Number of Wi-Fi channels to be used?

Under advanced wifi settings one can change number of Wi-Fi channels to be used (11, 13, 14). Does anyone have a clue on how does this property affect battery drain? I know it should be configured depending on how your Wi-Fi router is set-up, but maybe one number of channels should be ("defaultly") preferred over another so battery would last longer?


SMS to contacts with multiple numbers

I use to forward SMS to many contacts, most of those contacts have multiple numbers with one number as default. **Handcent**   When I select a group to send a message, handcent asks me to choose number for each contact with multiple numbers.   **GO SMS**   It does the same as handcent   **Pansi SMS**   It picks the number randomly Is there anyway it can pick default number automatically, or select the 'home' or 'mobile' number automatically? Or is there any alternate application, as good as handcent, which can do that?


Locus Maps - adding additional zoom levels

The Locus Maps app allows downloading maps and using them offline. When selecting a map region, the zoom levels have to be selected. I've downloaded a map at a specific zoom level (23) expecting that I will be able to use lower zoom levels as well (1-22). However - I can now only go through the map at zoom level 23, which is awkward. Is there any way to add additional zoom levels to those maps already downloaded, without having to download the entire thing again from scratch (it's big)? Thank you!


Port forwarding for wireless tethering

I have an HTC EVO 4G and I've been using the manufacturer's supplied app for wireless tethering. It works great but is missing are several key features I require:   * Statically assigned IP addresses for connected clients   * Port forwarding Is there a way to enable this functionality?


Download one thread of text

How do I select one string of text messages and download to PC so that I can print? I've tried downloading and it provides a .hbk file which I can not open. I don't even know where to look on my HTC to look for my SMS card file information to convert to something else.


Are all prepaid phones able to use google voice?

Seems like some have a problem? -- http://support.google.com/voice/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=1205636


Personalized Mass Text tool (app)?

I want to: Send massive personlized text messages. Example of what I want to do: Send the same template to George & Juan   * `Hey Juan, how are you doing?`   * `Hey George, how are you doing?` without having to type the same text twice, if not more. What I have found so far:   * Group SMS: a far from finished and polished App.   * Mass Text Personalizer: a relatively finished but not polished app. It is very buggy indeed. Why I need it: When mass messages are personalized, there is a bigger chance of people replying back. I need you to: Give me other alternatives to these apps... if there are... better ones. Thank you.


Android hangs after rebooting when upgrading to 2.3.5

I used HTC's update software functionality to upgrade my Android to version 2.3.5. Though, upon reboot all I get is the cryptic icon (a phone and a red triagle with an exclamation mark inside). When entering System Recovery (volume + power button) I see:               Copying fotaBoot to /data/system for customize reload...     Verify current system...       assert failed: apply_patch_check("/system/framework/com.htc.resources.apk", ..., ...)       E:Error in /sdcard/download/OTA_Marvel_S_HTC_Europe_2.13.401.3-1.33.401.3_release_237845pg2016qpaadczbkc.zip       (Status 7)       Installation aborted.      And four options are given to me:   * Reboot system now (which I have done)    * Apply update from sdcard    * Wipe data/factory reset   * Wipe cache partition I am tempted to select "Apply update from sdcard". Though, I cannot imply if I will find sideffects in doing so as I do not understand the meaning of "Status 7". Any help would be appreciated!


Install built-in system languages

I open **Settings->Language and keyboard->Samsung Keypad->Input languages** and there is a very limited range of languages there. In my friend's phone there are more locales I'd like to support in my phone, is this possible (not via installing an external keyboard like MultiLing Keyboard etc.), in my friend's phone, my native language appears there and is integrated in the system. Note: I've just rooted my phone.


how to forward calls to my phone to my google voice number

I have two phones, one of them a droid the other one a brick. Most of my friends have my brick number so it would be hard to make them change my number in favor of my droid. My droid uses google voice to receive and make calls. What I want to do is to forward calls to my brick to my google voice so that my droid picks up the call instead. I tried to use the call forwarding feature in my phone but it seem jumps immediately to a "not available " message when someone calls it. Is there something that I can configure to make the above happen?


How to prevent automatic aggregation of contacts

I have more than 3000 contacts and maintain the master copy on my PC. I regularly create a CSV file from the master and then copy the data to the Contact Manager on my Samsung S3. I have done this for years, with a Blackberry and then an iPhone. Android Contact manager arbitrarily joins contacts together. People who work for different companies with the same name, people who live at the same address with different names, etc. The result is that I cannot find them in my address book, and phone numbers get mixed up. Without separating the joined entries I cannot tell which phone number belongs to which person when I try to call someone. Equally, when someone calls me, the wrong name is displayed. I have tried using different ways of moving data to my phone (a Samsung S3). Using Kies or VCF files. Surely there must be a way to turn off this destructive 'feature'. It would take me days to go through all my contacts and separate them manually each time I copy from the master. Synchronizing rather than delete/copy makes it worse. Entries that I have previously separated join together again!


How can I get back access to the media interface drivers?

After much waiting and tribulation, I've finally successfully unlocked tethering and installed Paranoid Android on my Nexus 7 3G device. In the progress, I had to tell Windows to ignore its default MTP drivers and use Google's debugging own to interface with Android, fastboot and the like. As a result, I now can't go back to accessing the device using MTP from inside Windows itself. I tried uninstalling all the relevant drivers from Device Management, but now Windows prefers Android ADB Interface to whatever I was using before. I've tried to force the setup of MTP drivers from Device Management, Add legacy hardware, Install the hardware that I manually select from a list, Portable Devices, (Standard MTP Device), MTP USB device. This didn't work ("This device cannot start. (Code 10)"). How can I get file transfer back?


Vibrator not working after upgrading to ICS - Samsung Galaxy S2

I have upgraded to the latest official version available through Kies. And I have noticed that after the update the vibrator of the phone is not working. Actually its working but not in Silent mode on receiving a call. When we switch to vibrating mode or at the boot-up the phone, the vibrator vibrates. So the vibrator is functional. I have searched a lot and I could not find any valid solutions.


