Do a total wipe of my device

I have flashed my ROM several times with different ROMS, and sometimes back to stock. I flashed roms, modems, kernels etc. But the flashing never seems to totally format the device, because the folders of old software keep showing up on the phones hard drive. Is there a way to completely format my device, and install a new rom afterwards. I have a Samsung Galaxy 2s running gingerbread 2.3 If this question is already ask this can be closed and redirected. I could not find a similair question.


Tasker if-else-if hierarchy and default setting, like Locale

I use a Google Talk status plugin (written for Locale) with Tasker, and the one thing I miss from Locale is the **priority order of situations**. That is, if I'm driving, then set status "Driving", else if I'm at work, "At work", else if [...] else "Available". (Locale does allow multiple situations to be active, but each type of action (e.g. Google Talk) will only get run once.) I'm struggling to replicate this in Tasker. The priority setting on a task seems only to affect the order in which multiple tasks are run, whereas I'd like this particular plugin to be run once per situation-change, with only one status (the one with highest priority) even if two situations are active. I also lack a place to put the default "Available" setting (exit tasks aren't really suitable). **Example: I start driving to work. Status "Driving". I get near the office. Status should still be "Driving" (highest priority). I arrive and disconnect from the car. Status should now be "At work".** ...whereas if I naively put the plugin in each situation and set exit tasks of "Available", I will instead get "At work" when I get near the office, and "Available" when I get out of the car (from the exit task of the Driving situation). I'm reluctant to go back to Locale because Tasker is more flexible for the other conditions and settings I'm using, and because it has more built-in conditions (e.g. power source mains/USB), meaning fewer Locale condition plugins need to be kept running in memory.


Stolen phone: is changing your GMail password enough?

My Galaxy phone got stolen today. Of course I blocked my SIM card and changed my password for GMail (and went to the police) but is this enough? Could the person that stole my phone still log in to my market and download stuff? Not sure what the deal is for that and I'm really freaking out about how much this person could possibly do with my phone. Also about the payment: I never bought any apps (I only downloaded free ones). How does this payment work? Is that also blocked if your SIM card is blocked? And is there a way to delete "My Market" account?


Check what storage an app uses?

Is there a way to check what storage a third party application is using? i.e which of these it uses?


If I install a leaked ROM on my device will I be able to receive OTA updates?

Specifically, I'm interested in flashing a leaked build of Ice Cream Sandwich on my Nexus S 4G. I'd like to get in on the action early, but this is something I'd like to know.


Improving Galaxy Nexus's audio quality

I found out about this website through androidguys.com and I'm giving it a first shot. :) I remember when I had my Fascinate which is Samsung Galaxy S, I had Voodoo Sound Control app which helped to improve the sound quality tremendously. So you can imagine my surprise that when I got my Galaxy Nexus(Verizon), the app wasn't supporting it. My question is, will we ever get Voodoo Control support? It's been awhile since the phone came out but the app didn't get updated yet. This led me to assume that it's either impossible or the developer dropped its support. If it will not get Voodoo Control, what other choices are there? I'm currently using Volume+ and have tried PowerAMP, Neutron, and PlayerPro. All these do are some EQ and volume increase. They have nothing to do with hardware level sound modification.


Samsung Touchwizz: disable alarm control with physical button

I'm the ~~happy~~ owner of a Samsung Galaxy S4 mini Duos, and that ~~fantastic~~ phone comes with touchwizz, probably one of the most horrible android version I ever see.   But I'm not here to insult Samsung, when you set an alarm and it rings if you have the misfortune to type one of those ~~insulting word~~ volume rocker button it just turn off your alarm without snoozing it. My question is then, own can I disable forever that behaviour who is to me like one the most annoying ever on this phone and probably on any touchwizz rom ( the first being the profanity checking on Samsung keyboard that can't be avoided )   If it can in fact disable any physical button control on the alarm that would be fantastic. And please do not try to tell me to install another alarm app that's not what I want. **Edit 1** : If it means modifying system file with root access I'm interested though.


Will a Custom Recovery work with an encrypted device?

I wanted to know whether using Android's built-in encryption (introduced in 3.0) would affect my ability to use a custom recovery (Clockwork Mod in my case). More specifically if I will still be able to perform Nandroid backups/restores and flash new files and updates?


What causes Link2SD to not automatically link apps?

When I install an app from the Play Store, Link2SD doesn't automatically link it but if I go to the app manually and press Create Link, it works and the app gets linked. It just won't do it automatically. I already tried recreating the mount scripts multiple times. Already tried changing the mount script to either Ext2 or Ext4 but they both gave me an error which ascertains that my 2nd partition is in Ext3 format.


Where is the iTunes equivalent for Android?

I have searched this forum with no success for a few days, I apologize if this question has already been answered. I am a new Android user, switching from an iPhone to a Galaxy Note 3 with Ice Cream. I have tried using Samsung Kies 3 to replace the features I had with iTunes with no success. It reports complete syncs, but the information is not complete. It does not allow the user to manipulate the screens and organize apps the way iTunes allows. I am looking for software that has all the features of iTunes. I have found a few that are loaded with ads and very few features. So far, I have not found any app that allows me to manage apps in terms of updates. Google could have an app that can handle the basic needs of an Android user. I have not been able to find this. Your help is appreciated.


Ted Talks:directory change

How do you change the save directory of the Ted Talks conferences to your external SD? My phone has a limited amount of internal RAM, but, I bought a much larger SD to hold all of my information and apps on. TED, unfortunately will only download to my internal SD and will not give me an option to change the path of the saved file to the external SD. I can use my PC to move them trom the internal SD to the External SD, but the player has no option to set or choose the saved file path to view the newly moved .mp4's..


How can I use Samsung Apps in CyanogenMod 11?

I got my Galaxy S4 today (i337M), it's wayyy better than my old SII hehe. I immediately removed the stock Bell firmware and put the latest snapshot available from CyanogenMod. I'm wondering if it's possible to convert apps like S Planner, S Note, S Health to CyanogenMod. Current stock android version available for i337M is 4.2.2. Latest Android version for CM is 4.4. If I install CM 4.2, can I import/install the APKs and then upgrade to 4.4? Hope you'll be able to help me :)


Netbook 10' displays jelly bean forever

How do I start my new icraig net book, what can I do to start it up or do I have to return to the dealer. The battery is fully charged but i can't go beyond the first screen displaying jelly bean.


how to view your accounts google play store money

I bought a nexus 7 in 2012 and it came with a $20.00 gift card. When I went to install apps from the app store, it asked me to sign into my google account. I signed into my gmail account and received the $20.00 for the play store. I purchased one or two items but I'm positive I still have a good $15.00 left. Where do I go to check how much google play store money I have left on my account? I went to wallet.google.com and it asked me to create a payment method, but I know for a fact that I still ahve a good $15.00 left on that gift card... Do the gift cards expire?


Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 not working with Android SDK

I can not get Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 to be seen in Eclipse Android SDK. I believe the problem is related to the usb device driver. I loaded Samsung Kies and it sees the device fine, just not Eclipse.


How can i change the lock screen configuration?

My phone has spontaneously changed the configuration of the lock screen. It now has the clock on the left, and a miniaturized pattern lock to the right of that. I would like to get back to the previous configuration where the clock was at the top, and the full size pattern lock below the clock. It is impossible to drag or otherwise change the position of the widgets or pattern lock dots on the lock screen. Once unlocked, there is no interface to adjust the lock screen widgets. Galaxy S4 SGH-M919, Android 4.2.2, Touchwiz. Does anyone know how to configure this aspect of the lock screen?


One specific IP address blocked when using WiFi, works fine on 3G

I have a Samsung Galaxy S3, I can access the IP address 109.123.110.128 using 3G absolutely fine always. However, when I switch to WiFi, every other IP address I have ever tried works, except this IP does not. This is 100% reproducible, every time I switch on the WiFi, the httpmon Server Monitoring app I have starts alerting me the server is down. All the apps on the phone, including Chrome and PING and TRACERT through terminal emulators fail also on WiFi, but work perfectly on 3G. This happens on all WiFis, not just at home. And my laptop on WiFi works fine. So, I thought it must be a firewall on the phone itself. But the phone is not rooted (and to stay within by warranty and insurance I want it to stay non rooted - although thats the only reason why). Since the phone isn't rooted, I can't view iptables, or search the file system (all of it) for a mention of this IP address. So my thoughts are that somehow the phone knows this IP address and is blocking it, or redirecting it. It could be another app I have installed historically (that has been used to SSH, or monitor the server) has used a VPN hack (or something similar) to redirect this IP - but only on WiFi. But I just don't know enough about the fiddles some apps do to get around the non-rooted phones, and know what "left overs" they may have left behind when uninstalled. I tried using TRACERT. On 3G it does exactly as you would expect. But on WiFi it stops on the first hop saying: Its IP, android-.home 3003.672, !H 3003/618, !H 3003.558, !H The last line I have no idea what it means, but if those were milliseconds it would be consistent with the delay before the results are shown. I have tried exactly the same thing on similar IPs, by adding / subtracting a few numbers from the last block. They .132 and .126 work fine. I have asked the server hosting company if the server is misconfigured, and they could not see how it could be that selective even if it was. The probability of a coincidence between me owning the server, and me owning a phone that doesn't like it is ridiculously small - therefore it must be something I have done to the phone. If anyone has an S3 that can prove it isn't the phone model - that would help a lot. Any suggestions would be appreciated.


Google maps offline

Cannot find menu: how to make google map available offline. I googled and found but dont have menu `make available offline` in settings.


How to set a distinctive tone for SMS or phone call from a particular user/ phone #?

I find that I'm getting "alert fatigue" and ignore most of them, even thought I've disabled all but SMS and maybe a couple of others. If I am out doing something like riding my bike/skiing/etc. I want to ignore all but ones from my wife or kids. I'm on Motorola Razr-M w/ Android 4.1.2


Why is a random app being opened when I exit an app with Back button?

On my Nexus 7 G1 (4.4.2 KitKat), sometimes, when I press back button to exit an app, a random app is opened instead of Home Launcher (Nova Prime). Sometimes, this random app is opened temporarily (then, Home Launcher becomes visual). And, this random app isn't chosen from my `Recent Apps` list. Means, this happens even when the app never appeared in `Recent Apps` list before. What's going on? How to fix it?


Backup and Restore with Holo ( ADB ) from N4 to another N4 - some questions

I am soon receiving a replacement device for my Nexus 4, that got some problems charging now and then. Some questions regarding Holo Backup:   1. It shall be no problem to restore a "Backup all without system apps" and sdcard from N4 to N4 both running the exact same firmware and stuff, right?   2. Does this option also backups alarms, ringtones set for certain things and sdcard0?   3. Anyway to save my widgets and stuff placed on default homescreen? //EDIT my replacement just arrived. Gonna answer these questions soon.


How can I store my Google maps (and maybe directions) offline when previewing directions?

I want to ask directions when I have a Wifi connections, then preview the route and store the maps offline for the entire route - so that when I'm underway I can just let GPS pick up my location and show me a map (and preferably the directions). I can store single maps if I'm not in directions preview, but can I do it **while I'm previewing directions**? I found these posts with many alternatives but first I'm looking for a solution in the Google Maps app itself.


Can i upgrade to jelly Bean?

