.so in Linux)?


Volume limit specific app?

Is there an app that will let me set a maximum volume on JUST Spotify? Spotify at 100% is a LOT louder than YouTube at 100%. I **never** want to listen to Spotify at 100%, but occasionally I do want to do so for a YouTube video. I'm asking because a few times, I've accidentally pressed and held the volume up button when listening to Spotify--I think I may have already seriously damaged my hearing that way.


How to save attachment from Gmail?

I've got two MP3 files from my friend via Gmail. How can I save them to my phone? There is only a Preview button...


Auto-switching Audio Widget?

I use a lot of audio apps on my HTC One, like Doggcatcher, Google Music, Tunein Radio, Pandora, NPR, etc. Most, if not all, of these apps have a 4x1 widget which controls playback. These are very helpful, but I have to devote 1-2 homescreen pages to these widgets, even though only one of them is relevant to me at a time. **Is there a way to reserver a 4x1 block of space on the homescreen, and have that space filled with the 4x1 widget of whatever app is currently outputting audio to the system?** This is kind of similar to the HTC One Sense's lockscreen implementation, where it has a generic widget that shows play, previous, and next buttons that control whatever app is currently playing audio, and shows the title of the currently playing track. ![HTC One's Lockscreen Audio Widget](http://i.stack.imgur.com/mWfCK.jpg) I think this would be a good idea, and would be very useful to me. Is there anything out there that can support this functionality? An alternate solution might be a generic audio widget that just shows the title track, with play, previous, and next controls, just like the HTC One lockscreen widget above. It's not ideal, as I like the app-specific functions (thumbs-up, etc.), but it would scratch the itch.


How can I tell what my phone has been downloading?

I have a Galaxy S3, which I often use as a hotspot for my laptop when WiFi is out of reach. I have a good deal with my carrier so that I have unlimited and fast connection anywhere. Everyone happy. Recently, my connection has been beginning to slow down, only sometimes, so I did some testing, and I found that whenever the connection is slow, and I go into Flight Mode (a.k.a. forcibly disconnect the internet connection), I get an anonymous popup message (The smaller ones at the bottom, not the `alert()` style ones): > Currently unable to continue download, please try again later. Now, I didn't initiate any download, so I presume some application is doing it. I've uninstalled everything but the bare essentials, and it still happens. Is there a way for me to know what my browser is downloading, what kinds of requests it's sending, how much and from where?


Textexpander for android

I'm on a Mac and iPhone. Going to switch to Android and Windows. Textexpander is an app that is "expanding custom keyboard shortcuts into frequently-used text". In other words: a _text expansion_ tool. For example, when I type gm1 my email shows up. When I hit d2 I see todays date, 130830. I currently have textexpander on the mac, have the library in dropbox, and sync it to iPhone so that I have all my snippets on both Mac and iPhone (well, at least in the iPhone apps I write in like PlainText). I know that   * AHK kan do snippets via :*:gm::my email adress   * Breevy is a textexpander for windows But can I make text expansion play as nice on android-windows as on iPhone- mac?


Is it possible to minimize the unlock section of the lock screen?

Sometimes your widgets take up a lot of space. The unlock section also takes up a lot of space if you use a PIN or password. Is there any way to minimize it?


Android on PC: Correct ISO

I've tried doing this before, and I successfully installed Android on my Dell Inspiron 15 [64bit.] There was one problem though. No video worked. Not on YouTube, not on the Web. Not when downloaded with any video player. Can anyone please verify an Android ISO that works well with videos and everything? I know people do it, but with which version, and what iso?


How to enable developer settings Nexus 7 4.4.2 kit kat

I have the old Nexus 7 with stock 4.4.2, and I want to enable developer settings. I have found many references to Settings -> About (Tablet) -> And click 7 times on build number - but that simply does not work. I have tried tapping it 1 million times and nothing happens. If I tap "Android Version 4.4.2" in the same menu, I get the whole spinning K, kitkat, easter-egg game etc. What am I missing? How do I enable developer settings?


Are APK files saved on my device when I install from the Play Store?

I used a Nexus 7 for a couple of years and got a Nexus 10 earlier this year. I installed a number of kids books/games on the 7 and wanted to transfer them to the 10. Now I can't find some of them at the store. Would the APK files still be located on the 7?


Will I be removed from groups on WhatsApp if I upgrade to a new phone?

I was removed from all groups before, when I changed my number. Will the same happen if I change my phone? This time, I have the same number but a different phone.