Sync Native Calendar (Galaxy S3) with Windows Live Calendar

I currently have a Galaxy S3 unrooted with the shipped ROM. I am attempting to sync the native Calendar App with Windows Live Calendar. I can see under the Calendar list that my @live.com calendars are there, however when selecting the correct calendar to sync to and adding the event it doesn't appear on the web. Are there any additional settings that need to be modified (previously I have only ever synced with a Google account which seemed a lot easier)?


How can I use shell commands and interact with the Linux system underneath?

Android is based on Linux and has a Linux kernel underneath. Is there any way I can use shell commands and interact directly with the Linux system? E.g. A shell app that has access to the Linux system?


How to show the battery percentage remaining in numbers?

At the moment Android 2.2 has a pretty incomprehensible icon of a battery that shows remaining strength. Is there a way to switch that to a numeric display (like is available on the iPhone)?


How to close (shutdown/kill) the Android web browser?

I did read this question What is the right way to close apps in Android? but I want to know how to close - that means **close** \- application to save power and download limit. My observations tell me that `Back` button brings me to the previous page (something I am not after) while `Home` seems to me leaves the page loading in background. So the question is how do I exit the browser. I tried Advanced Application Killer but I don't think it worked ... Using **HTC Desire on Android 2.1**


The link APK Downloader is not working. Is there any other convenient method to download the APK file to my notebook?

The link APK Downloader is not working. Is there any other convenient method to download the APK file to my notebook ?


Where does Android store clipboard data? I have a rooted Android phone. Where are clipboard files stored? I can find that in a rooted Samsung device at `/data/Clipboard`, but am not able to find in other Android phones (e.g. Sony, HTC). For phones running GingerBread. I'm able to see the clipboard data using `adb shell service call clipboard 1`, but after Gingerbread this service call command does not show the data.


Getting rid of obsolete notifications in the notification panel?

Is there any built-in feature or non-root app that can allow me detailed control on how to (selectively) clean up the notification tray? The Clear/Reset button is too indiscriminate... I have some games set up so they notify me when some events trigger, but they over-do it, and i routinely get tens of notifications from the same game. Some of them are well-behaved, in the sense that clicking on a notification will remove it, but others aren't and their notifs just pile up more and more... So i'm looking for either of these 3 potential fixes:   * Is there any way to have older notifications from the same app be "cancelled" whenever a new one is raised from the same source?   * Or remove all current notifications by a specific App (but allow it to raise further ones in the future)?   * Or at least group notifs by app, and have only one line per app in the "tray", that will list something like "AppName: 17 notifications"? I'd be very happy for anything that runs on 2.3.4, but am curious about all alternatives, regardless of specific OS requirements.


How do I associate a file type such as .js or .html with an editor app such as emacs?

I downloaded the emacs editor for android. Now I want to edit files in Dropbox. But when I select the file, I am not given the choice to open with emacs. How do I tell Android to associate a given file extension to an arbitrary app? I read in several places that Astro File Manager could do this, but they appear to be referring to a version which is no longer available, because they all say to select something from the menu, but the only choice the menu brings up for me is "Exit". It would also be nice if I could associate any arbitrary type with an app so it would show up as an option to any file I try to open. There are literally hundreds of file types that are text files and could easily be opened by an text editor. Any programming language source file for instance.


Is it possible to return back to jelly bean OS after upgraded to cyanogenmod?

I am using samsung galaxy Star Pro 7260 (rooted). I would like to install cyanogenmod on my phone. But, I want to know is it possible to return back to jelly bean OS after upgraded to cyanogenmod ? If it is possible then tell me what I have to do before installing cyanogenmod on my phone ? Do I have to take any backup (OS) from my phone ?


How to add a contact to People from Hangouts?

I'm using KitKat. I have Hangouts conversations with people who are not in my contacts (this may be an artifact of using a Google Apps account provided by my school). How can I add someone from one of these conversations to People? I have tried double-tapping and holding down their icon or their chats without any success, and looking at the "..." options menus. No luck. I do know how to add contacts from email.


Samsung Galaxy S2 boot loop

Today I updated my S2 with the android version provided by the carrier, but I thought it went wrong because of the lack of space on /storage and afterwords some of the apps lost their settings. Also after the update all the apps started to have disk space errors when trying to update, so I deleted some of the apps or moved them to external sd, but still had little space on the 2Gb partition. I looked for a rooting solution and since I'm on Ubuntu I downloaded Heimdall. I downloaded the latest firmware version for I9100 from sammobile.com and in console I ran the following command (saw this in a tutorial)               sudo heimdall flash --factoryfs factoryfs.img      And I got this error               Uploading FACTORYFS     21%     ERROR: Failed to confirm end of file transfer sequence!     FACTORYFS upload failed!     Ending session...     Rebooting device...     Re-attaching kernel driver...      Now everytime I try to boot my phone it goes into recovery mode. How can I get pass the booting sequence and install a new and functional android rooted version? Am I missing something in the process, is my first attempt to root my phone.


Is an antivirus really needed for Android?

I use Linux for half a decade now, so I am not used to dealing with viruses anymore. To my surprise, I saw some discussion about antiviruses in Android. I haven't installed any yet, but this bugs me: are they really necessary? Are there (or were) any known viruses in the market? Doesn't Google runs an antivirus before allowing an app to the market? I haven't had no problem in one year of Android, but my cellphone has a lot of important information, and I wouldn't like to be surprised with some virus cleaning my phone, or making international calls while I sleep, or whatsoever. Should I install an antivirus?


Is it important to have an anti-virus application running on your phone or does the carrier protect it?

I use my phone like I do the computer. Shopping online with a credit card etc. Surfing unknown sites... Does my phone require an anti-virus application to protect the internal drive of my phone? Can it be damaged by a virus like on a computer? OS: Android 4.1.1 Phone: Samsung Galaxy S3


Antivirus for Android?

Ever since I got this phone, I have had Avast installed. I'm just being a little picky, but I'd like to know if antivirus software is worthwhile, or even necessary at all, on Android. For your information, I am running 4.4 on an unrooted Moto G. In my opinion, the Android OS is quite limited to a PC's, especially if your phone isn't rooted, so there wouldn't be much malware could do, and not much Antivirus software could do to stop malware, given that it's running within Android's system limitations as well. Thanks,


Android and antiviruses

This is actually three questions:   1. Are anti-viruses needed for smartphones running Android OS?   2. Is the Android Market absolutely safe (because all precatuions are taken by Google to prevent any problems)?   3. Which are the big players in the Android Security Software market? Thank you.


how to open a .hbk files which contains the sms backup from htc one s

I can't open the backup of sms because after sending it on my mail I discovered it's a hbk file. How can you open this type of file? I need to print them! thanks


how can I tell if someone has read text message?

