How to force Android 2.3 to believe that there is networking?

(unsatisfied by answers in "Let Android believe it is connected to internet", they more about "how to set up networking") The android device is connected to the Internet though my laptop over Wi-Fi in ad-hoc mode, not from any Android interface, configured from console (Android thinks that it is offline: both wifi and data transfer indicators are off). All console tools, browsers, etc. see the network, but Google things (like Google Talk) show "Network currently unavailable. Will connect automatically when available" and [seems like] doesn't even try if the network is _really_ unavailable. Google Market shows pages, but silently fails to download anything in this state. How to explicitly tell Android that "there is network" without turning on Wifi or mobile networking?


How do I re-install the system app "Google Talk"?

I accidentally uninstalled Google Talk using Root Uninstaller and now I can't download anything from the Market. Can anyone help me? I don't have the .apk file for Google Talk.


Map internal Wi-Fi strength?

I'm a system administrator for a school division, and we are upgrading our Wi- Fi network. Is there a way that I can map the strength of the Wi-Fi signal at different places inside a building (where GPS does not work)? I have used some stumblers -- Wi-Fi Analyzer and Meraki Wi-Fi Stumbler -- and those really do most of what I need, but I'd really like to see things on a map. I've tried some standard wardriving applications -- such as WiGLE Wi-Fi Wardriving and Wi-Fi Map Maker - Free -- and they just don't really work without a GPS coordinate. I'd be more than happy to snap a photo of a building map and indicate where I am at different places and be able to see, say, a heat-map of the signal strength (and better still if I could see if by BSSID). I'd also be find with using the phone as a collection device and analyzing the data later on the computer. Is there a way to map the Wi-Fi signal strength at different places in the buildings I'm providing Wi-Fi service to?


Securing a young child's tablet

My wife has decided to get the kids a set of android tablets for christmas. These are Coby Kyros 4GB wi-fi only models. The kids are ages 6-10 so I don’t particularly want to let them have free reign of the internet or the app stores. I also want to make sure the tablets are protected from the various forms of malware. Ideally I would like to be able to establish a white list for the websites they are allowed to visit, and make it so that they are not able to add any apps or modify the white list without parental intervention. However I am not familiar enough with the android platform to know where to start on any of this. Google has helped me find out that apps exist which claim to be able to restrict access to other apps, but almost all of them have comments indicating that they are very easy to bypass. Likewise I have been seeing mixed reviews as to the effectiveness and value of the antivirus options that are out there. So far I have not been able to find anything about building a whitelist, or restricting content accessible from the web. So I am asking for suggestions as to specific topics/apps that I should be reading up on, and/or other approaches that I can take to reach these goals. EDIT: I should note that this model does not come with the android market pre installed, it has some third party app store on it. It does come with an apk manager installed, and I have played with one of them enough to get the market and gmail onto it. So I should be able to get most anything installed/removed if I can figgure out what it is I actually need to do.


All my apps crashing upon startup, black screen

I have a Samsung Galaxy Ace 2 with a flashed ROM Gingerbread (Kyrillos) and Kernel (EX Kernel). When i power on my phone it loads up to the lock screen, but it just shows a blank screen And i'm prompted to force close on every single app over and over. The only thing i can do Is access my phone in disk mode on my PC. I have tried removing the SD Card, Clearing all the cache files in Recovery but it still doesn't fix the problem (Second Time this has happened) It is very annoying as to why this happens, i wasnt even using my phone at the time, it was just charging. Is there any possible way of fixing this without a reflash or format?


What Android versions have captive wifi detection?

A _captive Wi-Fi_ or _captive portal_ being a Wi-Fi network that redirects all websites to a page, usually with a form to log in, enter a code, or accept some T&Cs. My samsung-nexus-10 can detect when I've connected to a network with this behaviour, and brings up a notification to tell me, but my old htc-desire can't. When was this feature introduced?


My phone has an error when I want to delete drafts, what should I do?

So, here's the problem: when I want to delete drafts from HTC Wildfire S, I go to drafts and press the three-line-button, which always offers more options. It says "Delete drafts". I press that and it says that there's an error and that I should either force close everything, or report it to HTC. I can delete drafts by opening them and selecting discard from the menu, but I don't want to do that every time, and the lag is just irritating. What should I do? Does someone have the same problem? Thanks in advance!


Removing a contact from "Frequently contacted" on Hangout (formerly Google Talk) app

After the recent update to v.1.0.1.678536 on my Nexus S, I see that it is automatically listing few contacts as "frequently contacted", I don't want to see certain people on that list, and there is no way to remove someone from the "Frequently contacted" list through mobile UI. I have tried the following: 1) From the Web UI, I have set that contact to "Never Show" 2) I blocked that contact from the Web UI None of these seems to work. any suggestions?


Weather update problem

I use 9s-weather app. Its beautiful. But i can't set it up to update weather via 3G or WIFI. Its always want to activate the GPS. Is it possible to update it without GPS? Thank you very much.


Alarm clock with auto flight mode

I'm looking for an alarm clock which is able to turn off Airplane mode if I stop the alarm on wake up. (I turn on flight mode when I sleep.) Do you know any alarm clock with this function?


which site to use for obtaining information regarding android apps?

i have just bought a android phone, and i want to know about the different apps that i need to install on my phone which are also good. for example, i wanted a good file explorer for my android 2.2 phone, and i could not find a standard site to get information regarding this. so could you please recommend a good website for me, wherein i can find these things. thank you for you help.


How To Make Android Based Smartphone Consume Less Mobile Internet Bandwidth?

**Control** I want to have full control over applications and have them ask whether or not i allow them to access mobile internet. I also want to disable automatic updates but enable updates notifications to i can know if update is available and deside to update or not. **Bandwidth Optimization** What is appropriate browser that consumes less bandwidth but at the same time still delivers satisfying experience and compatibility with websites? **Internet Usage Profile** Is there a way to set custom profile for smartphone when connected with specific connection method? Example: _**1st Internet Data Plan_** If i connect with Wi-Fi the apps and services are allowed full unrestricted internet access. _**2nd Internet Data Plan_** If i connect through mobile internet, everything has limited access - apps, syncronization, background services etc. And requires permission from me.


Control PDF presentations on Linux -- Samsung Galaxy Note 2

I use LaTeX for all my presentations and therefore use a PDF viewer as my presentation software. I would like to be able to control my PDF presentations using my Galaxy Note 2. I'm looking for an app. to help me do that. **Features I need**   * Navigate slides from phone.   * See slide preview on phone.   * Linux compatible. **Bonus features**   * Ability to annotate slides using S-Pen.   * PDF-viewer agnosticism (i.e. works with most/all PDF viewers).   * Free. Connectivity with either Bluetooth or WiFi would be acceptable. Is there such an app. around? Barring that, is there a general purpose Linux remote around?


Better keyboard to type '?' symbol

I was wondering, is there any better keyboard for me to type to following '?' symbol. Now, using stock android keyboard, to type '?', I need to   1. Press and hold ',' key, a list of symbol choices will shown.   2. Hold and move my finger to '?'.   3. Release. I feel not comfortable on step 2, as most of the time, my finger is quite dry. I found it is difficult for me to hold and move my dry finger on the screen. Is there any way I can.   1. Press ',' key, a list of choices will shown.   2. Click on '?'.


What is the default clock known as?

What is the default clock (that appears at the top right corner, next to battery indicator) called?


How do I take a screenshot on a Honeycomb tablet?

Is there a built-in mechanism to take a screenshot on my Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1? Or is there an app I can download to do so (without rooting the device)?


I am attempting to install the Google Apps (gapps) 20130812 update for Android 4.2.2 on my Samsung Galaxy Fascinate which is running CyanogenMod 10.1-20130723-NIGHTLY-fascinatemtd utilizing ClockworkMod v4.0.1.0. I have pushed the gapps-jb-20130812-signed.zip file to the device's SD-Card. Once I have booted into ClockworkMod I select `install zip from sdcard` then `chosse zip from sdcard` then select `gapps-jb-20130812-signed.zip` and confirm that I am sure I want to install. ClockworkMod then goes through the process of installing Google Apps for Android 4.2.2 and indicates that it succeeded in doing so. ![screenshot of install screen](http://i.stack.imgur.com/HEHD3.jpg) When I reboot the Fascinate none of the gapps are listed. What am I missing? How do I install Google Apps 20130812 into CyanogenMod 10.1 (Android 4.2.2)?


"mount" on 2.3.4 is Behaving Oddly

I'm on Nexus S, 2.3.4, stock and rooted. BusyBox is v1.18.4 (2011-03-20 15:16:04 CDT). When I try to remount _ANYTHING_ it just               $ mount -o remount,rw /system     Usage: mount [-r] [-w] [-o options] [-t type] device directory      Any ideas how to fix that? Is it a BusyBox issue?


Android: Delay dropbox upload intentionally

Is might seem an odd question for some.. But I often find myself wishing that dropbox would wait 5-10 minutes before uploading my newly taken photos. The reason is that sometimes I take a blurry picture and delete it straight away - but dropbox alwas snap it before an upload it to my dropbox. So I have to delete it on my dropbox.. I actually think that what I need would be total sync - so deleting on my phone would delete on dropbox. But I feel that this solution would be too risky.. so would just be happy with a delayed upload that just upload what I have in my camera folder. Any such solution?


Cost of using AGPS for satellite location

Can anyone tell me, if I want to use GPS or AGPS with an app to locate a satellite for TV reception, will I be charged for the data. I'm thinking of buying a Huawei g300 Pay as you go from Vodaphone but don't want to be landed with heavy charges to use this facility while abroad. Thanks


Jelly bean screws up Droid 4 keyboard layout

The Droid 4 physical keyboard has had driver/software issues forever, but this update takes the cake. Pressing shift-period and shift-comma no longer produce colon and semicolon as advertised, but instead greater-than and less-than. Is there any way to fix this? Also, in Dolphin browser the keyboard is even more broken—the symbol key acts as a second space bar and holding a key makes it repeat instead of offering alternatives. Help! edit: following directions elsewhere I did a factory reset. The keyboard now seems to work okay everywhere except Dolphin, where the shift key doesn't latch, the capslock key doesn't work, and the symbol key is still a spacebar. Edit 2: The latest Dolphin beta has the same problem. Edit 3: Actually, Dolphin, Chrome, and the plain browser all have this problem. Firefox does not. DroidEdit does not, Gmail does not.


Android to Google calendar sync problems

The option to sync calendars is missing from the list for my 2 Google accounts, following some issues with syncing after which I deleted calendar data and calendar storage data. I have tried reloading the accounts and all the other options come back - except the Calendar sync!! Please help..