Did Custom Recovery flash my SD? Need help

So I was about to install a camera mod on my LG G2 (D802) via TWRP. I am no expert but I have used similar mods on my Android phones before without any problem. So I made a backup via Nandroid and went along and turned off my phone and did the factory reset combination to start up TWRP, the only problem was... I forgot to install TWRP! or I thought I had installed it but I had not... This of course led to ------> FACTORY RESET OF PHONE. Long story short: Trying to repair my mistake I somewhere along the way I manage to brick my phone (well done, I know) and got stuck in fastboot mode. To fix this I installed "fastboot tool" and manage to install a StockMOD Rom (based off the D802 International 10b rom (JDQ39b)). Now I was finally able to factory reset the phone and get it to boot. No problem, I thought. Now I just need to install ClockworkMod and use my nandroid backup to get my OS back in shape. And it worked!! HOWEVER... Now all my data (photos, music, everything) on the emulated SD card is gone, at least that is what it looks like... Using root browser I have not been able to locate the data anywhere... Using the stock storage tool and "DiskUsage" you can see that of the 25GB available memory, 9,7GB is already in use! I only got 14GB of free space to use (see picture below): http://tinyurl.com/oe8nvea As you can see in the picture, I can't account for this much data... What is using all that 9,7GB of memory? Is it possible that this could be my lost photo and music gallery hiding somewhere? A clean installation of the LG G2 should have about 24GB of free space to use, like the picture below: http://st1.bgr.in/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/lg-g2-internal-memory.jpg Where did all my data go? What is using all that memory? Tune in next week for the thrilling conclusion! Seriously though... Any help to get me in the right direction to solve this "mystery" is much appreciated! :)


Blocking a call without the calling party knowing it

Most call blocking apps will reject/hang up the calls from blacklisted numbers. But the calling party comes to know that there call was rejected. Is there any way or any app which can really "block" the call (like turning off network connection for few seconds) so that the calling party feels that the phone is either switched off or not reachable.


4.4 Kitkat Lockscreen music player

I hate the new kitkat update with the new album art lockscreen display when you are playing music. I would like to know is there any way possible to get the track list w/music controls back like on 4.2.2. I use to be able to scroll thru all of my tracks from the lockscreen without unlocking my phone which was very intuitive and convenient, now I'm just stuck with the music controls. Is there a workaround for this?               Samsung S4 AT&T     4.4 kitkat     not rooted


Can 'coredump' folder be deleted safely?

Internal memory (1.21 GB) of my phone is mainly occupied by a folder named 'coredump' (size ~900 MB). Will it be safe to delete it? What should i do to release this memory?


Set global proxy in Android

In order to provide safe browsing, I want to set global proxy to route all http/https requests from any browser to my proxy server on both WiFi and 2G/3G networks for non rooted Android devices with OS version 2.2 and above. After categorization, proxy server will send response to browsers. I have seen so many posts in SO also, but nobody has explained for Mobile networks(2G/3G). Please inform whether there is a possibility or not at all? If yes, please suggest a way. If anybody have idea, please share your thoughts.Thanks in advance. Thanks, Gopi.


Samsung Galaxy s3 still vibrating when getting notification, even though I'm on silent mode

I have Samsung Galaxy S3 GT-I9300. When I put it on silent mode, when I get a notification from Facebook, Facebook Messenger and GMail, or any other notification, it's still vibrating. This is very annoying when I'm in the classroom, for example. Is there any option to completely disable vibration on silent mode?


Restore HTC One X to original ROM

My HTC One X came with ICS pre-installed, but then I upgraded it to Android 4.2.2 using CyanogenMod. Now I want to reset my phone to its original ROM, but couldn't find a way to do it. Someone suggested that I download and run: > > RUU_ENDEAVOR_U_ICS_40_Vodafone_UK_1.26.161.2_Radio_1.1204.90.13_release_251227_signed but it didn't work. When I run the .exe I get the error:                Error[155]: UKNOWN ERROR      My bootloader shows its version as:               version-main: 3.14.161.27      (bootloader) DEBUG: cid: VODAP001     ENDEAVORU PUT SHIP S-ON RL     *** UNLOCKED ***      How can I get the stock ROM reinstalled?


Galaxy S2 on Android 4.0.4 won't vibrate

How can I set my phone to just vibrate? No sound; just vibration. I just got the upgraded version of the S2, and my phone won't vibrate. I tried everything.


Reset Touch 3G Slide

How do I do a reset on my My Touch 3G Slide? I tried to hold the down volume button and the screen lock button and it didn't work.


How do I use a periodic trigger in Automagic?

There's an app called Automagic which uses flow charts to create workflows that let you perform custom sequences of actions on your Android (essentially macros, but with an advanced interface for editing them). **Can somebody please explain how to use the periodic trigger?** I've tried using it to kick start a flow, but it never fires. I've ensured that the flow is enabled, I've checked the logs and there's nothing about any problems occurring with launching the flow.


Seesmic Twitter image upload problem

So I started using **Seesmic** application to post on **FaceBook** and **Twitter** , but I have problem when uploading images in Twitter statuses. If I use **yfrog.com** as service for uploading images in the settings, it uploads ok and adds the link. No problem. But I don't like using yfrog because official twitter doesn't show the image normally if it isn't uploaded on official Twitter servers... So I want to use the option Twitter or Twitpic for the image upload, but when I try to sent tweet with image using this settings it fails with this error: " **Cannot update status** The service provider cannot be reached. Please retry later." So I try to Retry later.. but still won't work. Anyone with same problem or solution? I tried Googling, but nothing helpful. Or is there any small app for twitter + facebook with official twitter image uploading that you would recommend?