Does delivery report mean that the person reads the message on android phone?


Galaxy Tab 3 GT-P5210 Downgrade to 4.0.3 ICS

I was searching the web trying to find ROMs for downgrading my Galaxy Tab 3. No matter how deep I have gone, it seems that there is not any available ROM for Android 4.0.3 dedicated for my device. A little more searching gave me the feeling that this kind of ROM **will never be available** for downgrading. Does anyone know if such a ROM exists, or if it is impossible to exist?


Find downloaded video files via coursera app

There is a possibility to download and play videos via coursera android app. But I want to play the downloaded video with my desired video player in my android device. where is the downloaded video file saved? In other words, how can I find the video file with my file manager and in which directory it's been saved?


Widget to immediately phone a specific contact?

I have a widget that places an icon of a specific contact on my home screen. Whenever I touch it, the phone immediately dials that person. Problem is - I already forgot what the widget is called (I'd like to install it on a new phone). Can you help me identify it?


Market app crashes when I try to scroll

For the last day or two I have had trouble in the default Market application. When I try to scroll in the "Just In" area the application just stops working. I get a black screen for while then I get an error that `process com.android.vending` has crashed. My device is a Samsung Galaxy Tab and I get crashes in all "Just In" sections such as "Just In" in games, apps/tool etc. What it could be?


"Converting to multimedia message" when forwarding large SMS

When I receive a large SMS and when I select "Forward" from options, it shows "Converting to multimedia message" and I'm getting charged more. Furthermore, if the person on receiving end doesn't have a multimedia phone he is not able to receive it. I have un-rooted Samsung Galaxy 3 I5801 I don't want to convert it to Multimedia message.


How to use my mac as a bluetooth headset?

My phone and the mac is already paired. What do i need to do next? I can't seem to find anything on the internet. I think the correct term would be to tether the phone call. Pretty similar to this one, except I'm on a mac. And my phone is not rooted. Over at System Preferences, it says that the phone is already paired. I'm on Android 2.3.4. ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/in6kJ.png)


Can we watch "live" broadcast videos from YouTube Application

From YouTube.com in PC, we can watch live videos from here - http://www.youtube.com/live But how do we watch them from the default YouTube mobile application in Android.


Clear Google Maps search history without removing the cached maps?

I've been using the Google Maps app to cache the maps on certain places where I might be going in the future. I don't always have internet access which is why I'm doing this. Now that I've cached most of the places I might possibly go to, I want to clear my search history to remove the clutter. I don't want to clear the whole shebang. Otherwise, my "pre-caching" actions would just be wasted efforts. I just want the search history on Google Maps to be cleared. How do I do this?


Phone thinks it is charging when not plugged in

Quite often my phone lights up the charging symbol even if the phone isn't charging. It applies when it's of and on. The behaviour seems somewhat glitchy, it turns on and off. Is this a well known error? Can I do something about it?


Is it possible to improve word suggestions?

I used to use the "swiftkey" app for writing, and was very pleased with the suggestions they generated. I have now changed to 8pen "keyboard" instead I'm very pleased but miss the good autocompletes, is there someway to improve the autocompletes without using swiftkey? Changing suggestion engine, importing language from facebook etc. My phone is rooted


The power button on my Galaxy Nexus stopped working

I got a galaxy nexus at Google IO, and randomly today the power button stopped working. I was on a call, used it to lock the screen after I got off, put it in my pocket, and when I got home the button wasn't working. The rest of the phone works if I plug it in to charge (waking up the screen), but the button doesn't respond. Short press doesn't lock/wake and long press doesn't bring the power menu up. What happened and how can I fix it? I've tried pulling the battery and letting it sit for a few minutes without rebooting it, and it didn't help.


Motorola Fire XT on boot loop - flash/recover without powering on?

I rooted my Fire XT with SUT and SuperUserOneclick .. so far all seemed good. Then I ran Android_AIO_Flasher_1.00 and tried to install the NoLock apk. After that the phone has just been going into a boot loop.. constantly booting up, and then rebotting (without reaching the home screen). ADB recognizes the device in offline mode for a few seconds after which it reboots anyway. I've tried removing the battery and have now let it drain actually. If I try going into recovery mode, I do get a 'enter recovery mode' message, but then I get a white triangle with an exclamation mark and an android.. and nothing happens then. Can someone suggest any possible actions please? Thanks! PS - the whole reason why i'm trying to operate on this phone, is that I want to use it for my app testing , and secondly, because i need to unlock the screen somehow as there is some issue with the touch screen - the screen stays on the lock mode and doesn't accept any touch events.


Using OTG cable, transfer file from cardreader to external harddisk, is it possible?

I will be going on a holiday and I want to be able to back up my photos to my external harddrive. Usually this means bringing a laptop with me. However I have :   * Galaxy Nexus, rooted and unlocked   * OTG Cable   * Powered USB hub   * Standard, fullsize SD card reader So I hooked up everything. Nexus-> OTG -> USB Hubs with power supply -> External Harddrive and SD card reader Nothing happens. I can connect a Logitech wireless mouse to it and I can use my phone via the mouse. So everything are connected, with power. I read that I need to mount the external drive and the SD card reader. So I opened Astro but it doesn't seem to auto mount. I searched and I found StickMount, an App which mount USB storage devices for you. I tried that however it will not mount my external drive nor my SD card reader. Can anyone help please? EDIT: I downloaded a Root Checker and found out that my device is not properly rooted, perhaps that is why StickMount could not mount my drives. Does anyone know how would I mount the drives without root access? Is it possible?


copy my exchange server settings password

The password field under "exchange server settings" is blocked out. I want to add my business email to another phone. Is there any way to reveal the password? Thanks.


Why does Google Wallet depend not only on the Phone but the Carrier as well?