I have a Zigo EON 5i. It runs ICS 4.0.4, has 512 MB RAM, a 1 GHz proccesor – ARM v7, Powervr and 128 MB internal memory. Can I flash and add a custom rom? And if so, which one? I need Jelly Bean.


Getting double message notifications after replacing Talk with Hangouts

I've updated Google Talk to "Hangouts (replaces Talk)". Now whenever I get a message, I receive two notifications: one from the new Hangouts app and the other from the old Talk app. How do I disable the notification from Talk? Device is Samsung Galaxy S II running Android 4.1.2.


Encrypting Nexus 7 vs. screen lock

I read in this article that a non-encrypted tablet with only screen-lock on can have data read through USB. Is this really true for example for a Nexus 7 tablet? I mean - if I lock the screen you can't get anywhere, even if you restart the device. Attempts to root it, or to hack it somehow when the bootloader is locked forces a data wipe and a factory reset. So is it really possible to get to the data in a screen-locked Nexus 7 which has no SD card? The only way I can think about is that someone would somehow open the device and take the internal memory out and connected it somehow to a device which could read it. I presume that would be pretty expensive. If this really is the only way how to get to the data, it might be interesting to know, how much it may cost to do such a thing. If it is really costly, than it should be okay to just use screenlock.


LG OPTIMUS ELITE MEMORY ERROR APPS

How can I restore my apps in sd storage? There greyed out. Can't move or uninstall. Is there a way to keep this from happening repeatedly.Please


how to by pass lock screen for a android 4.0 ice cream sandwich

when I turn it on, the screen just shows a ice cream android and a spinning circle. how do I get pass this? please help?


How to add/remove an individual song from device in May 2013 update Google Play Music app?

I have poked around (and prodded) the three-dots menus in the new Google Play Music UI (app version 5.x) and, for the sake of all that is free storage space, it appears to only allow managing on-device/offline tracks on a group basis, e.g. by album. Not only can I not figure out how to pin only specific, individual tracks to my Nexus 4 (without resorting to hacks like pinning a playlist and managing it that way), but I also cannot find a way to remove a single track that has pinned itself to my device without waiting for the entire album to download just so I can unpin it. Reading the official help page on offline listening was of no help, because I simply cannot find the pin icons described in the article. Am I just thick? Or did Google decide that storage space on the Nexus 4 isn't scant enough and needs to be filled with even more unwanted music tracks?


Changing Screen Resolution VM ware using 4.4

To play around I installed Android in VM Ware Player using this image: http://www.android-x86.org/releases/releasenote-4-4-r1 Since I have two Screens of which one is a 5:4 in portrait mode, that's the one I want to use the 5:4. To use all the screen real estate available I played around with the resolution as described here: How to change screen resolution on android rooted device? But no matter what after bootup the vertical screen size is about 22cm. e.g. 800x700 gives me 22cm. 1100x700 gives me 21cm. 500x700 gives me 23 cm. What is strange is that the horizontal screen size is not influenced at all. What am I doing wrong? The problem is that some apps I want to try out rotate the screen. If I disable rotation they are cut off at the bottom.


How to emulate a controller

I have a Bluetooth Keyboard and I want to play a couple of games that only work with a controller. How can I emulate keyboard input into controller?


Downloading game memoryp roblem

So I went to download a large game (1GB). It started downloading, and at 96% it stopped and said I don't have enough memory. I wont try to download it again, but that 96% that I downloaded is still in my phone and I cant delete it. Can someone tell me how? I went into options then applications, but there is no that game that I can delete. I tried to find it many times but it is not there.


How do I prevent a bluetooth headset from muting when it hears sound

I have a Plantronics M50 headset, which works wonderfully on my Android 4.0.4 Sony Xperia Ion LT28at. However, it mutes its output anytime it detects a loud enough sound. If I type during a business call the incoming signal becomes choppy, and high wind sometimes causes callers to disappear completely for seconds at a time. I have no other headset to test whether this is due to Android or the device, though I have tested with another Plantronics M50 with the same result. I assume the headset is a simple receiver/transmitter, and so assume that this is probably a setting in Android, but I don't know for sure. How do I turn this feature off? How do I cause my bluetooth speaker to continue outputting regardless of what its microphone picks up?


Set up alarm clock in llama based on location

Is there a way to set up an alarm clock based on your location using llama? I am using a HTC Desire X with Android 4.1.1. I guess that I will need to use Alarm clock app somehow, I am just not sure how to do this.


Calendar Events Displaying Wrongly

I've added some events in Google Calendar in my web browser. These events occur every other week. In the web browser, the events are showed correctly as occurring every other week. However, in Android calendar (I'm using the stock calendar app), these events show up as events that occur every week. Does anyone know what is wrong? I've tried clearing app data for Calendar and Calendar Storage, but the moment I set up sync again, the events get synced wrongly again, showing up as events that occur every week.


How to tether an Android phone to a PC via Bluetooth?

When wifi connecting to the internet via an Android mobile, how can I get access to this internet connection over Bluetooth from my computer?


How to display the on screen keyboard when Bluetooth keyboard is connected

I use a Bluetooth keyboard with a variety of Android devices. Most versions of Android (below 4.2.2) when the external keyboard is connected the on-screen keyboard is still available. When I pair the Bluetooth keyboard to a Nexus 7 running Android 4.2.2 the on screen keyboard is disabled. I cannot find a way to enable the on-screen keyboard from the tablet. Some Bluetooth keyboards include an 'eject' button which toggles the on-screen keyboard. I'm concerned about the times that I'm far enough from the Bluetooth keyboard that I can't reach it but still within Bluetooth range and I can't type on the screen. Is there a way on an Android 4.2.2 (or higher) device to enable the on-screen keyboard while a Bluetooth keyboard is connected?


Does using an unofficial charger negatively affect overall battery lifetime of a GS4?

According to two employees at the Sprint store, using an unofficial charger for the Galaxy S4 will negatively impact the overall life of the phone's battery ( _edit:_ in other words, the battery will need to be replaced much sooner than if one always uses the official charger). I've never heard this before. Does anyone else know what they are talking about? What is special about the S4 charger? I saw someone online mention that a "special code" is transmitted over the USB connector, which the phone will use to judge if it is an official charger; again, new to me, but I'm not a hardware expert. **Update:** I still haven't figured out an answer to this. Regarding the "special code", the post I saw _may_ have been referring to the IC chip, but I don't know. So if we look at the distinguishing characteristics of a Micro USB Charger, there's 1) whether it has the IC Chip; 2) whether it is 2 amp vs. 1 amp; anything else?


Android Market cannot be opened and cannot download any applications

When I first bought my GT-i5801, I could easily access the Android Market and there was no hassle in downloading any applications I want. But then one time it had a virus or something that doesn't allow the phone to open. Then I had it repaired to a Samsung registered repair shop. Then after it was repaired even a single application cannot be downloaded and that the android market can't even be opened. So what happened? What can I do with this matter?


How do I delete a comment under Google Play

I want to delete a comment made by my daughter under Google Play.


Good App to manage unusual collections?

There are plenty of managers for book, music and movie collections but I'm looking for something that lets me define my own collections. I've seen collectionistas which gives me just a big plain textbox - that's not good enough. **Bonus Points for:**   * Ability to add pictures from memory and or camera   * Free **Must have:**   * No excessive permissions   * Define my own fields   * Sort by field or at least manual reordering of items


Is it possible to determine whether the phone has been rooted or not?

Let's say I buy an "un-rooted" Samsung Galaxy S2 via eBay that's still under warranty:   * Is there a way I can tell whether it has been rooted before (with or without rooting it myself)?   * Is there a way Samsung can tell me whether it has been rooted before?


Tasker Shortcut Icons & Names Revert Back to Default After Every Reboot

All my custom Tasker shortcut icons get changed to the default Tasker icon and all the shortcuts' names got renamed to "Tasker" after every reboot no matter how many times I got them changed. I have a rooted S3 running on Android 4.3 TouchWiz. What should I do to fix this? Thanks in advance.


Can I disable the hardware 'Search' button?

I'm teaching my 85 year old mother to use her first phone. Her first ever bit of computing. The first use is texting and I've removed all the apps from the main screens except for the messaging app, and after a few days of casual instruction she's now texting and replying to texts very well. I've only taught her two other buttons so far: Home (she insists on calling it the 'Hut' button so if I call it the 'Hut' button she knows what I mean). Back/Undo button If she gets into something that she doesn't understand her instructions are to hit 'Hut' or 'Undo' and that will cure most things. However she still gets caught out pressing the search button which brings up 'the internet' and that's currently really confusing, too much for her to handle :-) This is a Samsung I5503T so has a physical 'Search' button on the lower right. It's right beside the undo/back button so gets hit by mistake (a lot). Is there any way to disable the physical 'Search' button or reassign it so it does nothing. I'll eventually add more apps but starting slowly (since I live in a different town so most support is by landline phone :-(


Can Google Voice Search be configured to confirm name before calling?

When making a call using Google Voice Search, I would like my phone to ask for name confirmation. So, if I say, "call Gina...", I want it to ask me if I meant "call Tina" before dialing. (suddenly, I feel like I'm in an old Sprint commercial...) I would like it to confirm ONLY when using voice dialing and would strongly prefer audio prompt.


How to use a Droid 2 without Verizon service activation

I purchased an old Droid 2 with a clean ESN today, rooted it, installed Droid2Bootstrap, loaded Monster_D2_2.3.2_4.5.153 onto the sdcard, cleaned the cache, wiped the data, rebooted into recovery, loaded the new images, rebooted. Came back up just fine. Now, here is a problem you may not have experienced before. I am not a Verizon customer. Just wanted the phone to develops Apps and play with. How can I get past the phone number activation requirement?


Only use pattern lock instead of swipe screen and pattern lock

On my first Android phone, the Droid (running stock Android OS), when the pattern lock was enabled, that would be the only lock screen I was presented with when turning on the screen. Now I'm using a Droid 3 and it has a "2-stage" lock screen when the pattern lock is enabled. So when I turn on the screen, I have to first swipe to unlock and then enter the pattern after that. Is there any way to go back to the original Droid experience of a single lock screen, even with the pattern lock enabled?


Extra cables for the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1

I just got this new Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 from USA and I love it. However, I'm not the most organized person, and sometime I lose my cables. The GT has a special cable, which is not using the common connector. Is there a model- specific cable I have to order, or does any cable for similar Samsung Tab device will just work ? I saw third-party companies selling such cables. I don't mind paying some money for this, but this is basically essential for my tablet to recharge and exchange any large quantity of information.


How can I free up storage on my SGS II?

I got a notification on my SGS2 today that said the phone memory is nearly full. So my question is: How can I move apps to the internal USB storage? I don't have a micro SD card in my phone.


Complete list of hardware keyboard shortcuts for Desire Z?

I like to use the hardware keyboard of the Desire Z including shortcuts, however I haven't found a complete list. For example, the HTC help pages don't mention Function + Backspace = Deletion of text left to the cursor. Can anyone provide a complete list or further "secret" shortcuts? This might also involve the usage of the optical "trackball", e.g. selecting text by using it while pressing Shift.


How can I shut off sync or change its frequency?

I think the term is: how do I pull not push? I don't want the phone constantly checking for FB, new email, etc. every 30 seconds. But I cannot work out how to:   1. Limit this to once every hour or less   2. Stop it so that I can refresh when I want to know (and it doesn't keep doing it in the background) Please advise.