Google+ Location Sharing: How to share only city level locations

For some time, Google+ contains the possibility to share your current location with your friends. This feature is similar to Google Latitude but uses a different permission-system: Where Latitude uses a seperate friend list (the Latitude Friends), Google+ uses the people from your circles to check, who can see your location. In the settings of the location sharing (in the Google+ App, in the drawer "Locations", Settings), I can select which people can see "who can see your best available location". All these people see my exact location, so determined by GPS (if available). If a person is not included in this list, the person does not see my location at all. **Question: How can I select which persons can only see my city, but not my exact location? Just like it was possible on latitude? As expained above, I only see the possiblity to share the exact location or to share no location at all.**


How can I download files if there is no SD card?

I have no SD card in my phone. And I would like to know how I can save pictures in a place where I can access them later because I download them on tumblr.


Note 10.1 stuck in restart loop

I bought the Note 10.1 two months ago. But now my Note is stuck in a restarting loop for a second time. First, it happened last month. I already got that fixed by the service center. I asked the service center man whether I can fixed it by myself or not. He told me that you couldn't. Now, my Note 10.1 is constantly restarting again. I don't know what exactly the root cause of this issue is. I remembered that last activity was I only registered new account for Line and ChatOn app. The problem condition is when entering the boot screen, the note 10.1 just restarts again. So it never reaches the home screen. Any body know what is the root cause for this? How can I fix it by myself?


How can I tell if a Watch Later video has been successfully preloaded?

Preloading of 'Watch Later' videos has been enabled, but I do not know how to tell when a video I am about to watch has been successfully pre-loaded by the YouTube app. As others have noted (Youtube Preload limit?) there is a limit to how much video Google will download to your device. I cannot see whether a particular video is preloaded or not. I have a good (but limited) mobile network, so preloaded or not pre-loaded both load quickly. Can you see where the data is stored? Is there a widget or indicator I missed that tells me if the video will come from the storage or from the cell network before launching it?


Restoring a previous sdcard path after ROM upgrade

Device: HTC Desire Z I moved from CM 10.1 to 11, and I would like to bring back the old path of sdcard. It was like this:   10.1: `/storage/primary/legacy/`   11: `/storage/sdcard` Can I do that by doing hard link, mounting the folder, making a shortcut, or by other method? I would like these both paths to work.


Over cellular, get shell on USB-connected PC?

Suppose I have a PC (running Linux). That PC isn't on any network, and it's in some faraway place (but with cell service), and I need to support it. Rather than send a support person, I'd like to FedEx a cell phone that could be plugged into USB, which would then allow me to get a console/shell on the PC from anywhere in the world. How might I do this?


Wiped data, flashed rom, restored data and phone not turns on, keeps restart

Phone is huawei u8800. aurorasp rom was in it. I had a problem. It was restarting before turning on. I tried a lot of things but could not manage to solve. SO i wiped data from cwm and installed aurorasp+ and restored backup. Again it went into restart mode. I made advanced restore and restoreonly data, but again same restartinng trouble. Before restoring data, the phone is working, no restarting. Cwm, clockworth mode. I used it to backup as a recovery. cwm 6 i guess version. i want to restore data, contacts, some application data. I want to take this data. How can i take data, for example contacts, app datas?


How to remove MotoBLUR from Motorola Charm MB502 phone?

I have a T-Mobile branded Motorola Charm (MB502) phone that I bought for my wife. It's a capable little device, but it's being slowed down to a crawl by MotoBLUR. I'd like to know if there is a way to remove all BLUR software, preferably by overwriting the firmware with a de-blurred version. It's been updated to the latest firmware and rooted via SuperOneClick. Here are the relevant details from the phone's "About" screen: > System Version: Blur_Version_2.3.9007.MB502.T-Mobile.en.US   >  Model number: MB502   >  Baseband version: EPU93_U_03.3B.02   >  Build number: BASIL_U3_03.90.7 I know of at least one de-blurred version that can be flashed with RDSlite, from and-developers.com. Unfortunately this version "BASEM_U3_01.12.4" doesn't work on T-Mobile Charm and (almost) bricks it after flashing, requiring a re- flash to the base T-Mobile sbf. Also, on xda-developers thread a dev managed to build a working version of Clockwork Recovery for the Charm. However, there are no ROMs available for it yet. So my question is this: For the lack of any 3rd-party ROMs, is there a way to safely remove all BLUR apps and references from Charm?


HTC Thunderbolt: Why do I have serious text messaging and battery problems?

I just bought a Verizon HTC Thunderbolt Android phone. My battery lasts just 3 or 4 hours... the phone has to basically be plugged all the time. Any suggestions on how to improve this situation? Also, I have problems receiving text messages... i only receive the first few words of each message. Have you experienced similar problems? Thanks


Can I use Android Emulator to get the Free apps from Amazon's app store?

It is said that we can test drive using Android apps even using an Web based android emulator for Amazon, but I don't see it on Amazon's Angry Birds webpage? Can we download the Android SDK and use the emulator to use any free apps offered on the Amazon app store?


Use my device as laser pointer

I'm not sure if this is possible, but knowing that is possible to use the device as mouse I think this should also be possible: Somehow connect the phone with a PC, then in the place you touch from the phone, in the computer should appear a red dot (or something). Is there any app for this?? Is it possible?


How can I easily restrict all apps EXCEPT specific apps from using data?

Let's say I have 100 apps on my Nexus 4. I want to limit all but 2 of them from running on my data plan (I have 30MB a month).   * How can I easily exclude all apps _except_ specific applications from using data (both fore/background)?