I'm trying to use Google Wallet on a Moto X at Duane Reed. I'm under the impression that this _should_ work. However, when I browsed the help file for Wallet, it lists a number of Moto-X compatible devices, but they also list the cellular service.   * What is the technological, or vendor relationship that is needed in order to Google wallet work with Moto-X with T-Mobile?   * Why is there a dependency outside of the actual phone? Is the cellular operator working with Google, sharing my PII, and monitoring my transactions? My goal is to understand the extent the cellular operator is monitoring my on- device actions, and purchases.


push allert to my phone that will ignore silent profile

How can I make my phone check my website in a background every 30s and activate voice alert that will ignore silent mode if website says for example '1'? Pushing from server to phone is also acceptable but I guess much more difficult and is susseptable to hangs when conectivity is bad. So far i;ve been using Light Flow Lite and additional gmail account - sending myself any email there triggers alarm.


HTC Desire S-Off

My HTC Desire is stuck in a boot loop: HTC Desire Boot Loop I am trying to set S-Off so that I can use the Windows version of ADB and delete some apps/data off the phone memory. I don't want to wipe all the data off the phone memory and reset back to factory settings. I have tried using Revolutionary on two separate computers however, it just remains on the 'waiting for phone to connect' message. I have tried the phone in Fastbot mode and Recovery. I can't remember if the phone has USB debug enabled or not as I cannot boot into Android to check?


take Nexus 7 from android 4.3 to 4.2.2

I have just purchased a Nexus 7 (2013) and it auto updated to android to 4.3 as I was setting up. Unfortunately USB OTG now does not run. I purchased the Nexus 7 for it's OTG feature. I've done a factory reset but it still loads 4.3 Is there any way I can go back to 4.2.2 - which does support OTG on the Nexus 7


How to switch the layout of a hardware keyboard without changing language?

I have bought German T-Mobile G1 (HTC Dream), and thus I have German hardware keyboard. In stock firmware I used English language, but the keyboard was still German - that was OK. I got used to that layout, and all was well. Then I upgraded firmware to CM6.0, keyboard was still German. Then I went restored backup of stock 1.6 firmware, and suddenly android thinks that I have US keyboard. I can't type quickly because the symbols printed on the keyboard are for German keyboard, but the keystrokes generate characters for US English. Is there a file containing the key mappings, that I can save using adb with correct layout and restore on the firmware with wrong layout? Thanks.


Why does "Preparing SD card" message appear on Optimus One P500 3-4 times a day?

On my Optimus One P500 it shows.               Preparing SD card      The above message shows at least 3 to 4 times in a day. During this Apps on SD cards are automatically closed. Any files opened(Music/PDF) as not accesible. Is this a issue with me or Optimus or android 2.2


How to deactivate Motoblur and undesirable services on Motorola Defy?

Is it possible to deactivate Motoblur sync and undesirable services on Motorola Defy like:   * `FeedRecieverService`   * `NewsRecieverService`   * `WeatherService` (all lanched by `app.`) Because I really don't care about Weather, news, feed, and must of all, I HATE this Motoblur account who "backup" my personal data without any possibility to limit him : It's just here, in the top of the synced accounts, with a little lock to the left... If it's possible to do that without rooting the device or install a custom rom, it's for the best: I'm looking for the less intrusive method. Thanks by advance for your help.


Need help restricting Android tablet to SSH/VPN access only

I want to set my Mum's new tablet so that it can only access the Internet via the SSH server running on her Buffalo router (with Tomato firmware). I've got the server working and accessible remotely and so far the only app I've found that has a Global Proxy setting to redirect everything via the SSH server is SSHTunnel, although I gather that it's not totally reliable when connections drop/change and I can't expect my Mum to cope with monitoring it and re-enabling it manually. When it's disabled, all traffic will just go over local connection unencrypted so that's a concern as well. Ideally there'd be some way to setup the SSH settings at a system level, with no way to disable them and force all the traffic go out like this but I'm not sure if there is any way to achieve this. The other part is setting a firewall (AFWall+ or Android Firewall seem to be the main ones) to only allow traffic via the SSH server. I'm not sure what whitelist rules would be required for this. For example, SSHTunnel connects to the server at x.x.x.x:x, so I presume I'd need a rule to allow connections to this address and this port (I had a quick play with the Avast firewall, which only allows creating custom rules for IP or port, so I'd need two rules with that and it doesn't allow entering the DynDNS name, only a IP address, so that's no good). Then SSHTunnel has a Local Port (1984) and remote address:port (127.0.0.1:3128) so I presume I'd need rules to allow all of those as well (I'm not sure which of these need to be incoming/outgoing or both). Then there's the question of whether I need to allow other ports like DNS (53) and so on, or if that all goes over the SSH tunnel and doesn't require setting allow rules specifically. It might be that a VPN server would be more suitable for what I'm trying to acheive than a SSH server and I think the Tomato firmware on the router has that facility (or if the version currently flashed doesn't, there's probably another version I could flash that does), so if that's the case, I'd appreciate advice on locking it down that way instead. Android has built-in VPN support, so it might be possible to use that but it depends on whether it will auto-connect and stay connected all the time or if it requires user intervention and I'll still need to setup firewall rules to prevent data being sent without the VPN in case it does get disabled. Another issue is whether these firewall rules will prevent the device even being able to connect to any public Wi-Fi points before redirecting the traffic via the SSH/VPN server.


Audio dropouts over Bluetooth on Nexus One

Ever since the Gingerbread update, my N1 has been experiencing random audio dropout problems every 5-10 minutes when connected to my car's audio system via Bluetooth. The audio will be streaming normally, then I'll hear a "pop" sound and the volume drops to zero, then immediately fades back in. The whole process lasts about three-quarters of a second, then everything is back to normal until the next dropout. This happens regardless of which audio application I am using. It does not happen when I am listening to the device over headphones or through the internal speaker. It did not happen under Froyo. Has anyone else experienced this? Does anyone have any idea about what might be causing it or how I can fix it?


Contact synchronization on older droids

Having had the "activate auto-sync" checkmark off for about a week (not that i expected this time-out to matter in any case), i've recently tried to find a manually-driven option, but without success. My 2.3.4 Gingerbread (Level 10) doesn't even animate the curved arrows anymore. After giving up, i've even activated the auto-sync, but it still did not kick in. :-| Then i tried to look into other options, and got to the Contacts app, where in the Menu there's an "Import" option, but this one fails to even start -- with a silly error message "Memory full. Could not import contacts." My internal storage still has 16 MB free, though, so i suspect it's the number of contacts that's causing the issue? So, anyway, how do i check what's wrong and is there any workaround for this SNAFU?