Android 4.3 Privacy Protection settings get reset from time to time

I use JB 4.3.1 (Avatarrom). In `system settings > security > Privacy protection` I can set which apps have access to my contacts. I've set this many times, and I notice that after one or two days the settings are lost and most apps have free access. How can I make sure that this setting is kept?


App not installed .. What does mean?

I have Galaxy S4 GT-I9500, plus I have much free space .. some apps have trouble to be installed which end after press install; at telling me "app not installed"! Please I need a sulotion for this weird issue ?! Thanks advanced.


Why do some games ask for calling/SMS permissions?

More and more Android apps (games to be specific) require permissions to make calls. Some of them also require permission to send SMS, read bookmarks, history, etc. What is the explanation for this? I mean, why would a game need to have those permissions? If it is some software which provides anti-theft support or a voice/video app or something I understand, but games? Is there some logic which I am missing or are the game developers asking too much?


Why/ How do some manufacturers remove the Encryption option?

I've owned two Android tablets now - one a no-name cheapo device (running 4.1.1); the other a more mainstream Asus Memopad HD 7 (4.2.1). Neither have had the "System" -> "Security" -> "Encrypt Data" option; that is, the option is simply _not there_ , rather than being present but greyed out. I'm really disappointed and, above all, bewildered by this: what motivation has a company for removing such a useful feature when it comes built into stock Android? What other devices have people used that don't have this feature? ~~As an addendum: does anyone know of any e-mail clients that will encrypt all your e-mail and passwords _as they are written to disk_ , so that if the device falls into "enemy hands", as it were, they won't be able to read them, even if they have root access? I'm thinking specifically as a workaround for the confusing lack of whole device encryption, here.~~ Thanks!


Fail in restoring whatsapp chats

I followed the steps below to restore whatsapp chats: 1) on my old phone, I backed up my chats to SD card 2) Insert the SD card on the new phone 3) Moved the whole whatsapp folder to the new phone from the SD card 4) Install whatsapp on new phone and register and then it said there is a backup file founded, asked if I would like to restore it. 5) I clicked restore, so whatsapp processes.... for around 1-2 minutes, whatsapp quits itself, prompts "Unfortunately, whatsapp has stopped" The whatsapp version on both my old and new phone is the same.. So how can I restore my chat history? Thanks!


Galaxy S3 Wifi no internet on Comcast/xfinity router

Brand new stock Samsung Galaxy S3 will connect to Comcast-provided wireless router (Arris brand), but cannot get out of local network - I can ping other devices on the network, and I can even browse the admin page of the router, but cannot get on the internet. Other devices work fine. I've tried turning off security. I don't seem to have the disconnect problems others have reported - the connection is consistent. Oddly, I don't see the S3 listed in the "connected devices". If I run ifconfig wlan0, it shows the IP address, netmask but no gateway. I can set a static IP, but I still am unable to get internet. I can connect to other wireless networks without problems. Any ideas? Yes, other devices can connect - couple of laptops, kindle, wife's phone, my old phone (both androids) and ipad..


Transfering contacts from one Android smartphone (with smashed screen) to another

So my mother in law used to have an Huawei ideos X3 (U8510) and due to an unfortunate event the screen of her smartphone got smashed. That wouln't be a big issue if it wasn't for the fact that she wasn't saving her contacts in the cloud on google servers, she was saving them only on the phone. Since her screen is unresponsible to touches, I can't get her contacts into the google cloud. I gave her my old Samsung Galaxy S with CyanogenMod but I can't get her contacts over there. What I did so far is, root the Huawei phone through adk to gain access to all files and databases. So far so good. I extracted the database with the contacts (contacts2.db) and overwrote the contacts2.db from the Galaxy S, which resulted into major force closes when opening the contacts app. Any other suggestions? She needs her contacts badly.


How to retrieve a system file of Android?

I ve deleted the file "fw_bcm4329.bin" from the root of the SD card, right now I cannot connect by my pc with the tethering of android. Anyone knows how to retrieve this file? I have a Samsung Galaxy Ace S5830 with Android 2.2.1 Froyo thank You max


Should I update those pre-installed programs that I never use?

There are quite a number of applications that came pre-installed onto my phone when I bought it. I am unable to uninstall any of these without rooting my phone. Every now and then, Google Play will send me notifications of new updates for these software. Some of these, such as Gmail, YouTube and Hangouts belong to Google, others belong to third parties linked to my telco. Whenever I perform an update on an application, I have to go through a list of App permissions and decide whether to grant those permissions. Some of these may request permission to access my address book, others may request certain controls on my Android system. These are privacy issues as well as security issues that I supposed many people will be facing. In any case, how should one deal with these "unwanted" programs?


How can I find why I'm using so much data on mobile network?

According to my provider, I've used 6.8MB of data within 3 days. The thing is, I don't know how. I've installed DroidWall and WiSync and only used Waze (a navigation app). I installed Traffic Monitor which shows Waze using less than 800KB and other apps even less (some of them used traffic before I setup DroidWall) Any clues as to what is using 6MB??


Is There *Any* Way To Increase Internal Memory?

Ok, even to me this question sounds stupid but I let's just go with "the only dumb question is the one not asked". I have nearly 14Gb free on my SD card but the Motorola Droid only has 128Mb internal so I am constantly fighting "low memory" warnings. I have moved every app that I can to my SD card. This is not only a hassle, for some apps (*cough*AnythingGoogle*cough*) I have to choose to either have Widget functionality or sacrifice my precious internal space. **Question** : Is it physically possible for me to upgrade this internal memory?   Although I believe answering that question will cure my woes, I will open it further to ask: Do you have a recommendation on what I could do differently (other than _just delete your crap!_ ). As I said, I have plenty of (SD) space so I find it asinine to have to make sacrifices because of these short-sights in this phone's design (after all, who would _ever_ have an app larger than 1k, right? You'll never come close to using 128Mb...).


ADB on Ubuntu does not recognize Nexus 4

I'm unable to get my Nexus 4 phone recognized by ADB on Ubuntu (12.04 with a newer kernel installed: 3.8.0-30-generic). Developer mode is enabled on the phone. The device shows up in _lsusb_ :               $ lsusb     ...     Bus 003 Device 034: ID 18d1:4ee5 Google Inc.      ...      But when I run _adb devices_ I get an empty list. I found many posts on the internet about this problem but none of them solves the problem. There are two solutions.   * Add a rule to _/etc/udev/rules.d/51-android.rules_. I found various variation for the content of this file. In most cases a _idVendor_ and _idProduct_ value should be set based on the output of _lsusb_. Below are some examples that I tried               SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="18d1", ATTRS{idProduct}=="4ee5", MODE="0666" GROUP="androiddev", SYMLINK+="android%n"     SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTR{idVendor}=="18d1", MODE="0666", GROUP="plugdev"     SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="18d1", SYMLINK+="android_adb", MODE="0666"     SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTR{idVendor}=="18d1", ATTR{idProduct}=="4ee5", MODE="0666", OWNER="my-login"       After adding this I set the permissions for the rule file to _644_ and I rebooted PC/ restarted udev, restarted phone and plugged in my Nexus 4.   * Add the vendor id to ~/.android/adb_usb.ini.                echo 0x18d1 >> ~/.android/adb_usb.ini      I ran _adb devices_ as root and normal user but I only get an empty list:               $ adb devices     * daemon not running. starting it now on port 5037 *     * daemon started successfully *     List of devices attached            Any ideas on how to solve this problem? Any help of suggestions would be greatly appreciated.


How can I exclude certain contacts from silent mode?

During the night, I set my phone to silent, since even the vibrate wakes me up. Is there some way to let it still vibrate if I get a call from certain contacts?


What's my solutions if i brick my android phone?

Are there any tricks (general or not) that I can use if I brick my Android phone? e.g.: when updating android..


Nexus 7 rooting false device not responding

I am tried to root the nexus 7, at the time of rooting i wrongly deleted the boot.img so device not switch on. i have tried lot many ways to switch on the device and recover the operating system no use in that, do u have any way please help me!!! i need to know how to restore os or install new os to boot the device please help me!!! any way to recover that problem!!! what is an need to write the os on flash at first time.


How do I change call recorder file destination?

By default my call recordings are saved on the internal phone memory, in the Sounds directory. How can I change this, e.g. to the external SD card? (Android 4.1.2, Omega ROM v49, inbuilt recording option)


Custom Alarm sounds removed?

This is what I am currently running:               Verizon Motorola Droid 4       Android Version 4.1.2       System Version 98.72.189.XT894.Verizon.en.US       Last update Nov 21 2013       Prior to this Nov 21st update, I was able to set a custom ringtone, notification, and alarm on my phone. Custom meaning I can upload a sound file of my choice and have my phone play it. After the update, I am still allowed to set a custom ringtone and notification, however I am prohibited from setting a custom alarm sound. Is it possible to still choose my own alarm sound **without** rooting or installing an app?' _Note: Previous question/answers don't concern this update or suggest installing a third party app._ EDIT: To change alarms, I go to: `Apps -> Clock -> Set Alarm -> Settings`. When choosing an alarm sound, I am only allowed the default selection from the phone, whereas with ringtones and notifications (in `System Settings -> Sound`), I am able to select from my custom made sound files.


Where is the temp file of recorder in Android?

Galaxy Note2 4.3 Samsung firmware. Recording for 1 hour with the highest quality, accidentally pressed "back" button, nothing saved. Usually the file would be saved automatically even if "back" is pressed. But maybe 1 hour is too big for the simple recorder app. Any chance that there is a tmp file somewhere? Or recorder just stores everything in DRAM before hitting save button?(that would be too naive..) Thank you


the games on my sony ericsson live (ics) keeps on crashing

two days ago my phone was alright ,but now when i open any game it loads and crashes .im not able to play any game.would be appreciated if solution was for root users without clearing game data or factory reset.


Nexus 5 touch response is slow while charging

My problem is simple. Touch response of my Nexus 5 is very slow while charging. I can't even unlock the pattern while charging. I need to draw it very slowly. My OS is Android 4.4.2. I have been charging from Laptop USB port. **I am seeing this issue for the first time on my mobile. I have used it while charging before.** I am charging with **original USB cable** that comes with phone. I also tried USB cable of my old nokia C5. Both responds similarly. (Earlier both worked fine). **I checked it in safe mode and problem still exists.** **UPDATE 12-Feb-2014:**   1. The above-mentioned problem occured when I connected my phone to laptop USB via stock USB cable in my **college lab**. After reaching home, the phone works fine, both in USB charging and AC charging.    2. I tried charging with both USB and AC power in my lab. And the problem exists. I even tried them with Debugging mode turned off and problem is still there. _So I strongly suspect some problem with AC power supply in my lab. Anyway to check it?_ Does anyone face this issue? Any fixes?