How do I upload videos and tag photos using Facebook for Android?

How do you upload a video to Facebook from the Droid and how do you tag photos from your phone on Facebook?


Is there a way to "re-link" all contacts using some button or other procedure?

My contacts come from 3 sources:   1. Google account   2. Facebook   3. Skype Some of those contacts were automatically linked together so "Joe Smith" appears as one contact instead of three. However, some contacts were not linked automatically. Is there a button or some other way to tell Android "go scan all contacts from all accounts now and try to re-link them"?


How do android tablets use magnetic Auto-Lock

Can someone explain how tablets like the Nexus 7 detect a magnetic cover closing? I have tried putting magnets over the spots where the magnets in the cover are, but it will not lock. How does the tablet know if it is a cover?


Calendar notifications in status bar for RAZR M

I'm running Jelly Bean and when a calendar event reminder goes off, I don't get a notification in the status bar. Is there some way to enable this? It looks like they've disabled this feature and personally, I find it really annoying.


Switch spell-checker of Chrome to a different language?

On my smartphone I normally use German as default language. Sometimes (like when posting here) I would like to use a different language for its spell-checker. How do I accomplish this? Note that I do already switch the keyboard from German to English spell- checking (so I get English completion), but Chrome will still underline every English word as "wrong".


How do I cancel a half completed email configuration?

Phone is trapped trying to encrypt my device against my wishes. On my Nexus S I was recently upgraded to 4.0.4 and decided to try adding my work email to my personal phone. This previously didn't work because Android didn't have the proper security settings. I previously did not have any other email accounts setup. Did an manual setup for an Exchange server and it prompted me to give the email app additional permissions (enforce lock screen, full device encryption etc.) I accepted and configured the lock screen as requested. The full device encryption page popped up and it informed me that once encrypted I would not be able to decrypt the device without a factory reset. I was not interested in that, but there is no cancel button on the encryption warning page. I quit to the home screen, but now the phone constantly reminds me to complete the account setup. Is there a way to cancel the account setup? What are my options? I'd prefer not to have to do a factory reset. Did Google really place the warning page in a time where it's already too late to do anything or have I missed some other way to cancel? Every time I open the email app it says that the email account requires I change my security settings. I can cancel and the app closes or accept and the encryption page appears.


How does Android contact linking work?

I'd like to understand how contact linking in Android works - or to be specific I'd like to understand it pretty deeply, **almost from an algorithmic point of view**. What I've observed on my phone is that some contacts were linked automatically, some were not (even though when you go to manual linking screen Android will suggest pretty good matches) and I'm confused about this. So my specific questions are:   1. What is the trigger for automatic contact linking? When does it occur?   2. Say that the answer to 1) is "when new contact is added, either manually or via account sync". So when this new contact is added what will happen? Will Android go through all existing contacts and try to find out if the new contact is just a linked contact?   3. When will Android recognize the new contact as a linked contact? When names match? Phone numbers? Emails? Some combination of those? Any insight would help clearing this up for me, thanks.


Is there a desktop / web app to manage Android contact linking?

Contacts on my Android phone come from different sources (Google account, Facebook, Skype, Windows Live etc.) and I can link them manually using the People app or how it's called. The user interface is not too bad but still, if there was a desktop / web application for this I think I would prefer that. Is there any? Things I've tried and that _don't_ support this:   * Google Contacts (only supports Google account contacts, not Skype, Facebook etc.)   * Samsung Kies   * Remote Web Desktop   * Airdroid


Android tablet separate user account - app installed once or multiple times?

Today I bought a tablet Samsung Nexus 10, it came with latest Android 4.3 installed. Android 4.2 and higher supports multiple user accounts which is awsome. My question is, if let's say I have Facebook application installed on two accounts, does it install it two times (taking 2x place necessary) or is it efficient and it installs it once and changes only login settings for seperate users.


How to stop Viber running without uninstalling it?

How do I stop Viber running, without uninstalling the app? When I go Menu→More options→Exit it just comes back. I want it to turn it off completely, so it's not waiting to come on in the background.


Why can't I create a hard link?

I wanted to create a hardlink but I can't. I'm rooted and I want to offload my internal memory and move the dalvik-cache to my sd-card.


Failed to root Galaxy S (Fascinate) after three methods

I have tried three methods for rooting my previous Android device, running 2.3.5 (Gingerbread). It's a Verizon Samsung Galaxy s (Fascinate - SCH-I500). I have all the drivers installed for the device on my computer (Windows 8) and have USB Debug toggled. SuperOneClick failed to work after three attempts. Local rooting (No computer used) did not work either as that only rooted it about five seconds _after_ boot, displaying a message on the home screen. The last method involved installing and app from the Play store and some software for my PC which I have forgot the name. I'm at a loss on how to root it so I can flash a custom ROM I have. I had a general idea on where to start but as you've just read, all has failed. Side note: during all of these methods the SD Card was in phone but never mounted as per all the various instructions. How can I root this reluctant device?


How do I get my Nexus 7 to show up in the adb devices list?

So I have a Nexus 7 that I'm trying to connect to my Windows computer for debugging over adb. Adb works fine with my phone, but when I plug in the tablet and run `adb devices` in Windows I get an empty list back:               C:\android\sdk\platform-tools> .\adb devices     * daemon not running. starting it now on port 5037 *     * daemon started successfully *     List of devices attached          C:\android\sdk\platform-tools>      The tablet is running stock Android 4.2.2 build JDQ39. USB debugging is enabled, I did click on the build number 7 times to get the developer options enabled, and I've tried connecting both as a Media device (MTP) and as a Camera (PTP). The tablet is not rooted and I have not unlocked the bootloader. The computer is running Windows 7 Enterprise SP1 x64. I have the latest adb version, 1.0.31. The SDK manager tells me I have SDK Tools rev 22.0.1 and SDK Platform-tools rev 17. I've tried using the Google generic usb driver version 7.0.0.1 and 6.0 as well as the Asus usb_driver_r06 from http://support.asus.com/Download.aspx?SLanguage=en&m=Nexus+7&p=28&s=2. Each driver I try does show the tablet as connected in device manager as either "Android Composite ADB Interface" or "Android ADB Interface" If I plug the tablet in to my Macbook Pro and run adb devices, I get the the RSA fingerprint dialog as I would have expected to see in Windows: ![Allow USB debugging?](http://i.stack.imgur.com/TOvQu.png) Also if I start the tablet in fastboot by holding down the power and volume down buttons. I can see it with the fastboot utility:               C:\android\sdk\platform-tools> .\fastboot devices     015d262e32540802        fastboot      I am completely out of ideas here. Any and all off the wall suggestions would be welcome.


Disabling system noise interrupts of music

When I'm playing Spotify onto a speaker, it's interrupted by system sounds such as "charging started", "battery low", etc. Is there any way to prevent these interrupts from occurring while I'm playing songs?


How can I root my "RealPower" branded Android phone?

I have a "RealPower" branded Android phone. Is there any way for me to root and install a custom ROM on this device? Here are some details: > Model Number : MT65515-C910   >  Android Version : 4.0.4   >  Kernel Version : Apps_4.0.32.9-perf   >  CPU: Quad Core 1.4 Ghz


Is there an easy way to switch render effects?

I find myself changing render effects a lot on my Nexus One. During the day brightness is ok, but to read on bed it's extremely bright even on the lowest setting. I find that going to `options`, `cyanogen`, `interface` (why not under display?), `render effects`, and selecting either `night mode` or `blue` works wonders. Even if still too bright, it's worlds better than before. But going to that menu all the time is a pain. Is there a widget or a patch to add to the notifications power bar or something?


Reasons for MMS to fail while sending?

I've been trying to send an MMS on a rooted ST17i with the MiniCMSandwich Lite rom but for some reason, I can't send any MMS (no matter how big). It will just say "SENDING" on the messaging app but would stay that way for quite some time (probably around 30 minutes) then it would say that sending has failed. So far, I've already tried the following combinations:   * wifi: on   * data: on   * wifi: off, data: off   * wifi: on, data: on All to no avail. It just won't send. However, I can browse the web without any problems using my data plan (no wifi) and I have assumed that data and MMS are somewhat tied together in a way. So since data is working (it's even on an HSDPA status based on my signal bar), why won't MMS work? I guess it should be also beneficial that I state that sending MMS worked when I was still on stock. As for my service provider, I'm under a postpaid plan from Sun Cellular. My APN settings is as follows:               Name: Sun MMS     APN: mms     Proxy: Not set     Port: Not set     Username: Not set     Password: Not set     Server: Not set     MMSC: http://mmscenter.suncellular.com.ph     MMS proxy: 202.138.159.78     MMS port: 9201     MCC: 515     MNC: 05     Authentication type: Not set     APN type: mms     APN protocol: IPv4     APN enabled/disable: APN enabled     Bearer: Unspecified


Can I get a notification when an email arrives in a sub folder?

I have a number of sub-folders set up on my work email with rules moving certain emails into these folders automatically. On the Galaxy S3 I can see these folders, and can 'auto-sync' the folder, but how do I set it up so that I get a notification when a new email arrives into it?


If I encrypt my phone will I still be able to load custom ROMs?

Are there any issues with enabling full encryption and loading custom ROMs or will it be seamless?


Can app lockers really work?

There seem to be many app-locking applications out there but I wonder what do they really do? I imagine there might be many solutions to app-locking, but is it possible to really prevent someone from accessing certain apps without modifying their code? Is it not possible to just run the app e.g. from terminal or something like that? Note that I'm not asking about a very secure solution (e.g. I know that if the memory is not encrypted then you can read from hardware). I would just like to know if disabling all locks is not as simple as disabling e.g. Ultimate App Guard where you can press back button to go to the "locked" app.


Android Jelly Bean 4.1.1 on Galaxy Nexus showing droid

I've been testing the Galaxy Nexus with JB 4.1.1 and this is what happened yesterday. Has anyone seen this screen? ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/y857o.jpg)


About the "Show CPU Usage" processes list overlay: is it sorted? How?

I use ICS 4.0.4.   When I enable "Developer Options>Show CPU Usage"   it displays a overlay with a list of processes that are active (and, a color bar and 3 values).   I've found in this question what the color bar and the 3 values mean. My question:   is the processes list sorted? How? (by CPU usage, in descending order, obviously?)   I couldn't find any detailed documentation on the "Show CPU Usage" feature apart from this.


Android keep saying "SD Card is mounted, do you want to change your default storage"

About two days ago, I received this notification. At first, I just click on "Change",and in setup, set default storage to SD Card. I'm using Android 4.2.2. But, this is happening in every half hour... I rooted my phone about 2 mounts ago,installed link2sd,and created second partition on my 16Gb SD Card. Both partitions are marked as Primary and both are FAT32. It's worked very well until 2 days ago. When I receive notification about SD Storage, my whole second partition stop working. Every apps on second partition is "unreachable" and I must restart my phone.   Do you know how to "fix" this, because, my SD Card is ok,it's seems that android unmount and mount SD Card and show this notification automaticly. EDIT:   I forgot to mention, when I format whole SD Card,and delete second partition, this notification is not showing,but,again,when I create second partition, notification is shown on my home screen,and keep asking me to change default storage.


Does any app allow schedule voice record except Cinixsoft recorder?