Getting verification error when attempting to "adb sideload" the OTA update on Nexus 7 (2013)

Notes:   * Tablet is unlocked and rooted (SuperSU Pro v1.75)   * I have the following recovery flash in place: TWRP 2.6.3.0, but I am booting stock recovery for the `adb sideload` invocation   * The drivers are installed, host is Win 7 x64 and the device is detected in every mode (MTP, USB debug, bootloader) When attempting to `adb sideload` (via stock recovery) the file `7d9b309e11da82edb5373a1f59965bca89f6041f.signed-razor-KRT16S-from- JSS15R.7d9b309e.zip` on my Nexus 7 (2013) [Wi-Fi], I receive an error:               Finding update package...     Opening update package...     Verifying update package...     Installing update...     Verifying current system...     "/system/app/Drive.apk" has unexpected contents.     E:Error in /tmp/update.zip     (Status 7)     Installation aborted.      What am I doing wrong? What do I have to change in order to make the `adb sideload` succeed?


Why do people recommend rooting a device before flashing a custom ROM?

If rooting isn't required to flash a new ROM (unlocking your bootloader is), why do many people recommend rooting your device before flashing it?


ffmpeg - Permission denied when running binary, even as root

I've compiled ffmpeg for Android with the NDK and transferred the compiled binary to /data/local, but when I try to execute the binary, even as su, the terminal returns 'Permission denied.' The configure script I use for ffmpeg is: `NDK=/home/adam/ndk/android-ndk-r9c PLATFORM=$NDK/platforms/android-19/arch- arm PREBUILT=$NDK/toolchains/arm-linux-androideabi-4.8/prebuilt/linux-x86_64 ./configure --target-os=linux --arch=arm --enable-cross-compile --cross- prefix=$PREBUILT/bin/arm-linux-androideabi- --sysroot=$PLATFORM --enable-pic --enable-runtime-cpudetect` `ls -l ffmpeg` outputs: `-rw-rw-rw- root root 10338136 2013-12-30 15:54 ffmpeg`


I produce PDF documents for my customers to download from my website (which I write using HTML and php) and read. How can I get Android to prompt the client for which application to use to handle the PDF file? Other applications do this on Android, but my download just goes straight to a directory, and then you have to hunt around to find it to read. It would be much better if I could write something in my php which triggers the Android device to prompt the client to open the PDF file using Adobe reader or whatever else it has to hand. How can I do this? Many thanks.


Cannot root Verizon Galaxy S5 with towelroot

I have downloaded towelroot `tr.apk` for my Galaxy S5 from Verizon which I purchased recently. I have heard of people having success with towelroot on their S5 devices bit for some reason I have been unsuccessful so far in rooting my device. If I press the "makeitra1n" button I receive an error message saying my phone is not supported. I did some research and found you could change the settings of the program This article supplies instructions to change the modstrings : http://www.naldotech.com/how-to-fix-towelroot-phone-isnt-supported-problem/ But after trying all codes I still have no success, occasionally I get another message asking if my device is connected to the internet. has anyone else shared this problem?


Recommended App for Shopping List

We are three user who want to cooperate regarding to the shopping list. We want to use a app that act as a shopping list. What app can you recommend us to use? Criteria.   * We use android and iphone.   * The users should enable to add, delete and update the shopping list automatically (if possible).   * If possible, user retrieve the latest shopping list in real time.


How to verify an ADB backup file is complete and in a good state?

This is not a duplicate of How to verify a backup file from ADB backup. The poster there probably didn't know that an unrooted phone requires `-nosystem` (ref) and ended with a 0 byte file, where my backup file is almost 8GB. Given that adb gives almost zero feedback on it's backup progress and success or failure. How can I be confident that the backup I've just completed is a good one? and that it contains what I think it does? and that it will (probably) work to restore or extract data from? I have the one android device (Nexus 5), access to Win7 PCs, and ubuntu virtual machines if needed.


Remotely uninstall apps?

I have tried through the Google Play store and it does not seem possible from there, but does anyone know if it is possible to remove an application remotely? In other words, _if I do not have direct access to my phone_ , can I make use of some website, app or service to uninstall an app without being able to interact with the phone directly.


Can still sync email after revoking app specific password on gmail

I was rather shocked today to discover that my android phone was still syncing email after I had revoked it's app specific password on gmail. Can anyone else confirm that this happens on their devices too? Found another users post about it here but there is no reply from google. Feeling very uneasy about the security of my stuff now :/ **UPDATE:** Yeah, I was doing it wrong. But I think Google could document the process a little better.


Sync SMS inbox and Google Voice

I use Google Voice for my phone, for voicemail and SMS. It is very convenient to read and send texts from my computer, but if I do not use the Google Voice app on my phone (which, unfortunately, is rather ill-designed in my opinion), the texts I send from voice.google.com or the Chrome extension (or, incidentally, the Google Voice app on my phone) do not show up in my SMS thread, in the stock messaging app or any replacement one (I use GoSMS). Is there a way to make Google Voice sync with these somehow, so I can see the messages I send through Google Voice without using one of their apps?


How to convert a .odex file to a dex file

I am trying to decompile a system app. Unfortunately there is no classes.dex for this particular system app. There is only a *.odex. I know I have to deodex this so that I get a .dex file. I have looked at smali but evry time I run it I get the following error. Baksmali tells me to use the following syntax:(I am running on windows hence I cant use the bash wrapper provided)               java -jar baksmali-1.3.3.jar -x name.odex      However it throws a top level exception:               UNEXPECTED TOP-LEVEL EXCEPTION:     org.jf.dexlib.Util.ExceptionWithContext: regCount does not match the number of a     rguments of the method


How to transfer SMS message store to new phone which does not have an SD card

> **Possible Duplicate:**   >  How do I backup and restore SMS Messages? There have been many duplicate questions asking about transferring SMS messages from one Android phone to another. The agreed answer recommended using SMS Backup & Restore. However, it involves the use of an SD card. My old HTC T-Mobile G2 has an SD card. The new Samsung Galaxy Nexus does not have an SD card slot. Can I transfer the message store through USB mass storage on a computer? I have access to Windows, Mac and Linux boxes and will use whichever is easiest.