How can I change the behavior of the volume buttons vs. the orientation of the screen

On the Acer Iconia A200, when you change the orientation of the screen, the function of the volume rocker flips. In landscape mode, with the volume rocker on the right side and at the top, you find that 'down' on the rocker turns down the volume. Now, flip the device 90 degrees left to a portait orientation, with the volume rocker on the top left. Now the same press that was 'down' before is 'right' and it turns the volume UP. In other words, the action of the volume rocker is sensitive to the orientation of the device. I haven't found any way to control this yet in the settings - is there any way to change this behavior? I'll eventually get used to it, but for the moment it's driving me batty. Added: After seeing Zuul's answer talking about the gpio_keys.kl file, AND getting a bluetooth keyboard, I did some experimenting. When using a bluetooth keyboard, the bluetooth vol up/down buttons are independent of tablet orientation. So either some bit of software checks where the key is coming from and remaps or not as appropriate, OR the swap is happening at some lower layer (i.e. before it becomes a key code).


Asus Nexus 7 Tethering and Wifi HotSpot not available

Using my ASUS Google Nexus 7, I was trying to make it as Portable Wifi Hotspot. But when I opened my settings --> Wireless&Networks there is option for Tethering and Portable Hotspot. I tried this link. Its an app in Play store to enable Wifi Hotspot. Can someone help me to make this work? SPECIFICATIONS: Model Number - Nexus 7 Android Version - 4.2.2 Build Number - JDQ39


Android driver resets DNS on my Win7 host

Few days ago I plugged my android (HTC1) phone to my Win7 machine which never had any network issues. When I connected, I also made th following change: > Mobile Hotspot & tethering->USB network Setting->Internet pass through Even when the phone is _disconnected_ , from time to time, something (new) resets the DNS setting to my phone's IP address. I reset with `ipconfig /renew` and it is fine for a while, but eventually flips back.    **Update:** Ran wireshark on PC and it looks like the phone is sending DHCP ACKs and announcing itself as the router & DNS server etc. **This can't be a feature, How am I supposed to stop it?**


Change IMAP folder subscriptions on default email client

I've set up an IMAP account in the default email client (android 2.2.1), and have added and removed some folders on the IMAP folder. How do I change the android email settings to subscribe to these new folders?


Cannot connect to Facebook, hosts file seemingly ignored

I have a Motorola Atrix. My country used to block Facebook, so I decided to add its ip to the `/etc/hosts` file about 3 months ago and it worked in the browser, but the Facebook app did not. Now my country has unblocked Facebook so I would like to clear my hosts file and use Facebook as normal. However, my phone cannot connect to Facebook normally even after I performed a factory reset. Other devices still work without the modified hosts file. Also, if I add some test lines to the hosts file such as:               127.0.0.1 localhost     127.0.0.1 test      then try to `ping test` in a terminal emulator it returns `unknown host`. Is my hosts file being ignored? Did I miss something? I have OTA Root Keeper and it seemed to keep root after I did a factory reset. Did it keep something related to networks, too?


Stop Bluetooth Auto Sync Contacts to Pioneer Avic Z140

Am running Cm7.1. I have about 2,000 contacts. My Nexus One and Pioneer headunit insist on exchanging all 2,000 contacts if my Android Contacts "Display Options" are set to "My Contacts." Problem is that this really makes Voice Recognition unusable (too many contacts to parse). To get around this, I created a "Car" label in Gmail for the 21 contacts I want. If I change the "Display Options" to just "Car," only the 21 contacts are synced and VR works great. Problem is that when not in the car, I would like "My Contacts" to visible on my phone. I would like to sync only the "Car" label, or only sync manually. I can't figure out a way to control this.


How to check success status of opened URL in Tasker?

In Tasker, I have created a profile to open a URL when I visit certain place during certain time. It works.. When conditions are met, my default web browser (Dolphin) is opened to handle that URL visit. I have setup another profile to kill Dolphin when I leave that place or time duration ends (whichever comes first). Now, I want to make logic flow more complex: If URL fails to load, don't kill Dolphin. How to check that URL was opened successfully or not? The rest I can do by myself.


Autopublish album in Google+ photos

Okay, in spite of the hate being heaped on by iPhone elitists, I have installed Instagram on my Android phone and have started playing with it a bit. **How can I get my Instagram photos to automagically appear in a public album in Google+ Photos?** Felicia Day, for instance, has a public Instagram album. I can see, on my phone, an Instagram album (which was automatically created by the app), but there is no such album in my Google+ Photos. The options for the phone album do not include a "make public" option, and there's nothing in the Instagram settings. At best, the photos are appearing in the default "Photos from your phone" album. I know that I can manually share them, either through the website by making a public album and moving/copying them there, or using the Share features on my Android, but I'd rather have something automatic. Is this possible, or just a pipe dream? (Cross-posted at _Web Applications_.)


Adding a 2x Picture Widget on home screen

I have a Samsung Galaxy S4. I have a picture that I would like to have as a 2x2 widget. I don't want to set it as background; I want it like the Weather widget.


How to ensure that the data traffic is going over the VPN connection?

I have Motorola XT910 and I would like to install the Motorola AnyConnect by Cisco to use when out in public and using open WiFi. Once I do that how can I check if all the traffic that is coming from my phone is going over those VPN tunnels?


Can't use Google Account on Android 2.3

I have an LG Phoenix with Android 2.3 and I just recently did a factory reset, and now when I go to add my Google account, it won't let me add it. After I entered in my username (...@outlook.com) and my password, it says that "...@outlook.com does not use gmail". Then it offered me a couple suggestions to create a gmail account. I don't want a Gmail account. I don't understand why I need one when I've already got a Google account. I thought that would be enough info needed.


Nexus 7 and Bit Web Server last update problem

I was using Bit Web Server for a while but the last update just made the lighttpd as the php servers failing to start with the following messages: > Lighttpd Server not running. Error running exec(). Command > [/data/data/com.andi.serverweb/files/lighttpd/lighttpd, -f, > /data/data/com.andi.serverweb/files/lighttpd/lighttpd.conf] Working > directory : null Environment : null and a similar message for the php one. How to find the right paths for the Nexus 7?


Moved microSD from droid to droid 4 but apps don't show

I moved my microSD card from my old moto droid to the droid 4, but I can't see any of my old SD card apps. Is it possible to import them? Neither phone has even been rooted. Thanks!


How to edit doc from mail attachment in drive?

I have an email with a .doc or .xls attachment and I wanted to copy some text from it. JB 4.2 opens it by default with the "document viewer app", which doesn't allow copy/paste. I tried downloading it, then sharing to Drive, but Drive doesn't show it as an editable document, and it still opens it with the "document viewer app", not with Drive editor. Is there a way around this?


Will flashing a custom ROM on my Galaxy Nexus device wipe my data?

I'm wondering if I flash a custom ROM onto my Samsung Galaxy Nexus device, will it erase all my data (musics, pictures, etc.) due to its memory singularity?


How can I get to Settings if there is no physical settings button?

I just got a Samsung S5 and it has a physical Back, Home and Task Manager button. No settings button ... some apps I use do not have a settings button (I guess it sees the physical buttons and assumes settings is one of them). Is there any way to accessing app settings? Maybe a gesture I'm missing?


View LTE Carrier Bandwidth & Number of Antennae

On the iPhone, there is a field test menu that looks like this and it shows the LTE carrier frequency bandwidth (10MHz in the screenshot) as well as the number of antennae in use. This is helpful in determining if we have 5+5 or 10+10 (or more) LTE as well as the number of antennae. The iPhone screenshot shows 2 TX antennae which indicates a 2x2MIMO arrangement being used, and shows 4 on T-Mobile's 4x2MIMO towers. Is there any way to obtain this information on Android? It is definitely not in the Android field test menu ( _#_ #4636# _#_ ) and I haven't yet found an app that does this. There are apps that can differentiate between 7.2 hsdpa, 21 hspa and 42 dc-hspa+, so I would expect that there is _some_ way to obtain this information in Android. I appreciate the help. Thanks!


Factory reset a bricked device on adb

My phone is stuck on android logo. What i want is to factory reset my phone. I can not do anything else than rebooting my phone Recovery is not available What i tried :![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/Z7xQk.png) (My phone is rooted)


How to share Internet from Android via Ethernet

The Situation: I've got Android running on my Cubietruck. Now I want to share the existing Internet Connection (Wifi) with my Win8 Desktop PC over Ethernet, so the stream would be Internet –wifi→ Cubie –ethernet→ PC I just found a thousend tutorials about making this the other way round. Is there any way to make this possible?


Did I broke touchscreen or touchscreen and LCD?

I was trying to repair my broken touchscreen glass. I was going to use the touchscreen like that shown here, but every of them is transparent inside. ![transparent glass](http://i.stack.imgur.com/F2sKj.jpg) That would be absolutely OK, but after heating the touchscreen with hair-dryer and peeling it off it seems that there's not such black layer. The LCD screen is kinda silver. Now take a look how my glass actually looks like. ![my broken glass](http://i.stack.imgur.com/ue9R9.jpg) I don't know if some polarization magic takes place here, but is that possible I peeled off some black layer from not only the touchscreen, digitizer, but from the LCD screen as well?


How can I update my Xperia Z mobile programs (applications) with my PC

Can I use my PC to update Applications installed in my Sony Xperia Z mobile? For example, I have installed avast anti-virus software in my mobile. Now, I want to update this software using my PC internet BUT NOT my mobile internet. How can I do this? I have tried by googing it, but everywhere I am getting links to update my phone itself, but not the installed applications. When I follow the procedure, I am getting the message at last like my phone software is up to date. Thanks in advance,


How to know if a side-loaded app is safe?

How can we be assured that the APK of an app that we are downloading from a website is safe to install on our Android phone? Is there a way to know that the downloaded file is safe? Is there an app or service that scans the APK file and says `This file is safe to install`.


Looking for software to create an exact copy of the memory card

What software can help me Copy memory card From my phone Into my hard disk My pc have Operating system is windows 7 My memory card Have two partitions, one FAT32 And second EXT Total memory 8 GB A MICRO-SD card Thanks to anyone who can help


Nexus 4 not recognised by Windows 7 machine after KitKat update

I have a Nexus 4, which I used to be able to connect to my Windows machine via USB, to test my code on. When I plugged it in, if I tried to run an application on it from Eclipse, Eclipse would tell me that there were no devices, and ask me if I wanted to start a virtual device, unless of course I waited a bit, until Windows popped up a dialog box asking me if I wanted to treat the Nexus 4 as a directory for photos, or audio, etc. Now however, Windows never gets to the point of showing me that dialog box, so Eclipse will always tell me there are no connected devices. How do I fix this?