I have installed cinixsoft. It can schedule time recording. However, it will randomly stop and then resume. For example, a 2 hour record may cut into 15 mins, 40 mins, 20 mins, 40 min etc. During every cut, it will lost around 3 mins of data. In other words, I will get around 105 mins out of 120 mins of recording. Does any other software do the same thing, but without that problem?


Application stuck in "Installing..." stage in Market

I'm having the problem mentioned in the title on my Samsung Galaxy S. I updated the app Dock Simulator and for some reason it got stuck while installing. Now it shows the scrolling green bar in the downloads section of the market but the program itself works fine. How can I get rid of the constant "Installing..." status? Oh yeah, reboot and uninstall didn't fix anything.


Hangouts emojis not showing up

My girlfriend and I both started using Hangouts at the same time but when I tried sending a Hangout emoji to her it showed up on her phone as a black diamond with a question mark in it, and same vice versa when she sent me one. How do we fix this??


How to protect data after unlocking bootloader?

I am to root my Nexus, so I have to unlock it first. But I worry that once done, some one may boot with customized recovery to copy or modify my files. Any idea?


Any reason not to allow automatic updating for an app?

Since Android 2.2 (Froyo), you can select "Allow automatic updating" for applications. For some reason, I haven't started using this yet. The benefit would be to save time, but are there any good reasons **not** to use this feature? ![alt text](http://i.stack.imgur.com/YbzpP.png)


Are there any "compact" themes for Android?

So that I can only see the desktop icons, not the ex.: messaging, applications, call icon in the bottom..Are there any compat'er views for the Android Desktop? Android 2.1update1 Samsung GT i5800


How can I upload a fresh photo to Facebook on Android? One take with the camera of the phone. I have Android 2.1update1.


Stop Gmail notifications when receiving email from particular sender

Is there any way to stop the Gmail app from popping up a notification if you get an email from a specific sender? My specific case is that I get a lot of emails from a careers site that I'm not usually interested in reading immediately so don't need to be notified about them. There's a related question on the site but this is asking for the opposite.


Strange contacts on my phone can't be deleted

I have had a contact on my phone appear from nowhere. It is in an Arabic language not english. I have done a factory reset and downloaded my contacts from my gmail and it is not there immediately but arrives back a few minutes later. I delete it and it comes back. If I don't delete it right away I get a forced closed error. any Idea where this could be hiding? and can I get rid of it. Could it be on my sim card???


since upgrading my software to 4.1 my samsung galaxy note wont charge properly

I recently upgraded the software on my galaxy note to 4.1 and since then its been very strange when charging. I put it on charge last night woke up this morning it said charging 23% came back to it a few minutes later and it said charging 18% I took the battery out and then back in and it said charging 8%. I took my charger to work with me and charged it through the day and noticed that sometimes it charges but will keep to the same percentage for hours or even though it says charging the amount of charge decreases. Does anyone have any ideas? Cheers


Why are Google Talk notifications at a low volume?

When I am chatting with someone in Google Talk and I receive a message, the notification sound is played at a very low volume, low enough that I have some difficulty hearing it. But if I receive a message in Google Talk while the application isn't open, the notification sound is at full volume. I have notification volume cranked up to maximum in Android's settings, and Google Talk doesn't seem to have a separate setting for this that I've been able to locate. How do I get my notifications to be played at full volume in Google Talk? The device is a Motorola DROID RAZR MAXX with Jelly Bean 4.1.2.


Cannot ping Android devices on same wifi network

I have a Nexus 7 running CyanogenMod 10.1. For some reason I cannot reach it from my laptop on the same wifi network. I cannot ping in either direction. In the past i have been only able to ping one way. Just tried out on my HTC Sensation and haven't the same issue. Also the Nexus and HTC cant reach each other either. I have had similar problems with other Android devices. In the past I was developing an app and I could not establish a socket connection from the Android device to my computer. Once I was able to successfully ping the laptop from my device everything worked. Don't know if it is clear this isn't persistent. In the past I fiddled around and they eventually talked but there was no consistent solution. I have observed this on 2 different wifi networks.


How can I tell at what rate my battery is charging?

I've been told that different charging sources charge my phone at different rates, and have been told that some car chargers act at a normal USB rate instead of a rate closer to an AC outlet. When I plug into my car charger, is there a way for me to see at what rate my battery is recharging? My phone is an HTC Evo.


Samsung s duos restart problem

My Samsung S duos keeps restarting! It boots up but automatically restarts after 30 seconds Here are the things I've tried:   * I have already removed battery, put back in; still the same result.   * I have also tried to hard-reset, but it just turns off and restarts.   * Same result when trying VOLUME DOWN + HOME + POWER BUTTON; goes back to restarting and the Samsung S3 screen. It was working fine till today evening..I updated opera mini and kingsoft office.


Can I charge my Samsung tablet without the plug in charger? Are there any other ways?

I have a Samsung Galaxy Tablet but my charger is a little broken. It only charges if I play around with it but that frustrates me. Is there any other way I can charge my tablet without wasting money? Can I plug it in an Apple computer or Dell?


My alarm didn't go off this morning!

I set an alarm up and I can see the alarm symbol at the top in the notification bar. However, the alarm didn't go off this morning! Thankfully I'm still in the crossover where my old phone is still in use. Does the phone have to remain switched on at all times in order for alarms to function? It's a Galaxy S running 2.1 _still, because apparently we're still waiting for Orange to decide how much bloat they want to pack 2.2 with before release_.


Is there a way to get to the numeric keyboard when entering text fields

When you are entering text field entries on Android, you get the soft keyboard on my Samsung Galaxy S. In the lower left corner there is the key that switches between the alphabetic characters and the keyboard with punctuations and digits (and smileys and so on). Now if you have to enter a large number, this is a bit tricky - because the numeric keypad's keys are much bigger, it's much easier to enter numbers and digits. Therefore, I was wondering if there is a way I haven't discovered , yet , to somehow **switch to the numeric keypad, even when entering text entries**.


Comparision of video players for Android

What are the differences between the various video players available for Android? Which one do you believe is best?


Cannot set up a yahoo email account with @yahoo.com.au address (.au not accepted)

The mail app on my Samsung note does not allow me to set up my email account with the full Yahoo address: it does not permit adding the `.au` at the end of the address. If set up the account like this, then I receive all my emails, but any I send out from my samsung misses the `.au` domain suffix -- resulting in anyone replying, not being able to respod without it bouncing back to them. They obviously do not notice the `.au` is missing. I've contacted Yahoo, who say my address is with `.au` and anything without that will not get through. I've tried resetting my samsung by removing my yahoo adress, and replacing it, but it will still not accept setting up the account with the `.au` and only simply as `@yahoo.com`. Is there any solution known? Tim


Is it possible to turn off tap-to-click on and Asus Transformer Pad Infinity?

I have an **Asus Transformer Infinity** and I'd like to turn off the tap-to- click feature on the keyboard dock's touchpad. Is this possible? I can't find a setting for it anywhere.


Any pdf reader with the "go back" feature?

Say I am reading a paper with a pdf reader on a tablet and I get to > ... the second inequality follows from Lemma 3.2 ... and I click on the text "Lemma 3.2" to jump to Lemma 3.2. Now that I reminded myself of what Lemma 3.2 was, I need to go back to the page I was reading before the jump. What PDF reader on Android allows me to go back easily?


Google+ id from Google+ App

I would like to get my id profile or my profile URL from the official Google+ app, in order to copy it to clipboard.   * id : {21-digit-number}   * url : https://plus.google.com/u/0/{21-digit-number} I would be also interested if there was a way to get it, from any official Google application on Android, different from a browser of course.


Can a Samsung Galaxy 3 tablet be charged safely using a universal travel charger?

My daughter is in Thailand and she has been using a solar device to charge her Samsung Galaxy3 tablet (7 in.) This method is no longer charging the tablet sufficiently for use. She has a universal travel charger with a 5v output and short cirucuit protection so I was wondering if she could use that to charge her tablet safely? Samsung advised purchasing a Samsung travel charger over there but there are none available where she is.


What do the "Pogo Pins" on the Galaxy Nexus map to?

I'd like to make my own doc similar to below. The official one for $90 doesn't come with a power adapter so I assume you just plug the USB charger into it. What pins from USB map to the three pins in the photo? ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/BRGSe.jpg)


Can a thief unlock or otherwise access the data on my stolen Android device?

If my Android device is stolen, will the person who ends up with it be able to get my data by plugging it into a PC and using some trick? Is there anything I can do to prevent this or make it harder?


Blocking hard and master reset or internet access permanently on Samsung Galaxy phone

I have a porn problem and I want to either disable the ability to do hard or master resets on the Samsung Galaxy phone (the only way to get by certain site blockers of which I have setup an undecipherable password), or simply block all internet access on the phone while still allowing calls to be made. How can this be done so that I will never again be tempted to view obscene material?


Is there Any Way to Make Android Stay on the Same Page on the Application Drawer after Pressing the Home Button?

Often, I press the home button to end an unresponsive app, with intentions of starting the app back up. However, when I open back up the application drawer, it is always on the first page, and not the page I was previously on, which wastes time. Is there any setting that can change this so that the last page visited will be reopened? (LG Nexus 5, Running Android 4.4.4) I apologise for the terrible question, I know it's probably just the way things are, but it can get irritating. Perhaps, if it is not possible to change this, I will have to get into the habit of searching for apps using "Google Now" on my home screen, but, in the meantime, I shall wait and see. Thank you for any contribution. EDIT: I am new to this, so I may have tagged something irrelevant or placed my question in the wrong place etc.


AutoVoice and Tasker: Speak recognized Variable says "percent varname"

I am trying to automate my phone and later also my home with tasker. Therefor I need to define all those little Voice Actions. My actual Workflow:   * Task Voice Recognition:   * Speak "What do you want to do"   * Voice Recognition   * Profile Recognize Start Call 1:   * Match to Regex: " (?<%callername>.+) anrufen" (Later also "ruf ... an" and "ruf ... auf ... an" and "... auf ... anrufen")   * Start Task "Voice: Call"   * Speak "Calling %callername" (%callername was selected in the Variables dropdown) That workflow speaks "percent callername", so it speaks the name of the variable. But it should speak the content of the variable. Later I want to look in the contacts for that name and get the corresponding telephonenumber to start dialing. Or is there any finished Calling Voice Action for Tasker out there I can have a look at?


Can't play full audio files

I'm using a Samsung Galaxy Note 3, not to be confused with a small surf board, and I've run into a new problem this morning. I usually load some smutty audio books (ok, Star Wars audio books) to listen to during the more mundane parts of the workday, at the gym, etc. When I added the next few in my current series, I noticed that my audio book player was only playing about 5 min. of each file and then moving on to the next one. I checked on my PC to make sure that the files weren't corrupted, and they were fine on the desktop (when VLC opened them, they played for the proper duration). Okay, I thought, I'll delete the files that got screwed up when I loaded them via WiFi and retransfer them using my cable. Same problem once I got the files on again. Next I tried to use the Samsung Music app instead of my audio book player but got the same result. Even in the system audio file player I get the same problem. What should be a 1:17:46 file keeps trying to play like it's a 00:05:14 file. This behavior was seen pretty heavily across the 40 or 50 files I put on this morning (using the USB, over WiFi I only transferred the one book), but some of the files didn't have any problems. It also seems like entire books are treated the same way; if one plays fine, all play fine, and vice versa. Technical Details: Android: Version 4.4.2 Kernel 3.4.0-722276 Build KOT49H.N900AUCUCNC2 SE for Android status: Enforcing SEPF_SAMSUNG- SM-n900A_4.4.2_0013 Security revision MDF v1.0 Release 2 Files: Type .mp3 Bit rate 128kbps Audio Book App (not sure this is relevant since it's on the system and Samsung players as well): Smart AudioBook Player


how to use your Android tablet to update your opendns ip

I want to use my Android tablet or phone to update my opendns ip since there is no official opendns client for Android. I'd like to do this automatically whenever I connect to WiFi.