Save txt messages to PC?

> **Possible Duplicate:**   >  How do I backup and restore SMS Messages? Is it possible to move/backup txt/sms message from my phone to my PC? I have Android 2.2 If this could be done via a usb cable, that would be ideal.


How to save or back-up whole SMS threads on SIM

I have a Samsung-SGH -I927 and would need to save on my SIM card or send to my email for back up several text SMS messaging threads. I know that I can do this with an individual SMS' by lightly tapping on them and choose the save to SIM option, but I do not know how to do it with a whole thread. How can I do it?


Transfer SMS messages from Android to new Android phone

> **Possible Duplicate:**   >  How do I backup and restore SMS Messages? Is there a way to easily transfer my SMS messages to my new phone if both are Android?


SMS backup in Android

> **Possible Duplicate:**   >  How do I backup and restore SMS Messages? How can I make a backup of SMS messages to the SD card in Android 2.2?


Can I turn my Android device into a webcam?

If so, how? Could it be implemented via a USB, Bluetooth or Wi-Fi connection?


Does assisted GPS fix Samsung Galaxy S's GPS problems?

> **Possible Duplicate:**   >  Does Froyo fix Samsung Galaxy S I9000's GPS problem? the GPS on Samsung Galaxy S is said to be somewhat broken. Is this true even when using assisted GPS?


I keep losing my Swype keyboard

I'm running CM6 on a Motorola Droid. Every now and then (at least once a day), my keyboard will revert from Swype back to the Stock Android Keyboard and I have switch back to the Swype keyboard to be able to use it again. And sometimes (at least once every other day), the Swype keyboard will be completely disabled and I have to go back into Settings --> Keyboards and re- enable Swype. This is starting to get really annoying. Any suggestions?


Why does my Galaxy S now displays 'couldn't connect' when I press the microphone key

I have been entering numbers using the microphone key on the keyboard fine yesterday. All of a sudden, when I tried to enter numbers with the microphone key some time later, the message 'couldn't connect' is displayed when I press the microphone key. Anyone any idea how to fix this ? Restarting the phone, does not seem to help.


Data only plan on Motorola Atrix 4G?

I finally made the switch from iPhone to Android. So far it has been quite nice with the Atrix. I got the phone with the intent of having 3G data and WIFI only, no voice or SMS. I got a data only service from a company called FOMA, installed the SIM and the phone comes up with: SIM not provisioned MM#2 Google searches say the SIM is bad, but that is not the case for me. Here is what I have been able to test:   1. SIM from another carrier in Atrix that has voice service - OK   2. FOMA SIM in a Blackberry, Blackberry comes up OK and recognizes the network The provider says the SIM is active, which makes sense since it works in my Blackberry. If I go into the network setup the phone can see the two major providers here, but can't operate on either of them. Is it possible the phone is saying the SIM is not provisioned because there is no voice service available? Anyone know how I can go about debugging the problem?


How to use Tasker to kill apps on/after device boot?

I have several apps auto start at boot, and it's really not necessary. So I'm trying to use Tasker to kill them on/after device boot. Tasker has a "Event - Device Boot" option, but it seems that does not work. Tasker just cannot catch this event. I'v also tried to trigger the profile when another app (which starts after Tasker) starts. It works but the problem is that each time the app starts, Taker performs the action, but I only need the task to be performed once. Can anyone think of any trick to do this? PS: please no recommendation on third-party apps or permission change method


How to upgrade hboot

I have an HTC Desire and my end game is to get custom md partitions. I'm at step one trying to get S-OFF. I've downloaded the tool from revolutionary.io and it tells me my device is:               Found your device: HTC Desire (bravo-0.75.0000, Android: 2.3.5, ROM version: bravo-user)          Your device: bravo, with HBOOT 0.75.0000 is not supported at this time.      So I've looked into how to upgrade the HBOOT and I read that I need S-OFF first? It's a classic chicken and egg scenario. Where do I go from here?


How to transfer data of jetpack joyride from one phone to another?

I have played Jetpack Joyride for a while now, and I have a lot of missions completed, along with money, gadgets, etc unlocked. My Droid Razr recently broke, and Verizon sent me a new one. I want to transfer the saved data from the broken phone to the new one, but I cannot find the data anywhere. Could anyone help me out with me? Finding the data, transferring, etc.


Why does the clock think he's in Detroit?

We have brand new phones, and my husband's HTC Evo Shift 4G clock app seems to think he's in Detroit. He isn't. We've never even been to Michigan, which is probably our loss, I'm sure Michigan is beautiful, but the point is that it isn't like we've got a billing address in Detroit or a Detroit area code. The map knows where we are, but the clock shows his "current location" as Detroit. I can't find a way to change that in the clock settings. We've tried with `Settings > Date & time settings` on both "Automatic" and not. I even rebooted after enabling automatic date/time. Doesn't seem to make a difference.


A Music listening app that lets me delete song from it's interface

So, is there any app that lets me do that? I generally copy full folders which I take from my friends so there are many crappy songs that come to my playlist too. I really need a way to delete the songs from the Music Player interface itself rather than using a File Manager to delete them.


Do you know other Android keypad commands (dialer codes)?

There a lots of differents keypad commands in Android. Which one do you know ? Some of them are listed here : `*#*#checkin#*#*` Phones home to check for updates. `*#*#info#*#*` \- Enters a detailed phone information menu. `*#*#1472365#*#*` : Access to the GPS config menu (useful for patching Galaxy S GPS failure)


Android secret hidden code to open settings

I have rooted the phone. After few days I reset the phone. Thereafter it didnt showed anything .My phone is Intex Aqua 4.0 with android 2.3.5 Can you tell me the telephone code to open the settings option or to enable USB debugging mode.


What does the *#*#4636#*#* dialer code do?

Has anyone tried the `*#*#4636#*#*` or `*#*#7780#*#*` dialer codes on HTC phones? They're not working for me. Secondly, what does it show, means what kind of information? Is it safe to run on brand new phone?


What special phone numbers can be used to display (hidden) info on Android phones?