Will my phone (carrier unlocked but initially locked to verizon) get locked after Kitkat update?

I've bought Motorola Droid Razr M from eBay. It is locked with Verizon by default, so seller unlocked device for me and it is working fine. It comes with Jelly bean 4.1.2 and I found that Kitkat update for this device. Now the question is Will my device get locked again after update from 4.1.2 to 4.4.2???


How can I change screen timeout based on whether my phone is/not charging?

I'd like my screen to stay lit while charging but have a timeout when just on battery. Is ther any way to do this?


Is there any way to stop Google removing apps from the phone?

Back before Android had gone mainstream, there was an incident where Google removed an app using a feature called Remote Application Removal. This potentially allows Google to start removing political or anti-authority apps although I'm aware they have so far only used it to remove malware. Still, I don't trust Google or any other corporation very much and would rather do everything I can to keep them out of my phone. I already use CyanogenMod 9 (latest nightly 2012-06-21) but since I use the Market/Play it is kind of beside the point. Is there a way to hack the Market/Play app so that it can't delete apps from the phone without specific authorization from the user? Alternately, is there a way to set up per-app permissions in CM9 so I can prevent the Market/Play app from deleting anything? http://android-developers.blogspot.co.uk/2010/06/exercising-our-remote- application.html http://phandroid.com/2010/06/24/google-can-remotely-remove-apps-from-your- phone/


samsung tablet GT- P3113 have OTG USB support?

Does the samsung tablet model # GT-P3113 have OTG USB support already built in or do I need to get the cable? Am thinking of getting a keyboard for my tablet.


Maximum number of alarm clocks

My HTC One (Android 4.3) told me that I can only have 10 alarm clocks at maximum and that I should delete one before adding a new one. Why, and is it possible to have more than ten?


Bluetooth Remote Controll for Voice input on Nexus 5

I am using my Nexus 5 for 1.5 months now. Previously I used an iPhone 5. On the iPhone there was Siri and - when connected via Bluetooth to my car stereo - I could push a button on my Steering Wheel and start voice interaction with siri. When I push the same button in Android 4.4.2 on my Nexus 5, it says "initialisieren", I think the english locale would be "initializing" and nothing happens. It would be great to get at least some starting of calls working like "call my mom" or "call john doe" better would be also a working tts/stt (reading/dictation) of sms. Best would be if I also could change playlists (Play List Salsa/Play List Rock) or starting of the navigation (Navigate to Home) is there any way to get those things working? ![The Initializing Screen](http://i.stack.imgur.com/VvX0Pm.png)   Screenshot (click image for original size)


What is the setting in xprivacy to access the microphone?

I use xprivacy to set all permissions on my phone, but I accidently forbid the tuner app to access my microphone. Which setting do I have to enable?


How to setup VLAN on Android?

Can anybody give me idea how to setup the VLAN on android. I get VLAN 200 tagged traffic from some device. So how can I configure or setup the networking stuffs in android to allow traffic tagged with VLAN 200. Currently, I can access normal traffic (without any VLAN) on mini usb port.


Unexpected battery discharge on Samsung Galaxy S2

I charged my smartphone yesterday to full 100%. When I woke up today, I saw that battery was 40%. Android OS has used 90% of the battery. My Android version is 4.0.3. What is the cause of the problem?


LG DoublePlay: Boot looping after replacing framework-res.apk

I modified and replaced the original `framework-res.apk` on my _LG DoublePlay (C729)_ and now it keeps bootlooping on T-Mobile logo. Even the recovery mode didn't help - the recovery mode displays only a unpacking icon and then it reboots the phone. I have the original `framework-res.apk` but I'm not able to get it into my phone. USB connection with PC is stable. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!


Network Connectivity in GSM/WCDMA mode

I am using a Samsung Galaxy S Duos S7562 with Android 4.0. Whenever I disconnect a call, the network vanishes for a few seconds when the phone is in GSM/CDMA auto mode. The network is fine in GSM only mode. Please share any reasons and solutions for this.


Error 504 when downloading apps from Play Store?

My device is Motorola Xoom MZ604. The internet connectivity is 4G WiMax via my laptop as hotspot. The problem is when I'm trying to download any app from Google Play Store, it gives me an **Error 504** with the message I mentioned in title. However, if I navigate to the application via browser and click: `Install → Select Device → Install` and then restart my device, it sometimes works. Some googling brought me that it's a gateway timeout error. But I'm still unable to figure out how to work around the problem. So looking forward for your help.


Installing custom apps on a Nexus 7

Does the Asus Nexus 7 allow me to create and install my own apps without using someone's app store (like Google Play or Amazon)? I want to create my own apps but not make them open for anyone else but me.


Galaxy S5 Privacy Mode

Attempting to access privacy mode on Samsung s5. Unable to reset password. How do you reset password (code) for privacy mode on Samsung galaxy s5?


Google agenda question (Still need help)

my question is more related to the Google contacts system than to Android itself, but hope you can help me.. I have a Nexus 5, and my agenda looks organized with everything that I added perfectly. The problem is when I go to the people section is shows me clones of my contacts for example: my girlfriend contact with phone number and another with the Skype name, but it's the same person. The problem is that when I try to merge both contacts to be perfect, it doesn't stay with my contact name but instead with the Skype name! For example, her name is Ana and her Skype name is Anaaa.. And when I merge them it appears now as Ana.. Not only in people but also in my contact list.. I tried to see in the settings to fix this, but can't find the solution.


How to export bookmark list from stock android(ICS) browser to pc

I have been using the stock browser which came with the phone for awhile and it has been really useful. Currently I have a large number of articles I have bookmarked that I would somehow like to get on my PC. I tried to use the "share" functionality but it allows you to share only one link at a time, and I have over 50 articles. Is there any way to export the entire list?


Can I get my car's head-unit to play audio, via USB, from my Galaxy S3?

I've just moved from iOS to Android, purchasing the new Galaxy S3. Lovely phone; I'm impressed thus far. The only thing that I'm struggling with is playing audio, _via USB_ , to my car's head-unit. I've got a 2012 Nissan Juke which worked fairly seamlessly with my iPhone 4. I'd plug the USB cable in, and my music would start playing through the car's speakers - with names/album/length etc. displayed on the head-unit's display. This worked with music I'd loaded on to the phone _and_ the Spotify app. When I plug my S3 in, the phone detects the connection and asks what mode I want to use - Media mode, or Camera mode. Regardless of which mode I use, the head-unit is unable to play either stored or Spotify music. I've read up a little, and I'm wondering if this is to do with the S3's inability to render itself in _Mass Storage mode_. Does anyone have any suggestions for a workaround, or an app which might resolve the problem? **I can play audio via Bluetooth, but its interface isn't as seamless and I will forget to turn Bluetooth on/off; don't want to drain the battery excessively.** Thanks in advance,


Applications on SD Card disappear: Gingerbread bug or hardware error?

I have an Huawei Honour running 2.3.6. I have plenty of apps installed and some I have moved to a 32GB sd card. Now I notice that quite randomly some application that are stored on the sd card just disappear. (I am not talking about the apps become unavailable when mounting the USB file system on a PC, as that is to be expected.) All that remains is a placeholder-icon that will be removed once I click it, and every hint that this app was ever installed is gone. I have to go to the playstore and reinstall it. Now I wonder what the source of this problem could be. Is it Gingerbread, or a hardware error (the device itself, or the sd card)?


Transfer many files from android to pc, without usb and wifi

**How can I quickly transfer many files from my Android device to the PC, without USB cable or WiFi?** Regular bluetooth would require to transfer every single file manually.


IS it OK to flash stock ROM from other country?

Is it OK if I flash my phone with a stock ROM from another country? Wouldn't it have a negative effect?


Android 4.4 Switched from ART to Dalvik after reboot, why?

I was going through the `/data/data` folder to delete some app leftovers and noticed there was multiple listings of the `lost+found` folder. However, selecting one selected all. I could only enter/select the first one. The rest were like ghost copies. I deleted it, all the ghost copies vanished. Creation of the same folder with the same permissions made all the copies appear once more. I close File Manager and swiped it away from the recent apps. Sudden reboot. During the boot _Android is upgrading..._ appeared and I knew it switched to Dalvik because app optimization went fast, as opposed to ART which goes slower. I checked the dev options and sure enough the run-time was changed. I'm not sure what `lost+found` is on Linux and not sure as to why the sudden reboot happened. Samsung Galaxy SIII (SCH-i535/Verizon)   CM 11 (Nightly build)   CWM Recovery 6.0.4.5


Calls with speakerphone input and headphone output on Nexus One

I've searched and found several posts on various sites with this same problem but nobody offering a solution. I use my N1 in a car mount with music playing through my stereo with a 3.5 mm cable. When I make or receive a call, I have 2 options. I can either hear the other person through the car speakers clearly, but they can't hear me. The other option is to turn on speakerphone and they can hear me clearly but they are piped through the phone's speaker on the back which is tinny and hard to hear in the car. The obvious solution seems to be to use the headphone jack as the output for the call audio but with the input treated the same as when speakerphone is on, but I can't find a setting or an app to achieve this.


avoid Bluetooth DUN authorisation with paired devices

I have two Android phones - one has 4.0.1 ICS and other has 4.1 jelly bean. I have enabled Bluetooth tethering on ICS . I have also paired both the devices via Bluetooth. Now what I want is that when I connect jelly bean phone to ICS for network access(via DUN) ,the ICS phone should allow it without asking user's permission again and again when I try to connect. (this is similar feature seen in Nokia phones ,auto connection) how do I do this ?


Google Play Language Setting

I am currently using Samsung Galaxy S2. Recently I found that there are a lot of different language application in the Google play store. I can understand both English and Chinese but It seem like I am getting application of different languages. For example, in the bottom list in google play lifestyle top new free app, it show me application of languages that i don't even know how to read it. Is there a language setting where i can display app that shows only English? ![Different Languages in Google Play Lifestyle Top New Free APP](http://i.stack.imgur.com/2PKUI.png)


Video stream from Android phone to laptop over the internet

I would like to transfer a video stream coming from my Android device to a remote PC through the internet. I want to connect to the Android device from my PC to see what is showing on its camera. I tried TeamViewer but it does not allow the user to access a mobile phone from a PC. I tried Skype & Tango (Video call) but they do not automatically answer calls. I am struggling to find a solution. Is there any?