Voice command slow with large contact list?

On my HTC Hero running 2.1, the voice command is slow - both startup and processing. I have a large contact list (on the scale of 1000 contacts), and I suspect that is the cause. Does anyone know if there is a correlation between the two? If so, is there a solution other than trimming the contact list?


Will disabling LTE extend my battery life even if I'm not using it?

I was just wondering, if disabling LTE will improve my battery life even if I'm never using it (there's no LTE in my country).


Tab 2 recovering data from hung device

Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 stuck on logo screen during reboot. I did go through several threads on this and other sites, and pretty much all of them suggested a factory reset, and not a single one said it was possible to recover data later. (I beg your indulgence and patience.) I did make the cardinal mistake of not backing up my data. I'm new to tablets, Android, everything. Recovering some of my contacts, notes and photos is as important to me (if not more) as being able to use my device again. Does it make any sense to try and wipe the cache only, and do a reboot? OR If I do a factory reset, I gather only /data is wiped. Is there a chance I can recover some files from /cache later? Which one do I need to try (first)? There is also a software called Android Data Recovery, which claims to have had success in post-reset data recovery. Any thoughts on this?


Battery draining much faster

I have rooted by Huawei Honor 3X using this procedure http://playfuldroid.com/how-to-root-huawei-honor-3x-tutorial/ , but it seems like my battery are draining slightly faster. Should I unroot my device, or could it be because of the live wall paper?


android is upgrading, starting apps boot loop

I have a allview urban tab 7 tablet and it's stuck at this "android is upgrading, starting apps" boot loop. I haven't done anything to it like rooting or installing untrusted 3rd party apps other than facebook, gmail, and some official apps from the market. What can i do? It's driving me crazy and i have no idea what's wrong with it. Can you please help me?


3x4 keypad only types numbers even when in the letter mode is shown

I hope anybody can help me out. Any tips would be very much appreciated! I changed the keyboard input mode from qwerty to 3x4, as I can't manage the small buttons of qwerty. I realize the 3x4 has a letter mode, a number mode and a symbols mode. I can see the alphabet characters on-screen, but pressing them produces numbers. _This is me typing 'hello' on the keypad, once with XT9 on and again with it off._ ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/HqLAD.png) To get 'h' I would tap the `ghi` button twice, but it yields '44' instead. I checked there is a language selected for predictive text. I really want to get this working without installing a third-party keyboard, as I did that before and the nature of my device's low internal memory really makes it difficult. Running Android 2.3.6, Cyanogenmod Revolution Light build


Samsung Galaxy s2 stuck on boot screen after an OTA upgrade

I upgraded firmware on my Samsung Galaxy SII via OTA. My starting firmware was android 2.3.4 (gingerbread) and after two successful updates it was on android 2.3.6 . Now it prompted me for another upgrade (12.1 MB or so). I downloaded it (successfully), it installed successfully but when the phone reboot, it got stuck on the booting screen which displays 'Samsung Galaxy SII' and the model no. I9100G . I tired: 1\. Reboot 2\. Hard Reset But it still won't budge. When I connect my charger (phone turned off), the battery symbol shows up, and since it is going into recovery mode, I know all is not lost. So what is the problem? More importantly, how do I solve it? SOS.


Find a stolen Android device without sim card

I'm looking for an app that could help me find/take pictures & record sound/ erase my data / block device if I lose my cell. I don't know if is it possible, but will be really useful if the app can work even if there is no sim inside the device/ switched off or have GPS/internet connection disabled. Thanks in advance!


HowTo : Android ICS Tethering & sending SMS from desktop

I'm a long time Nokia user (currently on an E6) who is now considering the move to Android. I'm almost sold on the HTC One V. I will be buying the phone from a reseller, so no carrier restrictions will be in place. Before I make the switch I wanted to know if the following are possible via Android apps or those specific to HTC.   1. USB and Bluetooth Tethering. Am not interested in WiFi tethering since that is definitely going to be a battery killer.   2. Sending and receiving SMS/text message via a desktop app for Windows 7 (over USB and Bluetooth) Nokia Suite currently handles these two functions quite well. And frankly, these features are a must have for me to switch to Android on my primary phone. Additionally, I'm not too keen on having to flash the phone with a custom ROM to enable these features. Thanks for any suggestions!


Did I just brick my HTC One X

So today I unlocked bootloader on my HTC one X then flashed CWM recovery then attempted to install cyanogenmod. It said in the recovery that zip file installed successfully, but when I reboot it is stuck at the cyanogen logo boot screen. I did a full wipe before I installed the ROM. Now I cant use adb, device not detected, can't install another rom because I cant use the phone storage. All I can do now is go to the recovery or bootloader screens, the device is detected by my pc though. Did I just brick my phone? any leads to what I should do? I can lock/relock bootloader and flash the recovery


How to change a WebEx button on Note 3 found on the phone call screen

I just got a Note 3 and use WebEx app for work. When I went to use the phone I saw that my "Add Call" button that used to be on the top left side of my options on the phone call connected screen is now showing a WebEx button. Anyone know a way to change it back to the default setting of "Add Call" without deleting the WebEx app?


Asus MemoPad ME302KL reboots when playing youtube videos

I've bought recently a Asus MemoPad ME302KL. It is very nice and work well on skype videocalls and everything else excepto to see videos. When i'm going to see a youtube video or a facebook video, it reboots itself and after the reboot it plays the video very well. Most of times that I'm going to see a video, I'm in a skype videocall but after the reboot it works, soo it's probably a software problem.


Galaxy ace camera app does not open and shows warning:  ErrorMessageHandler.handleMessage(-1)

After dropping device in water, I am trying to open my galaxy ace camera app, but it doesn't open. rather than it shows a warning message:                Warning:         camera failed        ErrorMessageHandler.handleMessage(-1)      How can I fix this problem and make camera launches properly, so I can take pics or record videos?


Why has my micro SD card suddenly stopped working in my Samsung Galaxy SIII?

I bought a brand new Samsung Galaxy SIII on Tuesday and put my brand new 32GB SD card in it. It worked fine, populated my phone with all my music and movies etc. I can even watch the movies on my TV wirelessly and view pictures... Amazing! Anyway, I watched a movie through the new phone last night and reviewed my recent photos before bed. When I woke up this morning my phone said the SD card had been removed. Now, the phone doesn't recognise the SD card anymore. Can someone please advise me what has happened and how I can fix it?


google search android app cannot find installed apps

My android phone is Samsung Glaxy Grand, aka I9082. I rooted it and flashed google apps into it. Everything works well except for this: Google search just cannot find installed apps for me. I believe my settings are correct. here are some screenshots: ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/nOivl.png) ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/T6PLG.png) as you can see in the screenshots, I have kindle installed, but google search simply cannot find it for me. Actually, it cannot find any installed app for me. Any idea what could possibly cause this?


Why Large RAM use with my Galaxy Nexus verizon while Little RAM use with Galaxy Nexus GSM?

Galaxy Nexus verizon ROM:10.2-20131017-SKANK-toro ![Skank](http://i.stack.imgur.com/Ecxd3.png) Galaxy Nexus GSM ROM:CM11 ![CM11](http://i.stack.imgur.com/KKYvJ.png) From the picture, you can see that verizon system uses a large amount RAM while GSM not. Why that happend? And recently on my verizon phone I cannot even start a new app because of RAM runs out.


However Outlook is accessible, I can't access to Gmail via Nexus 4

despite I can access to internet network through chrome browser and check my email by using "Outlook" application by Microsoft Corporation, I have not had my "gmail", "google+" since December 17th. I have not succeeded to check update since December 17th. My cellphone is Nexus 4 and its OS is Android 4.4.2. Regards


Recovering lost text messages after device crashes and reboots

I have been using Snapchat these days to chat with my friends so seems haven't been Real texting for long time. This morning I got a message from a VIP customer of his schedule to London next week. While I was about to tap to show the text, the phone crashed and rebooted automatically. When the phone recovered, not only my client's SMS, but all messages stored on my phone vanished. I can ask my client to send again his plan but what about the rest messages? I have been searching so hard for a solution to quick regain lost message from Android phone. Yes, forget to tell you that I am using Samsung GT-s5300. After reading and Googling for ages, I find that "Myjad Android SMS Recovery" might be the most suitable tool for me at the moment. So now I need advice! Whoever has utilized this program before is very much welcomed to post a comment because your opinion would be a HUGE contribution to me.


Unable to debug in LG Optimis L7

I am unable to enable debugging mode in LG Optimus L7 Dual. I am connecting the mobile to my PC and choose LG Software mode(read this in a blog that had discussion about LG Optimus). The USB Debugging option in Developer Options is greyed out. Once i unplug it, it glows and I enable it but when I connect and try to debug,my eclipse does not identify the device. Any help will be much appreciated.


How i can protect my android from Master Key Vulneralability?

When i install apps ,that i take from my friends , it seems quite fishy , so how to check that the apps are trusted or not.


Thermodo for Android

I just took delivery of a Thermodo from the Kickstarter. Their website states that a Thermodo app is coming soon for Android but their What Is page says it should work with their existing app, Thermo. However, I can't get it to recognise the Thermodo. Is the Thermo support actually working on Android or is it just for iOS? RoboCat don't seem to have any user forums or support forums. I have tested the Thermodo on a friends iPhone and can confirm that it does work.


Is it possible to backup apk from an installed application?

I got some huge games which I don't play regularly but don't want to delete either. Is it possible to backup those apps as apk so that I can install them "offline" later? I'm not talking about backing up only the app data, many tools exist for that purpose. I want the ability to install the app again offline at a later time. Also, this is not necessarily an app suggestion request, any method to achieve this is OK with me.


Reading all SIM setting

Just out of curiosity I'd like to see all the settings on my SIM-card. And I'm not talking about an SMS stored on the card, or my phonebook. I'd like to see for example the Preferred PLMN list and Forbidden PLMN list. I'd think you could get access to it with an API or smth, but I couldn't find it (yet). Anyone got a clue how?


How to recover a broken userdata.img?

My userdata.img probably became partially corrupt because I created it with cat while the phone was running, instead of in recovery mode :-(. Due to this, when I flash it, the phone doesn't boot and logs several messages related to not finding things on /data over and over, since it couldn't mount /data. I can put back an older userdata.img just fine and boot the phone, so my methodology works. I'd guess the new userdata.img isn't entirely rubbish as a hex editor shows data. Attempts to explore (loop-mount) or unpack (unyaffs) on my laptop or on the Android phone itself have failed without much explanations, for the new image as well as for the (known-good) old image. Notably, running the unyaffs2 coming with the latest yaffs2utils tells me it wants to unpack 147 objects but nothing ever shows up. How can I recover?