> **Possible Duplicate:**   >  Do you know other Android keypad commands ? In another post someone mentioned the special phone number `#*#4636#*#` to list CPU specific information. I would like to ask you to list such **special phone numbers** in this post. Mind you, I am _not looking for a list on a web page_ (I'm sure that such a list is available somewhere). I am looking for **special numbers you actually used yourself** , so you can vouch for the fact that they actually work. Please mention your phone, because I can imagine some of them are phone specific, no ?


Remotely send music to Android device

There are multiple questions in _Android Enthusiasts_ addressing the possibility of streaming music to an Android device, _where the point of control is the said device._ I need something slightly different. Suppose when I come home, I plug my Android device on my stereo system, and work on my laptop. Now, I want to play an mp3/webradio/the sound of a movie/white noise in my stereo system, using my Android device while not moving from my chair. What are the softwares to do so? Simply put: I want to beam sound through wifi, to my Android device, from **and controlled by** my laptop. The only solution I can think of is to open a tunnel to the Android sound device and ask my playing software to send the sound to it. _Technical details_ : Tablet Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1; Laptop with Linux. Thanks a lot.


How to disable autofocus and set focus to infinity?

I almost never take any close up pictures with my Galaxy Nexus (and when I do, it'd be more convenient to manually switch into some kind of macro mode). How do I stop the auto-focus from trying all possible focus positions every time I take a picture? Such behaviour makes me lose all the good moments that I want to capture in the first place (due to a focus delay of about 3 to 5 seconds), and often results with pictures being taken out-of-focus, especially at night or through a windscreen or something. Is there a way to disable such bogus autofocus?


Is there a SD card in the HTC Desire C?

Is there a SD-card in the HTC Desire C, when you unpack it? I just got mine today, but since there isn't registered any SD-card I wondered, if you have to buy that seperately. This might be a stupid question, but hope to get an answer ;)


How do I reset the input language to English when I can't read the current language?

I have a **Nexus 4** with the latest OS. I accidentally set the input to **Arabic**. Now I don't know how to reset to **English**. I tried re-booting but it did not revert to **English**. I would like to avoid a factory reset, if possible.


Does a broken screen on a Nexus One automatically mean the touch screen digitizer needs to be replaced?

After 5 years of faithful service, my Nexus One finally cracked (literally) today when it fell from my vehicle. The screen is severely cracked but remains intact in the frame and the display has no problem at all (other than the obstruction by the fractured glass itself). Even touch sensitivity seemed to be intact though I have to risk my fingers on the broken glass to use it. From some googling, it seems like touch screen digitizer is the part that's recommended to be replaced in such cases. Will that have to be the case here too, or since the touch sensitivity is intact can it end up a cheaper replacement than that? The digitizer seems to be >$25 here in India and I'd prefer not to spend that on an old soon-to-be-replaced phone.


Why am I being charged after having disabled mobile data?

I have very recently purchased Mote E. I have disabled Mobile data and work only with Wifi. Even after this I see I am being charged with 0 MB data usage. ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/96pAZ.png) I don't understand what is happening here. It is coming very frequently. I am very sure none of the Apps are using it since I uninstalled almost every app that I installed after this problem has arisen. I have checked data usage logs and it says 0 MB data usage and that none of my app have used any mobile data. Why is this happening? Probably some check after wifi gets disconnected? I checked with android debugger but there is too many log statement... anything particular I should be looking at? Any help or suggestion is appreciated.


How can I use Public Key Authentication for SFTP in ES File Explorer?

I want to use SFTP to transfer files from Android to a Linux box using Public Key authentication rather than a traditional user name and password. Ideally I would like to use ES File Explorer (as I use it for everything else). Can anyone tell me how to generate a suitable public/private key pair to allow ES File Explorer to authenticate with the SFTP server?   * When I try to connect to an SFTP server using a Private Key, I can select a file containing the key, but when I click OK, I get the message "Error, cannot find the SFTP(mysite.com) server".   * I know that ES File Explorer is capable of using SFTP because it worked when I was using password authentication. Now that I have switched passwords off on the server, it reports "Login fails. This may be caused by: Auth fail", which is pretty much what I would expect.   * I know that the Android phone still has connectivity to the SSH server, because I can connect to it using Connectbot with Public Key authentication.   * I know that SFTP is still working over SSH, because I can connect to it and transfer files using BitKinex running on a PC.   * CLARIFICATION: I am not running a firewall on the Android phone.   * CLARIFICATION: When the phone fails to connect, the SFTP server logs `Received disconnect from my.ip.ad.dr: 3: com.jcraft.jsch.JSchException: Auth fail [preauth]` I have successfully authenticated with the server using 2048-bit keys generated by PuTTY KeyGen, both in PuTTY's .ppk format (in PuTTY itself) and exported to OpenSSH format (for BitKinex). These keys didn't work; neither did exporting them to SSH.com format. I've also got OpenSSH / OpenSSL available on the Linux box as an alternative for key generation. Connectbot manages its own keys, but doesn't seem to be able to export the private key (option greyed out). I guess the problem could either be that I am using the wrong key file format, or that I've got the wrong options set on the key itself. I haven't been able to find any instructions in the ES File Explorer documentation or on Google. It ought not to make a difference, but I am using a Huawei Ascend P2 with Android 4.1.2. It is not rooted (and I'm not going to). The linux box is a Raspberry Pi with OpenSSH 6.0p1 Debian-4+deb7u2.


Disable vibration alert in samsung fame

Have moved to Samsung Galaxy Fame from a Samsung Galaxy Mini which died. Via settings>sound have disabled vibrate alert for incoming calls, how do I do the same for incoming texts please?


Prevent Google Play from reinstalling apps after factory reset

I've got multiple Android devices and have a plethora of apps. I've just done a factory reset on one in order to use it for development purposes only, however there are a couple of apps that I need that I've already paid for. If I attach my Google account to this device, by default, the device will begin downloading **_all_** of my apps.. and while this is a good feature for some, I don't want all that crap on this device. How can I prevent my device from automatically downloading apps when I attach my play account?


Nexus 7: Can I set its WiFi to monitor/promiscous mode? If so, how?