I can't flash a custom rom onto my Galaxy Note N700

I just wiped my data and dalvic cache and formatted `/cache`, `/system` and `/data`. I put philz touch recovery (an enhanced CWM) on my phone and now wanted to install a rom. But when I install OmniROM it always tells me `failed to verify whole-file signaure`, and when I want to use CyanogenMod it tells me `error in tmp/update.zip status 7`. The problem now, is that I now have no ROM on my phone and only can be in recovery mode. But, when I use `adb sideload filename` in the console I only get `error: closed` also my Windows doesn't show my phone so I can't put another ROM on it to test it. What could I do ? I have no system on my phone at the moment and can only go into recovery mode.


Samsung Galaxy S3 with fastboot

I have a Samsung Galaxy S3 (international and unlocked). I recently downloaded the kernel source code from Samsung's website and have successfully compiled and now have a zImage file. My problem is what to do with it? I have seen people saying to use `fastboot boot zImage` to test that the kernel works before more permanently flashing it with `fastboot boot zImage zImage` but fast boot wont recognise my phone. When i type `fastboot devices` i get nothing. `fastboot reboot` (i think that was it) sits there for ever waiting for the device. I have also tried adb just to prove a point. This sees the device with `adb devices` (while the phone is in normal mode) but still didnt help. I currently have the Clockwork recovery mod installed. Could this be causing issues? and if so how do i remove it? Everything i have seen says to boo the device into fast boot mode. Is this Download/Odin mode on the S3? Thank you Adrian EDIT: Forgot to mention i have tried this on Ubuntu 12, OSX 10.8 ans Windows 7 with drivers installed


HTC ONE X: Rooting and boot loader

> **Possible Duplicate:**   >  How to root the new version of the ONE X How to root HTC ONE X from AT&T? What exactly does rooting a phone mean? What is the boot loader? Is installing boot loader and rooting the same thing?


Any converter available to connect my android phone to an iPod/iPhone car dock?

I have a iPod/iPhone car dock, which integrates into the back of my stereo as if it were a CD changer. I'd like to hook my android phone up to it, but the only input is an iPod/iPhone cable (technically it is from pre-iPhone-3GS days, but I was using another adapter so my iPhone 3GS would charge on it).


Determine strength of the cell antenna in an Android phone to ensure good cell reception

In some parts of the world, the cell towers are few and far between. In places like these, when someone is shopping for their next smartphone upgrade, they need to consider cell reception. Boosters may be a good option, but it lacks a mobile power supply and is uncomfortably bulky. It seems clear that some phones would be better than others when it comes to cell reception, for example, in the modern world my Note II will hold 4G internet even if my USB modem will not. But in places like these, the challenge is to get any kind of reception, let alone 4G. How can one determine the strength of the cell antennae on the phone they are about to buy? Is there a place to look this information up, or a spec one could check on? And does the method of determination change whether you are on a GSM or CDMA network?


Are there alternative ways of downloading free applications from Android Market?

I can't download applications from the Android Market very well. The most common problem is that it sends an HTTP request and the remote server replies, but no data follows: the TCP connection just stalls. The Market app shows an animated progress bar (before "0%" or sometimes always "0%") indefinitely until I cancel the download. Sometimes using another network connection helps. (Note: I don't have data plan yet and use only WiFi):   * Connection over Wi-fi access point to my laptop that is running VPN and doing NAT: stalls   * Connection over Wi-fi access point to my laptop that is running VPN and doing "-j REDIRECT' to tcpsocks that is connecting throught "ssh -D" from my server: sometimes works   * Ad-hoc Wi-fi connection to my laptop that is running VPN and doing "-j REDIRECT' to tcpsocks that is connecting throught "ssh -D" from my server: stalls   * Connection over Wi-fi access point to my laptop connected to university network and doing `-j REDIRECT` to tcpsocks that is connecting through the `ssh -D` (connections originating from my server): sometimes works, very very slow   * VPN connection from the device throught the access point (without using laptop): works   * Connecting through the ProxyDroid (running redsocks internally) redirecting to `ssh -D` (connections originating from my server) started on my laptop over Ad-hoc wifi network: stalls   * Connecting through the ProxyDroid (HTTP mode) redirecting to proxy server running on my laptop (with by chain of proxy servers finally originates connections from my server) started on my laptop over Ad-hoc wifi network: stalls The only workaround I found is to capture the request from device with Wireshark and execute it (using netcat) on my desktop computer. It downloads the apk file from the Market which I can put on the device as usual. Obtaining such links is hovewer inconvenient (especially when it uses HTTPS). Trying to use ProxyDroid does not help.   * How can I debug stalled downloads from Android Market?   * What are alternative approaches to obtaining apps from Market? Would using the Android Market in the emulator be better?


Loud Tick with Headset

My phone (Samsung Galaxy S) has a loud "tick" on some actions (opening and closing applications or menus) It is fine when I don't have my headset on, but with earphones in it is unbearably high pitched. Is there a way to control this noise so it it doesnt' happen when I've got my headphones on?


Samsung Galaxy Ace wont connect to my home wifi

I am trying to connect my new phone to my home wifi, it connects i put the password in, it says remembering connection... authenticating then comes up with disabled. I've tried using the app which said it'd solved the problem but it hadn't. what should i do?


News features from 2.2 to 2.3 version of Android

> **Possible Duplicate:**   >  What's new in Android 2.3 (Gingerbread)? Which new changes/features are present on the 2.3 from 2.2 version of Android?


Benchmark application for Android?

There is any application to measure and publish benchmark results from Android devices?


Behave as a PC browser

I want to watch streams of a TV channel. That channel also offers an unfree app to do that. When I visit the site with my tablet I am forced to download the app to use the site. From my PC I can access the site normally. How can I set my tablet browser to behave as a PC browser? I tried the default Android and Chrome browsers.


Where is GMail app on Galaxy Note 3 app list

I setup my GMail account as a Google account on my phone. When email comes in I can tap the notification to go to the Gmail app. I can use S Voice to go to the Gmail app. However the Gmail app is not on the home screen. I am not using the "Email" app though. Where is it and why is it hidden? **EDIT:** It's in the app folder Google. Shame on you Samsung for not making the difference between folders and apps obvious. Well the folders look like this: ![Screenshot](http://i.stack.imgur.com/VGoRM.jpg)   Screenshot (click image for larger variant) I'll update the question with the answer in a day.


How do i update the video driver?

How do I update the video driver for my Droid 2 Global? I have a custom Cyanogenmod installed but YouTube videos have a green bar, green tint, or are garbled.


Best "nandroid" or equivalent on Galaxy S4 VRUAME7

So I'm pretty new to Android. Just got a new Galaxy S4 from Verizon and it's running VRUAME7. Already rooted of course. Basically right now I'm looking for a way to do a complete backup (nandroid); Not planning on installing any different roms just yet, but wanna play around with some stuff in /system and the like, so I'd like have a backup just incase I screw anything up. From what I've read, you need a custom recovery to do a backup/restore like this. For VRUAME7, it seems the only way to go about this is with Safestrap. Is there a less intrusive way to do this? I would think a manual backup (pain.. lol) but it seems some of the partitions are inaccessible while Android is running? Also, I'm not sure how to go about restoring that if something would happen. Is it overkill to install Safestrap just for this purpose (backup/restore)? If this is the best (or only) way to go about this? I'm just curious on some of the implications of SafeStrap. On the developer thread (http://forum.xda- developers.com/showthread.php?t=2441441):               TEST #3: Recovery removal leaves device in clean state RESULT: FAIL      I'm not quite sure that this line means... does that mean removing Safestrap? I don't want a permanent installion; I'd like to have choice to remove it or go back to stock if needed. Also, since this bypasses the bootloader, does this mean every boot will go directly to Safestrap first? As in I'll always have to select to boot the rom each startup?


Android Micro SD Card Show Wrong Size

I have a 32GB Lexas Micro SD card in my Samsung Galaxy S2 i9100. For some reason, the card consistently shows 12gb as the size of the card. It just randomly started doing this about 2 weeks ago. I have done an on-device format (as it has prompted me once or twice to format), a format with an SD card utility through the SD card group, and a Windows formatting. It still shows 12GB. Any solutions?


Galaxy Tab Multi Device App Installation

I am planning on having a few labs of Galaxy Tabs (60+ tabs), and I need a way to manage all of these. Primarily I need a way to automatically install apps on all of these at once. I know there is a solution called Meraki but it won't install the apps for you it just sends a notification and the user has to install individually install the app which is kinda useless.


Phone isn't detected via USB but still charges

My Galaxy GT-S5360 is not being detected via USB when I connect it to my PC. It still charges however. It used to work and there was a prompt to connect it to the computer but now it just charges directly. I have downloaded Samsung Kies but it still won't connect.


Problem upgrading a Lenovo A2107

I have a Lenovo Ideapad A2107-H and I read this guide. I followed the guide step by step to upgrade my Tablet. On step 6 I got `assert failed: getprop("ro.product.device")`, so I deleted this line in the related script file and tried again. Afterwards, I tried to reboot my device. It only shows me the Lenovo logo and won't boot into Android. How can I fix this?


How do I move the voice input button to the numeric keyboard in KitKat?

In Android 4.4. KitKat, how do I move the voice input icon, i.e. the one with the microphone icon, from the alphabetic keyboard (next to the spacebar, at left) to the numeric keyboard? At least up to Android 4.3 It used to be possible to do that via an option in the settings. I checked several times the settings of my Nexus 5 with KitKat, especially the _Languages and input_ section, but I cann't find the option. Is moving the button still possible? What input method and settings options are required?


Is it possible to recover data from internal memory?

I have Samsung Galaxy S2, that was sent to the lab for repair. The phone arrived and all the internal memory was deleted. All the data that was on the internal memeory: Media, SMS, Contacts (actually I synchornized the contacs with my google account, but some contacs were deleted from my phone..) Is there any way to recover this internal memory? I know that some application can recover an SD card.. but which one can recover the internal memory ?


Cannot Factory Reset after Encrypting

I encrypted my phone but now want it not encrypted so have to factory reset. However, if I try to do this from the CWM Recovery it says               -- Wiping data...      Formatting /data...       Error mounting /data!       Skipping format...      Formatting /cache...       Formatting /sd-ext...       Formatting /sdcard/.android_secure...     Error mounting /sdcard/.android_secure!     Skipping format...      Data wipe complete.      When I try to factory reset from the normal GUI it doesn't give me an error but finishes very very quickly and hasn't worked (presumably the output above has happened in the logs). What can I do?


I would like to change landscape mode on home screen without using any launcher application. I prefer default home screen to other launcher. I just want to change landscape mode on my default home screen.