How to upgrade from one version of Cyanogenmod to another?

I am fairly new to rooting / putting custom ROMs on devices; I finally have my phone in a state that I like, after putting Cyanogenmod 7 on my HTC Desire Z. Since I've done this, there have been a few point releases, and a minor release is not far away. However, I don't really know how to upgrade from one version to another (and I couldn't find any instructions on how to do so). How do I upgrade from one version of Cyanogenmod to another? Is it the same process as installing it in the first place? Will I have to wipe all the data on my phone, as I did the first time?


Touch screen on Nexus 7 4.3 not working at all

I have a newer Nexus 7 4.3 tablet. I can turn my tablet on but my touch screen does not work at all. When I push the power button & volume button, I cannot touch the screen or use the power button to select Reboot (the tablet just shuts off). How can I get my tablet to respond to touch??


Galaxy Mini 2 hangs after Cyanogenmod and Clockworkmod update

I have a Galaxy Mini 2 that had Cyanogenmod 10.1. I saw that 11 appeared and I wanted to put it on the phone. I downloaded the rom and I formatted system and after I installed the rom, it gave me an error. I saw that I needed a new version of Clockworkmod and I installed it with Odin with no problem. I tried to start the phone and it blocked on the Galaxy Mini 2 logo. I tried to open recovery but no result, also not when I tried it again with RAMDUMP mode. I tried more versions of ClockWorkMod but no results. Please help me!


How can I take and email a picture (to the same address every time) in as few clicks as possible?

The best I can achieve so far is to use AutoShare (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.dngames.autoshareg). I take the photo, share to autoshare, and it's done. It would be great to be able to snap the picture and have it automatically sent via email, avoiding the share step. Is there any way to do this?


Blocking people nexus 5

How do I block an unknown number on nexus 5 who keeps calling me . I have looked everywhere but I can't find the option


How do I get the bold hour back?

The clock on the previous Android had the hour displayed with bold text. Is there any way to get it back?


Some applications don'e have access to the mobile data on unrooted S4 device

Some applications on my S4 mobile won't be able to use internet over Mobile data where the other apps use it normally. For example I can't use "WhatsApp" neither "Viber" where I can use "Facebook" and "Twitter" apps. My mobile phone is not rooted (and I don't want to root my phone as I don't want to lose the guaranty) and I don't have and firewall application. I can access the websites for the apps I mentioned that don't work, but I can't use the applications! Is there any default firewall installed by default on my mobile phone causing that ? What can I do to diagnose the issue deeply ?


Exchange Calendar Auto-Reject

On my Android w/KitKat, I recently received an exchange/outlook event notification where I am supposed to click "Accept" "Maybe" or "Reject". I do not prefer to have these automatically integrated with my calendar. So I deleted the scheduled event and put my own event in, on my phone. This caused it to automatically send a "Reject" notice to the HR person at my work place and she complained like a 6 year old child to my boss, who in turn questioned it and then wondered why I became defensive about how childish and disrespectful it was that they would assume that I wouldn't attend this meeting (even though I will). Is there any way to either un-synchronize these scheduling requests from my calendar? Or at least make it so if I delete them, it won't send an auto- reject to the scheduler?


Is there any android smartphone using Atheros chipset?

> **Possible Duplicate:**   >  How can I find out the make and model of the chips in my device? I'm now working on a research topic about Hotspot 2.0. However, it's really difficult to find an Android smartphone or tablet using the Atheros chipset. Does anybody know what Android product is using the Atheros chipset?


Galaxy S3 update problem

I recently did the software update on my galaxy s3 and now whenever I connect to the internet or use my phone, I get notifications of all the previous pictures I've downloaded from my email and messages. How do I get this to stop?


Unable to exit from voice tutorial in Nexus 5

i ve bought a new Nexus 5. But I am unable to exit from the voice tutorial that is going on. How do I disable the voice tutorial that is running on my phone? Please help...


adb-shell : /sbin/sh: command: not found

I've managed to root Google Nexus 7 (2013 Wi-Fi) and now I have **CyanogenMod 10.2-20130919-NIGHTY-grouper** running on it and **Clockworkmod recovery v6.0.1.9** following this guide. Then I downloaded and installed **Thinktube image-file** to allow ad-hoc networking. **I am now able to create ad-hoc network in my tablet** (not yet tested with other same-model tablets) and I can see the adhoc network from other iOS phones and adnroid 2.1 only. However, I want to make sure that: does Thinktube image-file actually support OLSR rooting protocol or not ? if not, **then I am already followingthis guide** to download, install and enable OLSR mode. **But** , when I am in the Recovery-mode in my tablet, and when i open the adb-shell from my PC, I can list files and browse folders in my tablet normally. But I cannot run any other command on the adb-shell. it always gives me this error:               /sbin/sh: "any-command-rather-than-ls-&-cd": not found      what is this error ? what did I do wrong ? and what I should do to fix it?


Close App while TalkBack is running

I just got an Android Tablet. I have discovered that the way to close an application while TalkBack is not running is to press the Recent Apps button, select the app that you want to close and swipe to the right. However, this does not work while TalkBack is running. Several Google searches have failed to reveal the answer to this question. I have found many web pages that tell me how to close TalkBack but none that give me the answer to this question.