How can I import / export contacts as VCF in Sony Xperia Tipo Dual

I'm using a Sony Xperia Tipo Dual with ICS. I need to backup my contacts with or without linked contacts. Does anyone know the exact procedure to export contacts in VCF format; either directly to PC using PC companion or to SD Card using any third party free application? In addition to that, I want to know if it would be possible to add / update contacts on the mobile through the Sony PC companion?


HDMI + USB communications

I have a LG-P930 cellphone with Gingerbread 2.3.5. This device has a micro-USB connector that shares pinout with HDMI. I bought a MHL adapter but it seems that the USB plug on this device is for power only. I know that my question is not purely about Android but does someone know about a MHL adapter that would preserve the USB data connection? In other words, I would like to connect to my HDMI screen **_while_** communicating with the computer through USB.


Can "find my phone" still track my Samsung Galaxy s4 after factory reset?

Just lost my samsung Galaxy s4 this weekend. If the thief has removed the sim card and reset to factory mode, does the "find my phone" app still work or does it also get removed. Been trying to track it but nothing happens. Can i find it if the thief has put his information into the find my phone app that comes with the device?? Please help


SIGSEGV at Boot (SurfaceFlinger?)

I recently installed (with Odin) the latest stock ROM for my SGS2 without wiping data. After that I put a rooted kernel and started using. I found out that: \- if I boot the phone, let it get to the lock screen (the first to appear after Samsung logo) and then turn off screen with power button, all goes fine \- if I don't turn screen off, the boot proccess goes wrong and all freeze; I can only force boot it again. I took logcat of both boots and found these errors in the faulty one. NB: I cut some parts of the SIGSEGV to remain within 30000 characters limit. Can anybody help fix the problem? Thank you!!!               E/UsimServiceTable: isActive for service 51 fails, max service is 40     E/UsimServiceTable: isSSTAvailable for service 51 fails, max service is 80     E/UsimServiceTable: isActive for service 51 fails, max service is 40     E/UsimServiceTable: isSSTAvailable for service 51 fails, max service is 80     E/UsimServiceTable: isActive for service 52 fails, max service is 40     E/UsimServiceTable: isSSTAvailable for service 52 fails, max service is 80     E/UsimServiceTable: isActive for service 52 fails, max service is 40     E/UsimServiceTable: isSSTAvailable for service 52 fails, max service is 80     E/UsimServiceTable: isActive for service 53 fails, max service is 40     E/UsimServiceTable: isSSTAvailable for service 53 fails, max service is 80     E/UsimServiceTable: isActive for service 53 fails, max service is 40     E/UsimServiceTable: isSSTAvailable for service 53 fails, max service is 80     E/UsimServiceTable: isActive for service 54 fails, max service is 40     E/UsimServiceTable: isSSTAvailable for service 54 fails, max service is 80     E/UsimServiceTable: isActive for service 54 fails, max service is 40     E/UsimServiceTable: isSSTAvailable for service 54 fails, max service is 80     E/UsimServiceTable: isActive for service 55 fails, max service is 40     E/UsimServiceTable: isSSTAvailable for service 55 fails, max service is 80     E/UsimServiceTable: isActive for service 55 fails, max service is 40     E/UsimServiceTable: isSSTAvailable for service 55 fails, max service is 80          E/android.os.Debug: !@Dumpstate > dumpstate -k -t -z -d -o /data/log/dumpstate_sys_watchdog     E/Watchdog: WATCHDOG caused by com.android.server.am.ActivityManagerService          E/AndroidRuntime: Error reporting crash     E/AndroidRuntime: android.os.DeadObjectException     E/AndroidRuntime:   at android.os.BinderProxy.transact(Native Method)     E/AndroidRuntime:   at android.app.ActivityManagerProxy.handleApplicationCrash(ActivityManagerNative.java:3305)     E/AndroidRuntime:   at com.android.internal.os.RuntimeInit$UncaughtHandler.uncaughtException(RuntimeInit.java:121)     E/AndroidRuntime:   at java.lang.ThreadGroup.uncaughtException(ThreadGroup.java:693)     E/AndroidRuntime:   at java.lang.ThreadGroup.uncaughtException(ThreadGroup.java:690)     E/AndroidRuntime:   at dalvik.system.NativeStart.main(Native Method)     W/Sensors : sensorservice died [0x4c38d570]          E/AndroidRuntime: java.lang.SecurityException: Neither user 10012 nor current process has android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION.     E/AndroidRuntime:   at android.os.Parcel.readException(Parcel.java:1425)     E/AndroidRuntime:   at android.os.Parcel.readException(Parcel.java:1379)     E/AndroidRuntime:   at com.android.internal.telephony.ITelephony$Stub$Proxy.getCellLocation(ITelephony.java:1261)     E/AndroidRuntime:   at android.telephony.TelephonyManager.getCellLocation(TelephonyManager.java:267)     E/AndroidRuntime:   at ekv.a(SourceFile:53)     E/AndroidRuntime:   at com.google.android.location.os.real.SdkSpecific8.a(SourceFile:62)     E/AndroidRuntime:   at ekl.handleMessage(SourceFile:187)     E/AndroidRuntime:   at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:99)     E/AndroidRuntime:   at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:137)     E/AndroidRuntime:   at eko.run(SourceFile:804)     E/AndroidRuntime:   at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:856)          E/BootAnimation: sequence and loop RBG type's are different. seqeunce:7,loop:6          E/BootAnimation: /sys/class/sec/led/led_pattern: open error, fd = -1          E/SECHWC_LOG: int hwc_device_open(const hw_module_t*, char const*, hw_device_t**)::window_set_pos is failed : Bad address     E/SECHWC_LOG: int destroyMem(s3c_mem_t*)::invalied fd(0) fail     E/SECHWC_LOG: int hwc_device_open(const hw_module_t*, char const*, hw_device_t**)::destroyMem() fail     E/SurfaceFlinger: composer device failed to initialize (Invalid argument)     D/SurfaceFlinger: About to give-up screen, flinger = 0x4193cd78     F/libc    : Fatal signal 11 (SIGSEGV) at 0x00002900 (code=1), thread 4408 (SurfaceFlinger)     I/SurfaceFlinger: EventThread ready to run.     I/BootAnimation: ret=2, fps:12, interval:83333     E/BootAnimation: sequence and loop RBG type's are different. seqeunce:7,loop:6     I/BootAnimation: createSurface BGRA8888     I/ServiceManager: service 'nfc' died     I/ServiceManager: service 'iphonesubinfo' died     I/ServiceManager: service 'com.orange.authentication.simcard' died     I/ServiceManager: service 'isms' died     I/ServiceManager: service 'phoneext' died     I/ServiceManager: service 'phone' died     I/ServiceManager: service 'sip' died     I/ServiceManager: service 'simphonebook' died     V/AudioPolicyManagerBase: releaseOutput() 2     I/DEBUG   : *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***     I/DEBUG   : Build fingerprint: 'samsung/GT-I9100P/GT-I9100P:4.1.2/JZO54K/I9100PXXLSK:user/release-keys'     I/DEBUG   : pid: 4403, tid: 4408, name: SurfaceFlinger  >>> /system/bin/surfaceflinger <<<     I/DEBUG   : signal 11 (SIGSEGV), code 1 (SEGV_MAPERR), fault addr 00002900     D/dalvikvm: Note: class Landroid/app/ActivityManagerNative; has 155 unimplemented (abstract) methods     I/DEBUG   :     r0 41953580  r1 00000001  r2 419442e8  r3 00000000     I/DEBUG   :     r4 419531c0  r5 00002901  r6 00000001  r7 4193d730     I/DEBUG   :     r8 4105ecac  r9 00000001  sl 4193d72c  fp 0000000d     I/DEBUG   :     ip 401d0168  sp 4105ec60  lr 400c33bf  pc 00002900  cpsr 20000030     I/DEBUG   :     d0  3f00000000000000  d1  00000000437f0000     I/DEBUG   :     d2  437f00003f000000  d3  437f8000000000ff     I/DEBUG   :     d4  c0000000437f0000  d5  3f800000bf800000     I/DEBUG   :     d6  3f8000003f800000  d7  00ffffff3f800000     I/DEBUG   :     d8  0000000000000000  d9  0000000000000000     I/DEBUG   :     d10 0000000000000000  d11 0000000000000000     I/DEBUG   :     d12 0000000000000000  d13 0000000000000000     I/DEBUG   :     d14 0000000000000000  d15 0000000000000000     I/DEBUG   :     d16 7fffffffffffffff  d17 7fffffffffffffff     I/DEBUG   :     d18 0000000000000000  d19 3fe0000000000000     I/DEBUG   :     d20 3fe000000000946f  d21 0000000000000000     I/DEBUG   :     d22 0000000000000000  d23 0000000000000000     I/DEBUG   :     d24 0000000000000000  d25 0000000000000000     I/DEBUG   :     d26 0000000000000000  d27 0000000000000000     I/DEBUG   :     d28 0000000000000000  d29 0000000000000000     I/DEBUG   :     d30 0000000000000000  d31 0000000000000000     I/DEBUG   :     scr 60000010     I/DEBUG   :      I/DEBUG   : backtrace:     I/DEBUG   :     #00  pc 00002900  <unknown>     I/DEBUG   :     #01  pc 000203bd  /system/lib/libsurfaceflinger.so (android::HWComposer::commit() const+14)     I/DEBUG   :     #02  pc 0001fd05  /system/lib/libsurfaceflinger.so (android::DisplayHardware::flip(android::Region const&) const+60)     I/DEBUG   :     #03  pc 00022f8f  /system/lib/libsurfaceflinger.so (android::SurfaceFlinger::onScreenReleased()+70)     I/DEBUG   :     #04  pc 00022fb9  /system/lib/libsurfaceflinger.so     I/DEBUG   :     #05  pc 00020d4b  /system/lib/libsurfaceflinger.so (android::MessageBase::handleMessage(android::Message const&)+12)     I/DEBUG   :     #06  pc 000149e3  /system/lib/libutils.so (android::Looper::pollInner(int)+426)     I/DEBUG   :     #07  pc 00014b01  /system/lib/libutils.so (android::Looper::pollOnce(int, int*, int*, void**)+104)     I/DEBUG   :     #08  pc 000210d9  /system/lib/libsurfaceflinger.so (android::MessageQueue::waitMessage()+40)     I/DEBUG   :     #09  pc 00021991  /system/lib/libsurfaceflinger.so (android::SurfaceFlinger::threadLoop()+4)     I/DEBUG   :     #10  pc 0001104f  /system/lib/libutils.so (android::Thread::_threadLoop(void*)+114)     I/DEBUG   :     #11  pc 00010bb5  /system/lib/libutils.so     I/DEBUG   :     #12  pc 00012e00  /system/lib/libc.so (__thread_entry+48)     I/DEBUG   :     #13  pc 00012558  /system/lib/libc.so (pthread_create+172)     I/DEBUG   :      I/DEBUG   : stack:     I/DEBUG   :          4105ec20  41944370  [heap]     I/DEBUG   :          4105ec24  410942d0  /system/lib/egl/libGLESv1_CM_mali.so (_gles_clear+1148)     I/DEBUG   :          4105ec28  00000001       I/DEBUG   :          4105ec2c  00000001       I/DEBUG   :          4105ec30  00000001       I/DEBUG   :          4105ec34  41943a10  [heap]     I/DEBUG   :          4105ec38  0000ff00       I/DEBUG   :          4105ec3c  00000000       I/DEBUG   :          4105ec40  00000000       I/DEBUG   :          4105ec44  00000000       I/DEBUG   :          4105ec48  00000000       I/DEBUG   :          4105ec4c  ff000000       I/DEBUG   :          4105ec50  00000000       I/DEBUG   :          4105ec54  00000000       I/DEBUG   :          4105ec58  df0027ad       I/DEBUG   :          4105ec5c  00000000       I/DEBUG   :     #00  4105ec60  41953580  [heap]     I/DEBUG   :          ........  ........     I/DEBUG   :     #01  4105ec60  41953580  [heap]     I/DEBUG   :          4105ec64  4193db00  [heap]     I/DEBUG   :          4105ec68  419442e8  [heap]     I/DEBUG   :          4105ec6c  400c2d09  /system/lib/libsurfaceflinger.so (android::DisplayHardware::flip(android::Region const&) const+64)     I/DEBUG   :     #02  4105ec70  4193db00  [heap]     I/DEBUG   :          4105ec74  4105ecac       I/DEBUG   :          4105ec78  00000007       I/DEBUG   :          4105ec7c  40241d00  /system/lib/libui.so     I/DEBUG   :          4105ec80  4193db00  [heap]     I/DEBUG   :          4105ec84  4193cd78  [heap]     I/DEBUG   :          4105ec88  400c3d3f  /system/lib/libsurfaceflinger.so (android::MessageBase::handleMessage(android::Message const&))     I/DEBUG   :          4105ec8c  4193d730  [heap]     I/DEBUG   :          4105ec90  40193ebe  /system/lib/libutils.so     I/DEBUG   :          4105ec94  400c5f93  /system/lib/libsurfaceflinger.so (android::SurfaceFlinger::onScreenReleased()+74)     I/DEBUG   :      I/DEBUG   : memory near r0:      [.........................]               I/DEBUG   :      I/DEBUG   : memory map around fault addr 00002900:     I/DEBUG   :     (no map below)     I/DEBUG   :     (no map for address)     I/DEBUG   :     4000e000-4000f000 /system/lib/libstdc++.so     I/SamplingProfilerIntegration: Profiling disabled.     I/Zygote  : !@beginofpreloadClasses()     I/Zygote  : Preloading classes...     D/dalvikvm: WAIT_FOR_CONCURRENT_GC blocked 0ms     I/Zygote  : !@beginofpreloadResources()     D/dalvikvm: GC_EXPLICIT freed 40K, 80% free 528K/2560K, paused 0ms+0ms, total 3ms     D/dalvikvm: WAIT_FOR_CONCURRENT_GC blocked 2ms     D/dalvikvm: GC_EXPLICIT freed <1K, 80% free 527K/2560K, paused 10ms+0ms, total 13ms     E/installd: eof     E/installd: failed to read size     I/installd: closing connection     I/Zygote  : Preloading resources...     I/Zygote  : Number of total Classes to prelaod: 2309     I/Zygote  : Classes to load for thread1 0~830     I/Zygote  : Classes to load for thread2 831~2308     W/Zygote  : Class not found for preloading: android.view.InputQueue$FinishedCallback     I/DEBUG   : !@dumpstate -k -t -z -d -o /data/log/dumpstate_app_native -m 4403     I/dumpstate: begin     D/dalvikvm: GC_FOR_ALLOC freed 83K, 63% free 956K/2560K, paused 14ms, total 14ms     W/Zygote  : Class not found for preloading: android.animation.ValueAnimator$2     W/Zygote  : Class not found for preloading: android.animation.ValueAnimator$3     W/Zygote  : Class not found for preloading: android.animation.ValueAnimator$4     W/Zygote  : Class not found for preloading: android.animation.ValueAnimator$5     D/dalvikvm: GC_FOR_ALLOC freed 28K, 44% free 1439K/2560K, paused 14ms, total 14ms     D/dalvikvm: GC_FOR_ALLOC freed 74K, 27% free 1870K/2560K, paused 14ms, total 14ms     W/Zygote  : Class not found for preloading: android.view.ViewRootImpl$3     V/BluetoothAudioGateway.cpp: classInitNative     V/BT HSHFP: classInitNative     D/dalvikvm: GC_FOR_ALLOC freed 40K, 10% free 2312K/2560K, paused 18ms, total 18ms     D/dalvikvm: GC_FOR_ALLOC freed 8K, 8% free 2361K/2560K, paused 15ms, total 15ms     D/dalvikvm: GC_FOR_ALLOC freed <1K, 7% free 2982K/3203K, paused 8ms, total 8ms     W/Zygote  : Class not found for preloading: android.content.res.Resources$1     D/dalvikvm: GC_FOR_ALLOC freed 15K, 2% free 3659K/3715K, paused 15ms, total 15ms     D/dalvikvm: GC_FOR_ALLOC freed 6K, 2% free 4027K/4099K, paused 15ms, total 15ms     D/dalvikvm: GC_FOR_ALLOC freed 1K, 3% free 5049K/5187K, paused 5ms, total 6ms     I/dalvikvm: threadid=1: recursive native library load attempt (/system/lib/libwebcore.so)     D/dalvikvm: No JNI_OnLoad found in /system/lib/libchromium_net.so 0x0, skipping init     D/dalvikvm: GC_FOR_ALLOC freed 14K, 1% free 6325K/6339K, paused 15ms, total 15ms     D/dalvikvm: GC_FOR_ALLOC freed 30K, 2% free 7019K/7107K, paused 17ms, total 17ms     I/Zygote  : ...preloaded 279 resources in 604ms.     I/Zygote  : ...preloaded 31 resources in 7ms.     I/Zygote  : !@End of preloadResources()     D/TextLayoutCache: Using debug level = 0 - Debug Enabled = 0     W/Zygote  : Class not found for preloading: android.widget.EdgeGlow     W/Zygote  : Class not found for preloading: android.database.sqlite.SQLiteCompiledSql     W/Zygote  : Class not found for preloading: android.database.sqlite.SQLiteDatabase$DatabaseReentrantLock     W/Zygote  : Class not found for preloading: android.media.AudioManager$2     I/dalvikvm: threadid=6: recursive native library load attempt (/system/lib/libmedia_jni.so)     D/MtpDeviceJNI: register_android_mtp_MtpDevice     I/dalvikvm: threadid=6: recursive native library load attempt (/system/lib/libmedia_jni.so)     I/dalvikvm: threadid=6: recursive native library load attempt (/system/lib/libmedia_jni.so)     W/Zygote  : Class not found for preloading: android.media.IRemoteControlClientDispatcher     W/Zygote  : Class not found for preloading: android.media.IRemoteControlClientDispatcher$Stub     D/su      : su invoked.      D/su      : Allowing shell.      D/su      : 2000 /system/bin/dumpstate executing 0 lsof using binary lsof : lsof      W/Zygote  : Class not found for preloading: android.widget.TextView$Blink     W/Zygote  : Class not found for preloading: android.widget.TextView$EasyEditSpanController     W/Zygote  : Class not found for preloading: android.widget.TextView$InputContentType     W/Zygote  : Class not found for preloading: android.widget.TextView$InputMethodState     W/Zygote  : Class not found for preloading: android.widget.TextView$TextAlign     E/PhonePolicy: Could not preload class for phone policy: com.android.internal.policy.impl.PhoneWindow$ContextMenuCallback     D/dalvikvm: GC_FOR_ALLOC freed 308K, 4% free 8526K/8835K, paused 10ms, total 10ms     W/Zygote  : Class not found for preloading: android.os.Power     V/BluetoothEventLoop.cpp: classInitNative     V/BluetoothService.cpp: classInitNative     W/Zygote  : Class not found for preloading: android.text.TextDirectionHeuristics$CharCount     W/Zygote  : Class not found for preloading: android.text.method.WordIterator$1     W/Zygote  : Class not found for preloading: android.view.InputHandler     I/Zygote  : ...preloaded 831 classes in 1146ms.     I/System  : Loaded time zone names for  in 312ms (309ms in ICU)     I/System  : Loaded time zone names for en_US in 93ms (89ms in ICU)     I/System  : Loaded time zone names for it_IT in 101ms (97ms in ICU)     D/dalvikvm: GC_FOR_ALLOC freed 977K, 10% free 9650K/10627K, paused 24ms, total 25ms     I/Zygote  : ...preloaded 1478 classes in 1495ms.     I/Zygote  : !@EndofpreloadClasses()     D/dalvikvm: WAIT_FOR_CONCURRENT_GC blocked 0ms     D/dalvikvm: GC_EXPLICIT freed 327K, 12% free 9360K/10627K, paused 1ms+2ms, total 21ms     D/dalvikvm: WAIT_FOR_CONCURRENT_GC blocked 0ms     D/dalvikvm: GC_EXPLICIT freed 21K, 13% free 9339K/10627K, paused 1ms+2ms, total 18ms     D/dalvikvm: WAIT_FOR_CONCURRENT_GC blocked 0ms     D/dalvikvm: GC_EXPLICIT freed <1K, 13% free 9339K/10627K, paused 1ms+2ms, total 17ms     I/dalvikvm: System server process 4440 has been created     I/Zygote  : Accepting command socket connections     D/dalvikvm: WAIT_FOR_CONCURRENT_GC blocked 0ms     W/ResourceType: Failure getting entry for 0x7f020003 (t=1 e=3) in package 0 (error -75)     W/ResourceType: Failure getting entry for 0x7f020000 (t=1 e=0) in package 0 (error -75)     W/ResourceType: Failure getting entry for 0x7f020001 (t=1 e=1) in package 0 (error -75)     W/ResourceType: Failure getting entry for 0x7f020001 (t=1 e=1) in package 0 (error -75)     D/dalvikvm: GC_CONCURRENT freed 109K, 13% free 9750K/11143K, paused 12ms+12ms, total 84ms     D/dalvikvm: WAIT_FOR_CONCURRENT_GC blocked 21ms     D/dalvikvm: WAIT_FOR_CONCURRENT_GC blocked 21ms     D/dalvikvm: WAIT_FOR_CONCURRENT_GC blocked 21ms     D/dalvikvm: WAIT_FOR_CONCURRENT_GC blocked 20ms     D/dalvikvm: WAIT_FOR_CONCURRENT_GC blocked 7ms     I/sysproc : !@beginofsystem_init1()     W/ResourceType: Failure getting entry for 0x7f020005 (t=1 e=5) in package 0 (error -75)     I/sysproc : Entered system_init()     I/sysproc : ServiceManager: 0x4c24d3c8     D/SensorService: nuSensorService starting...     