"Button: Camera" and "USB Plugged" not working for Tasker?

I saw Tasker on my friend's phone and I tried out a simple profile. I wanted the Camera button to vibrate the phone. Nothing more, nothing less. The setup is as follows: Button: Camera   * Priority: Highest   * Stop Event: Checked Then the task only has 1 action and that is: Vibrate   * Time: 200 With the above, I couldn't get the profile to work. When I hold down the Camera button app, it still proceeds to open the Camera app. I tried creating other profiles other than the **Button: Camera** and they all worked. I want to know if there's something I'm missing here? **EDIT:** I also realized that the "USB Plugged" action is not firing. It keeps staying on "Not USB Plugged" mode even if we have the data cable connected to a PC already. **EDIT 2:** The device I'm doing this on is an Xperia Mini.


How to localize Android OS for new locale

I've been looking for the Android "localization project", assuming that there is one (like you have for LibreOffice or Mozilla) but so far, I have only found thousands of pages about localizing apps, but nothing about the operating system itself. Which suggests it's more complicated than I expected...   * Assuming that it can be localized, anyone know if end users can then download and install such a new locale on their phones? I'm under no illusions about Scottish Gaelic ever getting shipped by default :/   * If the answer is yes, then does anyone know how the localization process for Android actually works and where I need to go? Thanks!


What does "fastboot oem lock" do?

I've had my phone for months, loading with several firmware, ROMs and OTAs, without ever running this command. What does it do? What I know is that "fastboot oem unlock" displays the confirmation screen and obliges me to wipe my device data, and that "fastboot oem unlock" is the first step to flashing firmware unto my phone. Am I okay not relocking my phone?


How can I use a Bluetooth keyboard with my Android 4.0 phone?

My phone recently received an upgrade to Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) over the air and want to connect a Bluetooth keyboard to it. My phone is a Samsung Nexus S 4G (Sprint) and the keyboard is a Logitech Bluetooth Keyboard for Android 3.0+. I had tried to connect the keyboard earlier, while running Android 2.3.x, with little success. What information I could find at the time suggested that Android lacked a Bluetooth keyboard "driver" prior to Honeycomb, so I was enthusiastic about the upgrade to ICS. Sadly, however, doing what's obvious isn't working for me:   1. Enable Bluetooth in my phone settings.   2. Turn on the keyboard.   3. _(Keyboard appears in list of Bluetooth devices on phone.)_   4. Select keyboard from list of devices.   5. _(Prompt with PIN appears on phone.)_   6. Enter PIN on keyboard.   7. _(Keyboard shows on the phone as paired.)_ At this point, however, no further settings present themselves. The configuration for the keyboard only allows renaming and unpairing. The keyboard doesn't appear in the Keyboards and Input settings at all. Nor, of course, does simply typing on the keyboard cause input to appear on my phone. Can this combination of hardware be made to work? How can I proceed?


Call from Skype with front speaker

My phone has two speakers, one in front that is used during normal call, and one in the back (the "loudspeaker") that is used to play music and in hands- free mode. When I'm using Skype for Android, it uses the loud speaker. This is very uncomfortable if I want to make Skype call in public place. I could use headphones and mic, but I don't always have them with me. Is there a way to call on Skype just like normal voice call, with the front speaker? Eventually, any other app would be good, that can make calls to PC using any of major protocols (Skype, GTalk, MSN), and that uses front speaker.


How to stream audio_out from pc to android using wifi?

> **Possible Duplicate:**   >  Can I use my phone as an audio device via Wifi? Does anyone knows if is there a way I could stream the whole audio from my computer to my Nexus S via wifi? I'm not looking to share my song library (which winamp does quite well). What I want is to make every sound that my computer does to be streamed to my phone. The idea is to use my droid as wireless receiver. That way I could play, lets say, grooveshark on the PC and have my droid connected to the stereo or whatever.


how do I access the SPDIF signal from my phone

my galaxy s has the option to have 5.1 surround enabled. what plug on my phone produces the digital audio signal to carry the 5.1 surround? is this option only available through bluetooth or can it be used through the headphone port or USB port?


How secure is a sim lock?

I have sim lock enabled on my sim, so basically, if I put my sim in another phone or if I restart my phone, I need to enter the sim lock pin. How easy is it to crack the sim lock if a theif got hold of my phone? For example, would a theif be able to use my locked sim to make calls, send messages, extract contacts from my sim etc etc? So basically, my question is, what does a sim lock protect you against?


How to negate llama conditions?

I am searching for a possibility to negate a single condition in llama. My goal is to create a rule that looks like this.               If       at home,       screen off and       process "sshd" is _not_ running     then       turn off wlan and       turn off data connection.      Can this be achieved in llama? Is there a similar application that can do a thing like this?


What LauncherPro Shortcuts Have You Used?

If you have LauncherPro you may be familiar with one of it's powerful features: **LauncherPro Shortcuts**. By using the LauncherPro Shortcut Generator, you can create powerful custom "shortcuts" that can access almost any function in your device that has an Intent _(see also Open Intents)_. The shortcuts are almost mini apps in their ability to perform complex function like activating settings on your device, adding events in your calendar, sending to a particular email... I believe that LauncherPro Shortcuts may be able to solve Dmitriy's problem here. It basically opens the door to accomplishing things and accessing functions that you normally would need to be a developer to do. Unfortunately due to the lack of documentation, it's still pretty difficult to use. The author has a thread on his forum for people to post their Custom Shortcuts, as forums go, out of the 210 posts, 99.99% of them are people asking how to use it. It is very frustrating finding the actual shortcuts. I think the SE format will serve as a better mechanism for listing the Custom Shortcuts, and cutting out all the noise. In order to keep this orderly please follow the following guidelines:   1. One Shortcut per Answer   2. **Only post working LauncherPro Shortcuts** (anything else will be deleted)   3. If you have questions or comments about a shortcut, post it in the comments. Post it in the following format that will allow others to recreate the shortcut: ## Shortcut Name (make it descriptive) **Notes:** Any notes about what it does and how it works. Also, anything else that needs to be explained. **Form Fields:**   * Action:   * Package Name:   * Class Name:   * MIME Type:   * Data:   * Categories:   * Extras (Type / Name / Value): _**(not all fields are required so you can delete the ones you don't use)_** * * * **In order to make it easy you can cut and paste the following template code into your answer:**               ##Shortcut Name           **Notes:**  Type notes here...          **Form Fields:**           - Action:      - Package Name:      - Class Name:      - MIME Type:      - Data:      - Categories:      - Extras (Type / Name / Value):      * * * _**I thought about making this a Community Wiki, but decided to keep it a normal question so people can get rep for the useful shortcuts they post (and encourage people to create useful shortcuts that don't already exist)._**


Changing WiFi Hotspot Frequency on HTC one X

My HTC One X has 2.4 and 5 WiFi. I can see how to change the settings for the Wi-Fi frequency to use but it doesn't seem to work when set up as a WiFi hotspot to connect my computer to the internet. At the moment it does it on 2.4 but I would like to change it to 5. Is it possible?


Security risks of "Open Wi-Fi Networks"

How paranoid do I need to be about allowing my phone to connect to open/unencrypted WiFi hotspots? I don't really care if other people see my data (email being received or sent, stock quotes, whatever). I think all I really care about is whether they see my passwords (Gmail, Facebook, etc). I understand I probably don't want to initiate a connection to a financial institution, and that I'm potentially subject to man-in-the-middle attacks even if my passwords aren't cleartext. Please note that I am aware of this question and its answer, and it doesn't really answer my question because it's just about the data: What Android sync'd data is encrypted? If this question has already been asked and answered, please point me to it. I searched with the built-in engine and Google and couldn't find it.


Do I need network's SIM in in order to receive OTA update

I have a UK HTC Magic which is from Vodafone - I am in France for the time being and don't have the Vodafone SIM in. The phone is on the internet via wifi a lot. Do I need to have Vodafone's sim in the phone in order to receive the Froyo OTA update that was announced today?


How to create a "pipe character" with the HTC Incredible (ConnectBot)?

I am trying to use the | (pipe) character in ConnectBot on my HTC Incredible, but everyone says to use Shift + Alt + ',' but that doesn't seem to work. I have tried multiple different combinations to no avail. Any solutions for this? Thanks in advance!


Backup of my Droid X

How (What App) do I use in order to do backup? What is good backup apps out there? I primarily want to save calling logs & SMSs, as all of Applications I can just re-download from Market. I use Droid X!


Gmail on Android separate from google play

Is there any way to read mail (and calendar) from a gmail account on a Android phone without tying the account to a play-store account used on the same phone? Theoretically this should not be a problem, gmail offers pop3 and IMAP so i should be able to use a client app and keep google ignorant of the device i use. I ask because so far i have not connected my gmail account to my bank account or credit card and i would like for these to stay disconnected. Bank and credit card account identify me by name and surname (phone, address) while gmail is tied to some of my web activities (for example search history). I dont want to make it too easy for google and all those foreign governments to connect the two. Here are some related questions: How do I remove all social integration features with Google+/Google applications and What information does stock Android send to Google by default, and how do I opt-out?. I would like to set up my new Android phone one step at the time, starting with the gmail and playstore account.


App drawer icon gone from Cyanogenmod dock

I have a Samsung Galaxy S2, running the latest CM10.1. I lost the app drawer icon on my Dock;   I must have deleted it.   _The app drawer icon lets you go to the app list, and the widget list._ How do I get the app drawer icon back?   The icon looks like a circle with 6 dots inside it.


Rooting trouble - Using Odin3 but unable to flash device

Rooting Method: mrRobinson Phone: Samsung Galaxy SIII Model number: SAMSUNG-SGH-I747 Android version: 4.1.1 Carrier: ATT Downloaded: Odin307 and root66_ATT_I747UCDLK3.tar.md5 Sumsung Driver: Updated Kies: Stopped and Disabled What I did:   1. Extracted the root66_ATT_I747UCDLK3.tar.md5 from the .7z file I downloaded.   2. Used Odin, put phone into download mode [with phone off, hold vol. down + home + power ], connected to computer and opened Odin.   3. once in odin clicked the PDA field and selected the root66_ATT_I747UCDLK3.tar.md5 I downloaded.   4. Left Auto Reboot and F. Reset Time checked.   5. clicked start and... Message in Odin:               <OSM> Please wait..     <OSM> root66_ATT_I747UCDLK3.tar.md5 is valid.     <OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..     <OSM> Leave CS..     <OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 0)     <OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 0)      Nothing else happens, click on Start again and "All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 0)" shows again. What am I doing wrong? Please help!