Changing app drawer wallpaper in Jelly Bean?

I have Galaxy Nexus running Jelly Bean. Is it possible to change the background color or set a wallpaper for the apps drawer? Right now there is just a solid black background color. It's really bleak.


How to disable multi-letters-per-key on multiling keyboard?

The keyboard on my dad's android suddenly switched to this layout where multiple letters are clumped on a single "key". I would like to disable this and return to the old & simple layout. What setting should I tweak for this? ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/rYAkU.png)


Configure Australian Phone to work on US Network

I have an HTC Desire HD (unlocked) purchased in Australia, currently operating on a T-Mobile network but I am not getting any data service. I purchased an activation kit from Amazon and the $30/mth unlimited data package from Walmart. Text and voice are working fine, but I am not receiving any data. The data plan is a 4g plan but I assumed that would also include 3G for those without 4G phones. On the phone settings, T-Mobile is listed under settings > Wireless & networks > mobile networks > Network Operators. When I select Network Operators > Select Automatically it flashes up a message "registered on network". Is there something I must do to get my phone to work here? OS = Gingerbread.


WhatsApp: Group kick and deletion

I couldn't find any relevant source for this. So I'm hoping to find an answer to my simple question here. If I kick someone out of my WhatsApp group (I'm the group admin), will the chat history on the person's mobile device be removed as well?


I just ordered on ebay an HTC incredible 'flashed to cricket,' is android still installed on the phone?

I only want to use the phone as a dev tool and I need the android 2.2. What does 'flashed' mean exactly?


What is Acer Liquid Metal maximum SD card speed class?

I want to buy a new sd and I'd like to get best bang (and speed) for the buck... But I can't find this information... Anybody knows?


Integrate Facebook chat and SMS

Is there a way to seamlessly integrate Facebook chat and SMS messaging? I am looking for a method that hides the detail of how a message was sent to a given contact or number as much as possible.


ICS App Drawers, how to give them a name?

I own a Samsung Nexus S and Yesterday I was able to upgrade to Android 4.0.4. When I upgraded, I saw that Google had created an app drawer full of Google apps, and it has the Word Google underneath it. I know it is possible to create app drawers by dragging app shortcuts on top of one another, but is there a way to give an app drawer a name the way Google has done with the Google drawer?


How to tell the Play Store to list apps in different languages?

Apparently the search in the Play Store only returns results of apps that belong in some way to the locale my phone is set to. For example, there is an app from a German bus company with their schedule. If I type the exact name of the app into the search field it doesn't show this this app in the results because my phone is set to English. The only way to find it is in the browser Google Play website when I am not logged into my Google account. Is there a way to circumvent this and let Google Play present _all_ the apps with this name?


Google Reader App that fetches the full article content

I've been searching and hoping to find an app for Android that syncs up with Google Reader and has one key feature. The feature I'm looking for is the ability to fetch the entire news article that you're reading. Certain websites (CBC News in Canada for example) allow you to "read more", however this opens a new browser instance to view the rest of the article. I'm looking for the ability to have that content scraped inside the application for reading. Reeder for iPad has this functionality. Does anyone know of an app for Android that does the same?


ADB connect to a device via TCP/IP

I'm trying to use `adb connect`:                connect <host>[:<port>]       - connect to a device via TCP/IP                                      Port 5555 is used by default if no port number is specified.      and this is what I get:               mbp:~ alexus$ adb connect 10.0.0.18     * daemon not running. starting it now on port 5037 *     * daemon started successfully *     unable to connect to 10.0.0.18:5555     mbp:~ alexus$       `USB debugging` is on and 10.0.0.18 is IP of my Android device, I'm able to do it via USB cable w/out any issues... any ideas?


Where is the gesture button?

Today I can't find the gesture button. I had it placed bottom right, showing faint on every page; now I have to go to menu /dolphin to bring it up. When I look at gesture settings all I can do is add extra gestures, but no menu list or other way to restore the 'always there' button. Has quick access been removed? I'm using dolphin version 8.0.0 on galaxy note. Thanks for any help


Android 4 don't require unlock at home

In the Android OS version 4, what would I have to do to require a pass code to unlock the phone when I'm away from home, but when I'm at my home, I don't need pass-code restrictions. Detecting proximity to my office could be done by detecting a WiFi or BlueTooth link to some hardware in the office, but GPS would be iffy since it doesn't work well inside. Also Google's location service would work, since it seems to know where my WiFi router is located very accurately. I would also be interested to know whether this would be compatible with the full storage encryption on the Android.


Is it possible to play real media on an android tablet?

I would like to play the real media videos at http://www.cs.princeton.edu/theory/index.php/Main/AdditiveCombinatoricsMinicourse . However neither vlc nor mxplayer seem to work. Is it possible?


Huge "system data" file on SD card

I am running out of space in my SD card on Android ICS and I noticed that a huge file "System data" is taking up to 500MB. Is this normal? How can I reduce its size?


How do I get my Android phone to speak text in the navigation voice?

I know my phone is capable of text to speech because it speaks in Google Navigate. Can I get this same voice to say other things?