W/ResourceType: Failure getting entry for 0x7f0201f5 (t=1 e=501) in package 0 (error -75)     I/AKMD2   : open_accelerometer     W/ResourceType: Failure getting entry for 0x7f0201f5 (t=1 e=501) in package 0 (error -75)     W/ResourceType: Failure getting entry for 0x7f0201f4 (t=1 e=500) in package 0 (error -75)     W/ResourceType: Failure getting entry for 0x7f020001 (t=1 e=1) in package 0 (error -75)     W/ResourceType: Failure getting entry for 0x7f020004 (t=1 e=4) in package 0 (error -75)     W/ResourceType: Failure getting entry for 0x7f020007 (t=1 e=7) in package 0 (error -75)     I/PackageParser: com.orange.authentication.simcard.permission: compat added android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE     W/ResourceType: Failure getting entry for 0x7f02001b (t=1 e=27) in package 0 (error -75)     W/ResourceType: Failure getting entry for 0x7f02001b (t=1 e=27) in package 0 (error -75)     W/ResourceType: Failure getting entry for 0x7f040001 (t=3 e=1) in package 0 (error -75)     W/ResourceType: Failure getting entry for 0x7f02001d (t=1 e=29) in package 0 (error -75)     W/ResourceType: Failure getting entry for 0x7f040000 (t=3 e=0) in package 0 (error -75)     W/ResourceType: Failure getting entry for 0x7f020007 (t=1 e=7) in package 0 (error -75)     D/dalvikvm: GC_CONCURRENT freed 168K, 13% free 10138K/11591K, paused 23ms+3ms, total 60ms     D/dalvikvm: WAIT_FOR_CONCURRENT_GC blocked 15ms     D/dalvikvm: WAIT_FOR_CONCURRENT_GC blocked 16ms     D/dalvikvm: WAIT_FOR_CONCURRENT_GC blocked 16ms     D/dalvikvm: WAIT_FOR_CONCURRENT_GC blocked 17ms     W/ResourceType: Failure getting entry for 0x7f02025f (t=1 e=607) in package 0 (error -75)     W/ResourceType: Failure getting entry for 0x7f02032c (t=1 e=812) in package 0 (error -75)     W/ResourceType: Failure getting entry for 0x7f02032f (t=1 e=815) in package 0 (error -75)     W/ResourceType: Failure getting entry for 0x7f02022c (t=1 e=556) in package 0 (error -75)     D/dalvikvm: GC_CONCURRENT freed 215K, 13% free 10473K/11975K, paused 37ms+2ms, total 55ms     D/dalvikvm: WAIT_FOR_CONCURRENT_GC blocked 32ms     D/dalvikvm: WAIT_FOR_CONCURRENT_GC blocked 35ms     D/dalvikvm: WAIT_FOR_CONCURRENT_GC blocked 23ms     D/dalvikvm: WAIT_FOR_CONCURRENT_GC blocked 26ms     W/ResourceType: Failure getting entry for 0x7f02022c (t=1 e=556) in package 0 (error -75)     I/SensorService: K3DH Acceleration Sensor     I/SensorService: AK8975 Magnetic field Sensor     I/SensorService: AK8975 Orientation Sensor     I/SensorService: CM3663 Light Sensor     I/SensorService: CM3663 Proximity Sensor     I/SensorService: K3G Gyroscope Sensor     W/ResourceType: Failure getting entry for 0x7f0204f6 (t=1 e=1270) in package 0 (error -75)     I/RemoteDesktopService: RemoteDesktopService started (pid=4440)     W/ResourceType: Failure getting entry for 0x7f0204f6 (t=1 e=1270) in package 0 (error -75)     W/ResourceType: Failure getting entry for 0x7f0204f6 (t=1 e=1270) in package 0 (error -75)     W/ResourceType: Failure getting entry for 0x7f110062 (t=16 e=98) in package 0 (error -75)     W/ResourceType: Failure getting entry for 0x7f020000 (t=1 e=0) in package 0 (error -75)     W/ResourceType: Failure getting entry for 0x7f110062 (t=16 e=98) in package 0 (error -75)     D/dalvikvm: GC_FOR_ALLOC freed 259K, 13% free 10749K/12295K, paused 30ms, total 31ms     D/SensorService: nuSensorService thread starting...     W/ResourceType: Failure getting entry for 0x7f02000c (t=1 e=12) in package 0 (error -75)     W/ResourceType: Failure getting entry for 0x7f02001a (t=1 e=26) in package 0 (error -75)     W/ResourceType: Failure getting entry for 0x7f0203c1 (t=1 e=961) in package 0 (error -75)     W/ResourceType: Failure getting entry for 0x7f0203c1 (t=1 e=961) in package 0 (error -75)     W/ResourceType: Failure getting entry for 0x7f03003b (t=2 e=59) in package 0 (error -75)     I/PackageParser: com.monotype.android.font.helvneuelt: compat added android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE     D/dalvikvm: GC_CONCURRENT freed 252K, 13% free 11009K/12551K, paused 11ms+2ms, total 43ms     D/dalvikvm: WAIT_FOR_CONCURRENT_GC blocked 14ms     D/dalvikvm: WAIT_FOR_CONCURRENT_GC blocked 15ms     D/dalvikvm: WAIT_FOR_CONCURRENT_GC blocked 14ms     D/dalvikvm: WAIT_FOR_CONCURRENT_GC blocked 15ms     W/ResourceType: Failure getting entry for 0x7f020000 (t=1 e=0) in package 0 (error -75)     W/ResourceType: Failure getting entry for 0x7f020000 (t=1 e=0) in package 0 (error -75)     W/ResourceType: Failure getting entry for 0x7f020000 (t=1 e=0) in package 0 (error -75)     D/su      : su invoked.      W/ResourceType: Failure getting entry for 0x7f020004 (t=1 e=4) in package 0 (error -75)     D/su      : Allowing shell.      D/su      : 2000 /system/bin/dumpstate executing 0 sqlite3 using binary sqlite3 : sqlite3 /data/data/com.android.providers.settings/databases/settings.db pragma user_version; select * from system; select * from secure;      E/su      : exec failed with 2: No such file or directory      D/dalvikvm: GC_CONCURRENT freed 241K, 12% free 11274K/12807K, paused 1ms+4ms, total 26ms     D/dalvikvm: WAIT_FOR_CONCURRENT_GC blocked 2ms     D/dalvikvm: WAIT_FOR_CONCURRENT_GC blocked 3ms     D/dalvikvm: WAIT_FOR_CONCURRENT_GC blocked 3ms     W/ResourceType: Failure getting entry for 0x7f020332 (t=1 e=818) in package 0 (error -75)     W/ResourceType: Failure getting entry for 0x7f020334 (t=1 e=820) in package 0 (error -75)     W/ResourceType: Failure getting entry for 0x7f020334 (t=1 e=820) in package 0 (error -75)     W/ResourceType: Failure getting entry for 0x7f020334 (t=1 e=820) in package 0 (error -75)     W/ResourceType: Failure getting entry for 0x7f020333 (t=1 e=819) in package 0 (error -75)     W/ResourceType: Failure getting entry for 0x7f020333 (t=1 e=819) in package 0 (error -75)     W/ResourceType: Failure getting entry for 0x7f020333 (t=1 e=819) in package 0 (error -75)     W/ResourceType: Failure getting entry for 0x7f020009 (t=1 e=9) in package 0 (error -75)     W/ResourceType: Failure getting entry for 0x7f02001d (t=1 e=29) in package 0 (error -75)     W/ResourceType: Failure getting entry for 0x7f020333 (t=1 e=819) in package 0 (error -75)     W/ResourceType: Failure getting entry for 0x7f10004b (t=15 e=75) in package 0 (error -75)     W/ResourceType: Failure getting entry for 0x7f02035d (t=1 e=861) in package 0 (error -75)     D/su      : su invoked.      D/su      : Allowing shell.      D/su      : 2000 /system/bin/dumpstate executing 0 netcfg using binary netcfg : netcfg      W/ResourceType: Failure getting entry for 0x7f020319 (t=1 e=793) in package 0 (error -75)     W/ResourceType: Failure getting entry for 0x7f020319 (t=1 e=793) in package 0 (error -75)     D/dalvikvm: GC_CONCURRENT freed 294K, 13% free 11541K/13127K, paused 12ms+3ms, total 53ms     D/dalvikvm: WAIT_FOR_CONCURRENT_GC blocked 17ms     D/dalvikvm: WAIT_FOR_CONCURRENT_GC blocked 18ms     D/dalvikvm: WAIT_FOR_CONCURRENT_GC blocked 18ms     W/ResourceType: Failure getting entry for 0x7f020331 (t=1 e=817) in package 0 (error -75)     W/ResourceType: Failure getting entry for 0x7f020328 (t=1 e=808) in package 0 (error -75)     W/ResourceType: Failure getting entry for 0x7f020328 (t=1 e=808) in package 0 (error -75)     W/ResourceType: Failure getting entry for 0x7f020328 (t=1 e=808) in package 0 (error -75)     W/ResourceType: Failure getting entry for 0x7f02014e (t=1 e=334) in package 0 (error -75)     D/dalvikvm: GC_CONCURRENT freed 280K, 12% free 11809K/13383K, paused 11ms+3ms, total 45ms     D/dalvikvm: WAIT_FOR_CONCURRENT_GC blocked 18ms     W/ResourceType: Failure getting entry for 0x7f0e004d (t=13 e=77) in package 0 (error -75)     W/ResourceType: Failure getting entry for 0x7f0e004e (t=13 e=78) in package 0 (error -75)     I/BootTime: Prefetch Time Taken:1050     D/su      : su invoked.      D/su      : Allowing shell.      D/su      : 2000 /system/bin/dumpstate executing 0 iptables using binary iptables : iptables -L -nvx      D/su      : su invoked.      D/su      : Allowing shell.      D/su      : 2000 /system/bin/dumpstate executing 0 ip6tables using binary ip6tables : ip6tables -L -nvx      D/su      : su invoked.      D/su      : Allowing shell.      D/su      : 2000 /system/bin/dumpstate executing 0 iptables using binary iptables : iptables -t nat -L -nvx      D/su      : su invoked.      D/su      : Allowing shell.      D/su      : 2000 /system/bin/dumpstate executing 0 iptables using binary iptables : iptables -t raw -L -nvx      D/su      : su invoked.      D/su      : Allowing shell.      D/su      : 2000 /system/bin/dumpstate executing 0 ip6tables using binary ip6tables : ip6tables -t raw -L -nvx      D/su      : su invoked.      D/su      : Allowing shell.      D/su      : 2000 /system/bin/dumpstate executing 0 wpa_cli using binary wpa_cli : wpa_cli list_networks      E/su      : exec failed with 2: No such file or directory      D/VoldCmdListener: asec list     D/su      : su invoked.      D/su      : Allowing shell.      D/su      : 2000 /system/bin/dumpstate executing 0 cat using binary cat : cat /data/system/packages.xml      D/su      : su invoked.      D/su      : Allowing shell.      D/su      : 2000 /system/bin/dumpstate executing 0 cat using binary cat : cat /proc/4403/maps      I/dumpstate: done     I/ServiceManager: service 'SurfaceFlinger' died     I/ServiceManager: service 'SecTVOutService' died     F/libc    : Fatal signal 11 (SIGSEGV) at 0x00000010 (code=1), thread 4423 (BootAnimation)     D/BootAnimation: SurfaceFlinger died, exiting...     F/libc    : Fatal signal 11 (SIGSEGV) at 0x00000000 (code=1), thread 4440 (system_server)     I/ServiceManager: service 'sensorservice' died     I/DEBUG   : unexpected waitpid response: n=4440, status=00000009     I/DEBUG   : ptrace detach from 4440 failed: No such process     I/DEBUG   : debuggerd committing suicide to free the zombie!     I/DEBUG   : debuggerd: Mar  7 2013 21:50:41


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