Android - how to install apk from SD card

Is it possible to install an app to an Android phone from an SD card? To install it without a data connection, the marketplace, or using ADB? I've tried searching for this but no luck so far.


How to make stock browser stop asking which browser I want to use?

I know almost this exact question title was asked, but the original asker stated that he had not set any browser as a default. I, on the other hand, ALWAYS select the stock web browser as the default. Nonetheless, every time I open the browser and every time I click a link I am asked to select a default web browser. I had dolphin and opera mini installed, but deleted dolphin in hopes that would help the issue since Opera was not always showing as an option. However, now Opera shows up every time as an alternate and the problem persists as it always has. I do not know of any catalyst that could have caused this behaviour. I updated to Gingerbread (using T-Mobile G2) some time ago (like July 2011) and this problem has only been around for maybe a month or so. Any help with this? _As I said, I already select that the stock browser be the default. If I check the settings, Opera mini is not set for any defaults. This is seriously irritating._


How do I edit my home address for Google Now/Maps/Latitude?

I just upgraded to the Galaxy Nexus. In the new Google Now, the traffic for my home destination is listed incorrectly. I also noticed that the Home address for myself under the People listing is incorrect. If I try to edit my local profile, there is no field for address. Long pressing on the address only allows me to copy it. How can I update my Home address?


Move BusyBox from xbin to bin

Device: Q88B-5S tablet How can I move the BusyBox from xbin to bin? I used Root Explorer and Terminal, but it didn't work. My tablet is going nuts. (factory reset, 0bytes) My tablet is rooted using Super One Click and has a superuser app. Yet, the Root Explorer (RE) doesn't seem to recognize that my tablet is already rooted. I'm thinking if the RE has some compatibility issue. Is there any way I could move the BusyBox from xbin?


How to mark all emails as read?

I am using the stock email app with my Hotmail account. The app icon in the home page always shows a number. Is there a way to mark all the messages as read? Using Android 4.2.2.


How do I set the correct time zone on my Nexus 4?

I just purchased a Nexus 4. I'm perplexed, however, in that it thinks that I am in the Central timezone when I'm actually in the Eastern timezone. The Clock application that came with the phone has a "Home Timezone" option. This only puts a secondary clock on the clock app when I'm outside of my Home Timezone, which is always the case, because the phone thinks I'm on the Central timezone. How do I set my phone to the correct timezone?


Retrieving text messages from stolen Android phone

My Samsung Galaxy Nexus was stolen the other night. Is it possible to retrieve my texts and save them to my computer if I know the phone number and IMEI? I have a Gmail account set up on the phone but, haven't installed any backup app.


Does Viber app have a menu to close the app?

I would like to use Viber only if I need it. I want to turn it off if I do not use it, regardless if I can be reached or not. I do not wish to have a program running and using energy all the time. However, I can't seem to find any close menu to kill the app. Does it even have a close menu / function?


How can I access lock screen Apps on Android like iOS 7 -- Galaxy S4 on Sprint

I am a recent covert from iPhone. the one thing i miss, which is even more prevalent with iOS7, is the ability to access basic apps (e.g. phone, flashlight, wifi toggle) from the locked home screen without having to unlock/enter my security code. Even the 3rd party Android home screen apps that allow you "access" apps on the home screen, still require you to unlock your phone after you select the app. How can i access apps directly from the a locked home screen?


Seamlessly synch music and playlists from PC to phone

I've got lots of music on my PC and some playlists (e.g. "calm", "running", "study") that I change quite frequently. I'm looking for a seamless solution that would transfer the playlists on the PC, along with the music files, to my phone over wifi or 3G. I would add a file to the playlists on my PC and soon be able to play it on the phone. Is there any pair of desktop (Linux) program and Android app that would allow this? I don't care if the transfers go through Dropbox, Amazon, a server I have to set up or whatever.


Noob question - transferring files applications via USB on Mac

Using the Filetransfer application and following the simple directions https://support.google.com/nexus/answer/2840804?hl=en However, after either copying zip archives, or creating new folders in the file transfer window with my Nexus 5 connected via USB, I do not see the changes reflected on my Nexus 5.... What am I missing?


Using sponge to act as a stylus pen for Android phone and tablet?

I am amazed that one can create a DIY stylus pen for Android phones and tablets using the sponge as shown in this video. Is it true or it is simply just a fake video?


Sudden drop in battery life

I used to get average good battery life, i.e. for about 2 days without re- charging, since yesterday my Samsung S2 battery life has become terrible, I haven't installed any new applications. What could be the reason for this?


How can I search in all contacts but display only a group?

I use a personalized view for my contacts (only "My Contacts" from Google). The drawback is that searching within the "Contacts" app only returns results within these selected few. Is there a way to keep a personalized view, yet have search going through all of them? (I am on CyanogenMod 10.1)


Google Search App Draining Battery on KitKat

I am talking about the app that shows up as "Google Search" in the Battery statistics. My Phone is a Nexus 4 on KitKat. This app draws a lot of battery, up to 50% in idle standby. It also has a "Keep awake" value of usually at least several hours. Possibly related, I noticed that my phone is ALWAYS awake according to the battery stats. One charge merely lasts 8 hours. I have switched off Location Recognition and I have deactivated the Hotword Detection ("Ok Google") in the Settings for the google search bar on my home screen. Does anyone experience the same problem and are there any suggestions for a solution? EDIT: Disabling the search app solves the always awake issue and improves battery life. Of course this is not a real fix.


Server Error! Play Store failing

I can't go on to the Google Play Store! I do not know why. Last time I did, I tried to download 'HOM 2' which is a game, and cannot download it. It says "package invalid" and "phone storage is getting low". Then a while ago, I checked again, the Google Play Store and it says "Server Error retry". I have already cleared the data and uninstalled updates.. Then switch off and on, the phone, but still Google Play Store still does not work! Any advice would be appreciated.


Galaxy S2 - Accessing Internal phone memory in Recovery Mode

How can i access to Internal Storage in Recovery mode using Android Debug Bridge (ADB.exe) ?               C:\Users\MohammadReza\Desktop\platform-tools>adb devices     List of devices attached     4F58000600000001        recovery          C:\Users\MohammadReza\Desktop\platform-tools>adb remount     remount failed: Operation not permitted          C:\Users\MohammadReza\Desktop\platform-tools>adb shell     $ mount /system     mount /system     Usage: mount [-r] [-w] [-o options] [-t type] device directory


How can I save the maps downloaded from Offline Maps in Google Maps for reusing after a factory reset?

How do I save the maps that were downloaded from Offline Maps so that when I factory reset my phone I can simply put the backed up Offline Maps that were downloaded for reusing?


Optimal Linux Distro to Install to SD card to use as USB-Bootloader for PC?

Many people install Linux-based distros on USB drives to use for, largely, basic PC troubleshooting. Has anyone tried installing such a thing on their Android phone's SD card? That way instead of carrying about both a USB drive and a phone, one could simply plug their phone in, boot the PC from USB, and set about performing whatever actions are necessary. Does anyone have any recommendations for particular flavors of Linux which are best suited to this task?


Galaxy S4 video problem

I've bought S4 yesterday. Everything works great except recorded video or Youtube video starts to flicker/artifacts, green lines appears and eventually the video stops. I've tried installing Nexus camera but that didn't work either. Also when i play videos that are from my PC it works normally, no flicker or artifacts appears. Tested for dead pixels but there is none: Increased brightness to the max Installed a free app called Dead Pixel Test by UJACHA from Google Play Cycled through the colors and inspected the screen. Here's the screenshots when playing youtube: ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/ZKBMA.jpg) ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/UW2jq.jpg) Dummy recording is here Should i return the cell and demand a new one?


Do I have a branded smartphone (HTC Desire)?

When my HTC Desire boots, I can first see a purple Android (?) icon, then a white background and the 'HTC' text, then a short animation with text 'T-Mobile'. Does that mean that I got a branded phone? The rest of the system doesn't show any signs of T-Mobile and I'm on a Vodafone prepaid 'contract'. I'm worried that I got a branded phone (which means I'll get Froyo later than other HTC Desire owners) even though I'm not with T-Mobile.


When connecting to PC, App Icons are listed

My boss has a Samsung Galaxy s4 mini and whenever he connects it to his PC via USB to copy pictures he shot, there are also lots of what looks like App-Icons listed in the windows explorer. They return whenever he restarts the phone. Is there something i can do to help him?


Seeing Huge Amount of Data Usage with Google Music

I have recently purchased the Galaxy Nexus, and I am extremely happy with it. As part of that purchase, I decided to bring all my music into Google Music. So, I've been using Google Music on my way into and home from work (about an hour total a day) and I am seeing a huge amount of data usage from Google Music. (Everything else combined doesn't come close to what it uses.) Here is a screenshot of my data management window: ![Google Music Data Usage](http://i.stack.imgur.com/Yhxas.png) Why is this happening? Is there anything I can do to prevent it from heavily using data like it is?


Stuck into "Obtaining IP address" when connecting to WiFi

I have a Nexus 4 with Android 4.4.3 on it. I can't connect anymore to my home WiFi. I've done no update, and I was actually able to connect several weeks ago. I've done anything special. Today I've tried to change my WiFi access name, reboot many times, turn on and off the WiFi, change the name of my phone but nothing works. I'm stuck at "Authenticating..." or "Obtaining IP address" when connecting to the WiFi. I saw I'm not alone to have this problem on the Internet but I can't find a solution to my problem, so if anyone knows !


How to turn off talkback feature on Galaxy S2 ICS 4.03

I have turned on Talkback to see if it worked on My Galaxy S2.That also disabled my touch screen scrolling .Now I cannot turn off talkback because I cannot scroll through the setting menu. What should I do?


Combine/merge/concatenate/unsplit long SMS/text messages?

I've Googled and searched the market and can't believe there's no such app. Maybe some other SMS management app has this simple function, to unsplit messages longer than the 160-character limit that were broken into more than one part? Handcent and GO SMS Pro don't mention it. For some reason (see the answers posted before Feb 17, 2013) people don't quite seem to "get" the problem. Here's a screenshot: ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/9rOzJ.png) For whatever reason (incompatibilities between carriers in following the Concatenated SMS protocol etc.), I receive messages split in parts of <160 characters. What I'm looking for is a very simple app that would let me select two messages and join them into one, specifying which should be first. SMSes are stored in a SQLite database, and it would be pretty trivial to append to one field the the contents of a few other fields based on a drag- and-drop interface. I'd code it, but I'm not experienced with Android development, and others could make such an app far faster. I posted a request on xda-developers but the bozo admin there moved it and nothing happened.


Is it possible to continue upgrading an Android device if the OEM stops supporting it?