Unable to boot Android in a multiboot PC configuration

I installed "android x86 4.0 rc1 asus_laptop iso" on `/sda3` (NTFS partition created in Windows 7) of my Advent Verona recently. I already run Windows 7 and Linux Mint 11 so was dual booting with GRUB. When I installed Android it took over the Mint bootloader and would not show Mint in its bootloader, but I was able to correct the problem, thereby getting the Mint loader back, through this site. However, this caused Android to disappear from the bootloader. I tried to get it to appear so I could load it from there and was able to do so using this information. I've been able to edit the file that makes you see all the OS on the laptop and I see all the three OSes now. I can load into Windows 7 and Linux Mint without problems but when I try to boot Android I get these errors on a black page:               [numbers] VFS: could not find a valid V7 on sda3     [numbers] kernel panic - not syncing: vfs: unable to mount root fs on unknown block (8.3)     [numbers] Pid. 1 comm: swapper not Tainted 3.0.8 android x86 asus_laptop      Then it reboots after a few seconds. What am I not doing right?


GPS stopped working after update

I recently asked a question on this site about how to stop my USB transfers from being so slow on my rooted Galaxy S2. It was suggested to me that I update my kernel and/or ROM. That seemed reasonable, so I did. I now have the latest kernel version and latest ROM. And now, after doing so, my GPS is completely unresponsive. So now I'm playing feature-whack-a-mole again. Something I was doing a while back when I could either have my compass or my WiFi, but not both. How do I get out of this? How do I get my GPS back and not be juggling every other feature on my phone? (... and I'm not even sure my USB problems are solved...)


How to get Tasker CPU options available on MT4GS?

myTouch 4G Slide [MT4GS/Doubleshot] ICS Virtous Inquisition ROM I cannot get the tasker CPU options available. I've checked the common problems listed at http://tasker.dinglisch.net/userguide/en/cpu.html. I can confrim that I have Superuser.apk installed in /system/app and that su binary is available. I also have Secure Settings and Secure Setting Helper installed. The frequencies are available and listed in /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpuX/cpufreq/scaling_available_frequencies but still no CPU option. What do I need to do to figure out what is still wrong?


How to Refresh Gallery instantly?

I am using Kitkat 4.4.2 on my android device. When I mount USB drive to my device then all the images,videos in USB drive are shown in the Gallery. After unmounting USB drive, images,videos are still there as a thumbnails. Can't I refresh my gallery without rebooting?


Rooting using kingo root (flashing a custom recovery) for att galaxy s4 on KitKat

Has anyone tried rooting an att (SGH-i337) galaxy s4 with kingo root. Kingo root has to flash a custom recovery it says and it can brick my phone. Has anyone tried and been successful flashing custom recovery through kingo root for s4?


Can't debug with LG Nexus 4

I am at my wit's end here trying to debug using a new LG Nexus 4 developer phone. Debugging is enabled on the phone, and the USB driver from the Android SDK is installed. When I try to run in Eclipse I get a message that says 'No compatible targets were found'. I have previously used a Samsung Nexus S developer phone, and a Nexus 10 tablet with the USB driver from the Android SDK and it was not a problem. I have also debugged using my Samsung Galaxy S4 using the drivers from Samsung. I plug in the Nexus 4, and go to Device Manager. In Device Manager, the device is listed as Android Phone > Android Composite ADB Interface. I right-click and select 'Update Driver Software...', then 'Browse my computer for driver software'. I then point it to the '\sdk\extras\google\usb_driver' folder of my Eclipse/Android SDK install, but I am notified that 'The best driver software for your device is already installed'. I have tried uninstalling the driver, but as soon as I plug the phone back in, my computer automatically installs the driver, and when I go back in to Device Manager to 'Update Driver Software...', I am again told that 'The best driver software for your device is already installed'. And yet still, even after rebooting both my PC and the phone, when I try to run in Eclipse I am still notified that 'No compatible targets were found'. Any ideas? This device is completely useless to me unless I can get it to debug from Eclipse. A co-worker was able to get it to work just fine on his PC, and we have the exact same PC specs. Please help!


How do I configure custom AdBlock Plus filter lists subscriptions?

Using a desktop PC version of AdBlock I can subscribe to any combination of filter lists, and so I do subscribing to EasyList + Czech, Russian and German lists (I am a polyglot user using many languages actively) as well as EasyPrivacy, Fanboy's Annoyances lists etc. But in the mobile AdBlock Plus I could only find a set of exclusive (choose- one) EasyList + a national list couples, not even featuring a Czech list at all. Needless to say I could neither find a way to set up custom filters of my own. Any ideas?


4.2.1 Full internal storage investigation

I'm having issues with my internal storage being very bloated up. See image. Using Drives, I have narrowed it down to the xbin folder in /system. There's nearly 600mb full of files. Can these be wiped. Any idea how I can free up my devices storage? P.S I have wiped DALVIK cache without much impact on this issue. I really don't want to have to format in CWM if it can be avoided. Thanks. http://i.imgur.com/uJI1Yme.png


Is it possible to shut down all antennae except for the gps?

I am thinking of buying an Android phone soon (Probably Desire HD), and would like to use it to record hiking trips GPS data.   All those run tracking apps seems just right to me, but I am looking for something that can run more than a few hours, so I figured that turning off the wifi/3g/cell antennae will give me a much longer battery life.   Is it possible to achieve it easily? Maybe only with root access?


When tethering, is there a way to turn off the phone's own data usage?

Just a quick question, really. When I'm tethering (via USB, or wireless, or whatever) my phone's apps (and there are a significant number of my apps which do this) are constantly using the phone's mobile data connection to push notifications. My phone's mobile connection is poor at the best of times (Samsung Galaxy S3 on o2 in the North East of England), such as now, where it's constantly flicking between G, E, H, H+ and 3G. As such, I'd like to effectively "disable" my phone for every purpose other than providing an internet connection my laptop via USB or wireless. Is that possible?


How to disable cellular when WiFi is present?

I perform all my communication via the internet (Jabber, SIP), so I only need cellular as a backup. Additionally, coverage at my home is near to nonexistent and as a result, battery drains in a few hours (as opposed to few days when GSM is disabled). Is there an app for disabling cellular communication _entirely_ (airplane mode) if a WiFi network is present, and enabling it otherwise? I'm not interested in solutions which disable just the data connection: Android handles that already.   I'm OK with solutions which require rooting, rebuilding Android, etc.


Can android AVD emulator run within VMWare?

Hi I am running Windows 8 in VMWare Workstation 9 and I wanted to setup an android development environment, I installed Java the ADK and Android studio. When I create an AVD and try to start it it appears as a black screen with buttons pane. I think the problem is that I can't run an emulator within another emulator, but I just wanted to check in case anyone else has been successful. The errors it shows are: Failed to create pbuf surface for FB 0x3004 emulator: WARNING: Could not initialize OpenglES emulation, using software renderer. extension WGL_ARB_make_current_read was not found extension WGL_EXT_swap_control was not found I had difficulty searching for this because the results tend to be people trying to setup an android VM as a standalone, rather than running android development emulator in a Windows 8 VM like my setup. Thanks


Add Share option without an app?

Is it possible to install/setup a new sharing option without the use of an app? In my case I'd like to be able to share photos to Flickr, but I have no interest in installing the Flickr app (or any other app whatsoever, for that matter).


What determines the order of my contacts on the frequent contact toolbar?

I am seeing a contact in recently contacted friends in whatsapp to whom I have not sent a message for a week now. All the other contacts are chronologically arranged except for him. Why is this happening? Is it that he is spying on me and my phone is sending him my history automatically? Or is it normal to be so?


Whatsapp doesn't work over 3G,everything else works fine

A friend has a factory fresh, unrooted Samsung Galaxy S Duos, and except for Whatsapp every other internet accessing app works fine on a 3G or EDGE connection. She has un/reinstalled Whatsapp several times. It works fine over Wifi. She's no power user, so any solution involving rooting the phone is not an option. To clarify - there is nothing wrong with 3G or EDGE on her phone, since she can browse the internet and use other such apps perfectly fine. **Update** \- She's on Vodafone, as I and thousands of people in India are, and no, Vodafone is not blocking Whatsapp for any reason. Searching for solutions on Google only leads to 'No shit, Sherlock!' type answers with genius level solutions like 'check whether your 3G connection is working' or 'get the latest version of Whatsapp'. So is there a workaround?


How can I eliminate duplicate notifications when I have a custom notification on a Gmail label?

I've set up a custom notification on a particular Gmail label (call it [special]). However, when an email with the [special] tag arrives, I get a notification for both the [inbox] and [special]. The audio notification plays the first half-second or so of the mailbox notification, and then switches to the [special] notification. In the notification bar, I get two Gmail icons, both with the same message when I slide the notifications open. Without removing the [inbox] label from these messages, is there a way to eliminate the duplicate notifications? I'm on 4.0.4.


HTC One V really slow

I bought my HTC One V exactly one year ago, at first everything went really smoothly and it worked like a charm. It didn't take long before the phone crashed from an `unexpected error`. The phone spent most of the time in my pocket then, I would notice it because it vibrates then or the next time there would be that error-sign in the upper left corner. I started living with the fact it sometimes shut itself down, but now the messaging app is beginning to lag: When I want to send a message (or make a call), it happens that I cannot see my contacts. (which are imported from Google) But it could also be that I have to wait a minute or more because the messages for that contact are loading. How can I fix these problems with my phone? My Android version is 4.0.3


Force a download manager not to manage downloads

I have a nexus 7 and I use chrome on it for my browser. I have a download manager installed, and I use it to download files by URL. However, it has usurped the downloading of chrome, and I like chrome's way of downloads better. Can I change the default download opener in chrome? (I'm running Jelly Bean 4.2)


Is it possible to prevent the screen from locking while connected to the USB

Generally when there is a USB cable attached to the phone it's not in my pocket, so the screen lock isn't doing anything usefull for me and I'd like to disable it.


Good clock and weather widget for someone dealing with multiple timezones / cities

I work for a big corporate with development centers around the world. There are 4 in particular that I interact with frequently and travel to regularly. What I'd like is a clock and weather widget with the following features:   * Can have multiple instances set to different cities.   * Shows the city it is set to.   * Can fit 4 on a page, so 2x2 or 4x1.   * Shows time (for dealing with meetings)   * Graphical indicator of day night (for a quick are they likely to be awake check)   * Shows local weather (for small talk on phone calls)   * Including highs and lows (in case I have to go there tomorrow)   * In Celsius (because I'm not American) The Beautiful Widgets "Beautiful Smaller Home Weather" is visually spot on what I'm after, but you can't have multiple instances. Is there another widget out there that meets my requirements?