Suppose the OEM loses interest in my device; can I still install the stock distro updates when issued by Google? Are there issues with device drivers if I go this route?


making android provide notification for email with specific header

Currently my gmail in android notify me when there is new mail arrives. I wonder if the notification can limit to the messages with specific words in their title. Thanks


Are the custom ROM different for different phones?

Pretty much the title says what I want to ask!! Are custom ROM different for different make of handsets? or is there only one cyanogenmod for say Android 2.2? Some can please elaborate why a ROM is call as it is? I mean has it any similarity to Read only memory? I'm a newbie, please tolerate if the questions are silly.. Regards,


What's the process for installing a new ROM after I've just completed one?

I have a HTC Incredible running 2.2, successfully used the unrevoked method and rooted it, used Titanium Backup to back up all apps and system data, and ROM manager to install and run CM7. ok, that's all done, but now i want to try Miui, is the process still the same? What i mean is, i'd rather not reinstall all the apps as I want to try a new rom, but want to go back to CM7 if i don't like it. How can i try Miui, then go back to CM7 if need be??


How to mark and delete some or all contacts?

I've accidentally "imported contacts from storage" and now all my Gmail contacts I've ever emailed to are in my contacts on my phone! Now I can't find any option to be able to get rid of them, "export from storage" doesn't work as expected. What should I do?


Need to wipe stolen sim card locked device

My Galaxy S4 got stolen a couple days back and I just managed to register the device online but did not enable Lock & Erase. I see that the device was online a couple days back. I have sent the request to enable lock& wipe. Will it enable by itself when the device comes online the next time. I am sure that all options for android device manager are checked in the stolen device. Also, I have changed my google password once the device was stolen. Will I still be able to locate the device when it comes online the next time. Help much appreciated!


How to tell if you are part of a group text message

When being texted by another Android user, is there some way to determine whether you are part of a group text or being contacted individually?


my old sd card crashed and when i replaced it, my device wouldn't allow me to take pictures, it says no external storage, how do i fix that?

My device froze up and then automatically powered off. When I powered my device back on it said that there's was no sd card, and all of my pictures and videos were gone. When my sd card crashed, it deleted all of my pictures and videos. there's nothing in my gallery and I can't take pictures and videos anymore. How do I not only fix the no external storage problem, but also get my media back?


How to specify a different audio player for use with Google Reader?

When I use the Google Reader app for audio podcasts -- e.g. linked MP3 files -- it pops up a simple player overlay to play the file (shown in screenshot). Is there a way for me to choose an installed audio player to use in place of the one used by the Google Reader app as the default player for the app? Ideally I'd like the app to pop up an intent that asks me for the audio player to use, like many apps pass off responsibility for a well defined purpose. ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/EJ2dN.png) The Google Reader app is here.


Is it faster to send a picture message through 2G or Wi-Fi?

I have a LG Mytouch android smartphone. I need to send a picture out tonight!


Droid 3 Gallery Generating Errorneous Thumbnails; Possibly Due to Infinite Loop, .nomedia glitch?

I have a stock Motorola Droid 3 on Verizon. The device is not currently rooted. I am not sure if the Gallery app on my phone is specific to the Motoblur UI. I was testing the `.nomedia` trick/hack, by putting a zero-length file named `.nomedia` in my Downloads directory. I also cleared cache and deleted app data of the stock/standard Gallery app. it didn't appear to work, so I decided to say "screw it" and deleted the `.nomedia` file. Sadly this kind of ruined things. I reopened the gallery app started showing duplicates of most (but not all) of the images. If I clicked on one, it'd only load the thumbnail with just "loading..." ontop, like it was trying to generate the full sized image. If I long-pressed and clicked "photo info" gallery would crash. If I hit delete, it would delete the entry from the gallery view with no problem. The other one of the duplicates appeared to be the real image so it loaded no problem. Now, I could've manually deleted all the extra erroneous thumbnails, but that would be too time consuming as I had over 600-some correct images. So I decided to try a shortcut. I went to `/dcim/.thumbnails` and cleared the directory and I also went to `/android/data/com.moto.blur.mediaprovider` and cleared the thumbnails stored in that directory. When I went back to the gallery the situation got even worse. Now there's like 3 copies of the images. My prediction is that it's generating thumbnails, then generating thumbnails of those thumbnails. I tried clear the `.thumbnails` directory, which had over 2000 images in there. As soon as I restarted the gallery app, it'd fill right back up again. I tried the same process and rebooting, but again, starting the gallery app causes it loop with the thumbnail generation. I tried putting a zero-length file `.nomedia` into the .thumbnails directory but that didn't seem to be doing anything. Is there something that I'm missing? I really don't want to do a factory reset as I don't have any easy way to back things up. Also, I do not have an SD card at the moment. All of this is being put on the local storage for the phone.


Changing default view mode in Firefox to Desktop

Using Firefox Mobile for Android. I want to lock the option for Desktop mode on by default. The menu option only applies per-tab and is forgotten if I open a new tab. I have looked around at extensions and in about:config without finding anything. Can anyone help?


Android 4.2 "Partition...has a different major than its disk!" error in logcat

I'm using a Samsung i9100 running Android 4.2.2 via sentinelrom_v4_75_i9100. No changes to the kernel outside what came with that ROM. I've tried encrypting a number of different 4.2.2 ROMs and always after a few reboots the sdcard0 doesn't mount. Before encrypting again (and presumably having the same problem) I'm trying to trouble shoot the issue ahead of time. Logcat is spitting out the following errors.               --------- beginning of /dev/log/system     06-14 14:53:58.775 I/Vold    (1842): Vold 2.1 (the revenge) firing up     06-14 14:53:58.785 D/Vold    (1842): Volume sdcard0 state changing -1 (Initializing) -> 0 (No-Media)     06-14 14:53:58.785 D/Vold    (1842): Volume sdcard1 state changing -1 (Initializing) -> 0 (No-Media)     06-14 14:53:58.785 D/Vold    (1842): Volume usbdisk0 state changing -1 (Initializing) -> 0 (No-Media)     06-14 14:53:58.795 I/Netd    (1843): Netd 1.0 starting     06-14 14:53:58.800 W/InterfaceController(1843): Error (Symbol not found: ) while searching for the interface command fini function     06-14 14:53:58.805 D/Vold    (1842): Volume sdcard0 state changing 0 (No-Media) -> 2 (Pending)     06-14 14:53:58.805 D/DirectVolume(1842): DirectVolume::handlePartitionAdded -> MAJOR 179, MINOR 1, PARTN 1     06-14 14:53:58.805 D/DirectVolume(1842): DirectVolume::handlePartitionAdded -> MAJOR 179, MINOR 2, PARTN 2     06-14 14:53:58.810 D/DirectVolume(1842): DirectVolume::handlePartitionAdded -> MAJOR 179, MINOR 3, PARTN 3     06-14 14:53:58.810 D/DirectVolume(1842): DirectVolume::handlePartitionAdded -> MAJOR 179, MINOR 4, PARTN 4     06-14 14:53:58.810 D/DirectVolume(1842): DirectVolume::handlePartitionAdded -> MAJOR 179, MINOR 5, PARTN 5     06-14 14:53:58.825 D/DirectVolume(1842): DirectVolume::handlePartitionAdded -> MAJOR 179, MINOR 6, PARTN 6     06-14 14:53:58.825 D/DirectVolume(1842): DirectVolume::handlePartitionAdded -> MAJOR 179, MINOR 7, PARTN 7     06-14 14:53:58.825 D/Vold    (1842): Volume sdcard0 state changing 2 (Pending) -> 1 (Idle-Unmounted)     06-14 14:53:58.825 D/DirectVolume(1842): DirectVolume::handlePartitionAdded -> MAJOR 259, MINOR 0, PARTN 8     06-14 14:53:58.825 E/DirectVolume(1842): Partition '/devices/platform/dw_mmc/mmc_host/mmc0/mmc0:0001/block/mmcblk0/mmcblk0p8' has a different major than its disk!     06-14 14:53:58.825 W/Vold    (1842): Duplicate state (1)     06-14 14:53:58.825 D/DirectVolume(1842): DirectVolume::handlePartitionAdded -> MAJOR 259, MINOR 1, PARTN 9     06-14 14:53:58.825 E/DirectVolume(1842): Partition '/devices/platform/dw_mmc/mmc_host/mmc0/mmc0:0001/block/mmcblk0/mmcblk0p9' has a different major than its disk!     06-14 14:53:58.825 W/Vold    (1842): Duplicate state (1)     06-14 14:53:58.825 D/DirectVolume(1842): DirectVolume::handlePartitionAdded -> MAJOR 259, MINOR 2, PARTN 10     06-14 14:53:58.825 E/DirectVolume(1842): Partition '/devices/platform/dw_mmc/mmc_host/mmc0/mmc0:0001/block/mmcblk0/mmcblk0p10' has a different major than its disk!     06-14 14:53:58.825 W/Vold    (1842): Duplicate state (1)     06-14 14:53:58.825 D/DirectVolume(1842): DirectVolume::handlePartitionAdded -> MAJOR 259, MINOR 3, PARTN 11     06-14 14:53:58.825 E/DirectVolume(1842): Partition '/devices/platform/dw_mmc/mmc_host/mmc0/mmc0:0001/block/mmcblk0/mmcblk0p11' has a different major than its disk!     06-14 14:53:58.825 W/Vold    (1842): Duplicate state (1)     06-14 14:53:58.830 D/DirectVolume(1842): DirectVolume::handlePartitionAdded -> MAJOR 259, MINOR 4, PARTN 12     06-14 14:53:58.830 E/DirectVolume(1842): Partition '/devices/platform/dw_mmc/mmc_host/mmc0/mmc0:0001/block/mmcblk0/mmcblk0p12' has a different major than its disk!     06-14 14:53:58.830 W/Vold    (1842): Duplicate state (1)     06-14 14:53:58.830 D/Vold    (1842): Volume sdcard1 state changing 0 (No-Media) -> 2 (Pending)     06-14 14:53:58.830 D/DirectVolume(1842): DirectVolume::handlePartitionAdded -> MAJOR 179, MINOR 9, PARTN 1     06-14 14:53:58.830 D/Vold    (1842): Volume sdcard1 state changing 2 (Pending) -> 1 (Idle-Unmounted)      Is there a way I can correct this?   I flashed I9100XWLSN_I9100XXMS2_I9100OXXLS8_HOME.tar.md5 as my clean ROM before flashing this ROM. Is there a better stock rom to clean up the device before flashing a custom rom? Thanks for your time. Ed


Sharing Wishlist on google play store

Is there a way to share or transfer wishlist from one account to another on google play store?