Reduce in call volume

I'm using Jelly Bean on my Samsung Galaxy Note. Plus I'm running Ultimate Rom v5.1 as mu ROM. The problem is minimum In-Call Volume is too high even though I have reduced it. How can I reduce that in call volume than the minimum level?


3D model viewers

I would like to be able to view 3D models on my phone. Are there any 3D viewers out there, free or paid, that will allow me to open up a 3D geometry file and rotate around, zoom, and pan about a 3D model? It doesn't matter what file type, you can always convert them from a computer.


Get Gingerbread back on Samsung Galaxy Y

I have a Samsung Galaxy Y mobile. In internet I saw a post that update your Samsung Galaxy Y from 2.3 to 4.0. I tried the steps but I went wrong now my mobile getting rebooted again and again. How can I get my previous version?


How can I connect my Galaxy 3 to my Mac?

How can I connect my Galaxy 3 (running Android 2.1) to my Mac?


Google Playstore force-closes

I have a Samsung Galaxy 10.1 tablet. I cleaned up some applications, deleting them via settings, and now I receive an error message when I open some applications. The message reads > The application Google Play Store (`process.com.android.vending`) has > stopped unexpectedly. Please try again. This error keeps appearing, usually three or four times with option of forcing close or reporting error. Maybe I uninstalled some key file that I needed unknowingly. I cant find anything on updating this application or reinstalling factory setting only for this. Can anyone help?


How do I send Bluetooth audio from the Stereo (A2DP) to Headset (HSP) profile?

I have a stereo Bluetooth headset. When paired and connected, both the Phone and Media profiles are supported. I can hear Google Maps Navigation voice directions in the headset. However, if I uncheck the Media profile (I am using the the media profile to connect to an iPod touch), then the voice directions come out of the speaker. I want them to come over the headset. From this, I assume that the phone wants to send the voice directions to the A2DP if the headset supports it, and to the speaker if the headset does not support A2DP. Is there any way to configure the Phone (Bell's Samsung Galaxy S) so the voice turn-by-turn directions are sent to the HSP (headset) profile (where to audio for cell phones voice calls is directed)? Although I haven't tried it, I assume this problem exists for simple non-media headsets that only support HSP.


How do I share latitude & longitute of a starred location in Google Maps?

The question title speaks for itself. How the heck do I do that in Google Maps. If I try to share a starred location, I get a link but not the coordinates.


Cannot change to English UK from English US

I recently updated my HTC Desire S to ICS 4.04 and sense 4.6 via the upgrade available at HTCDEV.COM Since then my default language is English US and cannot change it to English UK via the setting>Language and Keyboard It also changed my contact number from 12345677 to 123-45-67 which i am quessing it has to do with the US locale? Thanks


Can I unlock my Razr M (Verizon) for international use?

I have a Verizon Razr M that was given to me for free. It's a Verizon model, but it has never seen a network. (I use it as an WiFI android iPod touch for now) I know about CDMA/GSM/4G and all that. But doesn't it have a 3G radio for roaming? I don't need it to ever hit 4G/LTE/CDMA, but it would be nice to have it see 3G networks for me to drop a cheapo SIM into when I go out. Is this possible, or is this hardwired into the baseband with no hope for me. Are there unlock codes for this? I'm new to rooting android,, but a root doesn't seem to help unless I can reflash the baseband. Thanks.


Sound defaults to vibrate

Sound defaults to vibrate after any notification even though phone (Nexus) is on loud. Tried power off and battery switch. Changed vibrate and ring tone settings.


how do I disable my screen lock pin on my galaxy tab 3?

I added a screen lock pin number on my galaxy tab 3 but my children play the games and I am not always around to enter it. How do I disable it?


how to make Google cards always appear?

I really like the Google card thinghies but I don't like that they disappear. Is there any way to force them to stay on the home screen as widgets? I want the weather and the currency exchange one to be always there


Convert number in call log to Gmail Contact

When I get a call from some number I know I want to convert it into a contact. I expected to be able to do something like long press, then type the contact name, but when I long press and select add to contacts, it just kind of disappears into my contact list. I'm sure everyone does this all the time, and so I am missing a really obvious way, but perhaps someone can enlighten me how to do this easily. [edit] Samsung Galaxy S, with Samsung overlay on Android 2.2, TMobile


Enable LTE on Google Nexus 7 (2013) LTE tablet

I have a brand new Google Nexus 7 (2013) LTE tablet and failed or enabling LTE on it. I had two cards (microSIM for Nexus and nanoSIM for iPad Mini) from the very same LTE-enabled local (Poland) carrier Aero2. Both are inserted to respectful devices, both devices are in the same place (same network coverage) and iPad Mini catches LTE signal (and its amazing speed) with no problems, while my Nexus falls back to HSPA+ at most, only sometimes uses 3G and never runs on LTE. Is there any extra switch on this particular device or Android system (was on iPad Mini) to enable LTE? **EDIT** : Of course, I followed step-by-step guide on this subject available at _Google Nexus Help_.