Related question: http://security.stackexchange.com/questions/21057/nexus-7-or-any-other-good- android-tablets-for-pen-testing I need to turn a Nexus 7 with Android in it into a wireless packet sniffer. I need to keep track not only of my own traffic but also of the traffic my WiFi interface can capture (hence the need to set it in monitor mode) I've installed the Cyanogen mod to gain root's access so that's not a problem. It also has BusyBox to get some command line tools. Heck, I even compiled wireless-tools (following this thread) I'm not even certain that even doable with the embedded wireless _card_ in the Nexus 7 allows monitor mode? If it does, would it be possible setting it using regular commands (such as `iwconfig`, `ifconfig`) I'm old, and that's what I'm used to **:-D** (opening a terminal and typing things) The about tablet says:               Kenel version: 3.4.0-cyanogenmod-gb7efce1                    build03@cyanogenmod #1                    Mon Feb 3 15:26:37 PST 2014     CPU:           ARMv7 Processor rev 0 (v7)     CyaongenMod version: 10.2.1.-flo      I know it only has a WiFi interface (no 3G/4G) and also that it's a 2013 model Since my Wi-Fi's MAC address starts with `AC:22:0B`, I guess I have some kind of `ASUSTek` card, but I haven't been able to find the specific model. Thank you in advance. **PS:** If I can't monitor wireless traffic with a Nexus 7, I'm open to buy a new tablet with a network interface that accepts monitoring. I'm open to suggestions about what to get.


How to set Now SMS as default SMS app?

I have Nexus 7 2013 LTE with Android 4.4.2. I want to set Now SMS as the default SMS app but I have not been successful. After choosing it as the default, the popup is still shown next time I start Now SMS! Can anyone help me out?


Any way to set up a Google Voice number to ring multiple cell phones?

Anyone have any hacks or tricks to be able to add multiple cell phones to a Google Voice number? We set up a GV#, and want to have it ring our 1) home line, 2) my wife's cell and 3) my cell. Can a GV# forward to another GV#? I'm wondering if maybe I set up a separate GV# for my phone, and then have the shared one forward to mine, which will then forward to my phone. Anyone out there found a way to do what we are looking to do?


How can I restore the original ringtones and sounds?

Without really thinking, I used the "clear data" command on the Media Storage app, which deleted all the stock ringtones and notification sounds from my Nexus One. How can I get them back?


How does the automatic brightness settings work?

Maybe a dumb question, but I couldn't find any official documentation to confirm. Does it use the light sensor? Do most devices support it?


How do I get my Android to recognize my portable charger?

I've bought a portable charger for my phone recently but once I switch it on, it charges for a minute tops before switching off. It seems as though the charger doesn't recognise my phone... is there anyway I can get the phone to recognise the charger or vice versa. Other things to point out:   * The portable charger recognises my iPod touch and it charges quickly so I know the charger works. I've also used the charger on another android phone.   * **Phone** : HTC Sensation   * **Charger** : not anything branded cause I got it cheap from Hong Kong.


App to hand write notes

I am looking for an app that would be good for taking hand written notes on a 10 inch screen tablet The closest app that i found is "note everything" What makes it short of my requirements is 1(most important) Drawn notes that i can write on are each 1 tablet screen size. I want something that can be scrolled down forever as i need more space. Something the way a normal document works. At worst it should let me instantly page another full canvas forward, not have to create a new note for every page 2\. text notes and hand written notes are separated into separate files. I would like the whole note to be hand written, but be able to add typed ares 3\. There are no lines in the paint section. Makes it hard to write Can anyone suggest anything better?


I can flash Cyanogenmod though my bootloader is locked

I am using a Samsung Galaxy Nexus and CWM as recovery. Even though I locked my bootloader after installing the recovery, I can flash Cyanogenmod 10 using CWM without any errors. Now I am wondering why this works? When I unpack the Cyanogenmod 10 `.zip` on my computer, there's also a `boot.img`, so I guess it also replaces the bootloader? Maybe when the bootloader is locked, this step is skipped (but no error shown) and the stock ROM bootloader is also OK? This ends up in my final question: While it works, am I maybe missing a bootloader update when flashing Cyanogenmod while my bootloader is locked?


Android browser

What browser runs on Android? It is Chrome or a modified version of it? Also, as a side-note, how can I open site shortcuts saved from Internet Explorer on Windows to the SD Card with the browser?


What are some Facebook contact integration alternatives?

I'm using HTC Hero. I really love its seamless integration with facebook contacts. My favorite thing about this feature is that I can link my google contact to facebook contact then automatically get profile picture and birthday information from facebook. since I can't get any decent froyo ROM for HTC Hero, I use this non-htc-sense ROM and now I miss that feature. is there any application that (or any way to) bring similar feature?


Access Android Phone on local wireless network from Windows device

Is what the subject implies possible? Typing `\\{phone IP}` doesn't seem to work as it would with other Windows running devices on the same network. Thank you.


How to select default application

How can I change the default application for a given file type or protocol? For example, I have multiple browsers on my smartphone and have selected "Internet" (the default browser) to be "the default browser" because it kept asking on every link. How can I change that to ask me each time or at least select a different option? Thank you.


How to turn off "auto link" text in S Note?

Any idea **how to turn off** "auto-link" feature in my S Note so it can't randomly convert text? It somehow link to maps when tapped. ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/Eg0bv.png) Thanks. P.S. My device is Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Neo.


Can't set date via shell

I've tried               date -u 1407697765      output:               time 1407697765 -> 1407697765.0     settimeofday failed Bad file number      and               busybox date -s @1407697765      output:               date: can't set date: Operation not permitted      I don't feel that I'm doing everything right (especially when `date -u`) but it looks like I have no permission... I'm trying it through adb shell Why do I get these errors and how to set date through shell?


Unable to connect Galaxy S3 to PC via USB

I've had my Galaxy S3 for a few months now, and have always been able to connect to my PC via USB. A few days ago, it suddenly stopped working. I've found many other Android.SE threads, but none have been able to answer my question. **Symptoms:** when I plug the phone in via USB, the phone beeps, I get a lightning bolt on my battery, but that's it. There are no USB options in the pull-down status bar, and the PC does not recognize that a device has been plugged in. Click screenshot for full size. ![Screenshot](http://i.stack.imgur.com/5swxUm.png) **PC System:** Windows 7 x64 with the latest drivers and Kies software from Samsung. **Phone info:**   * Samsung SGH-i747   * Android version 4.0.4   * Baseband version I747UCLG1   * Kernel Version 3.0.8-704434-user   * Build number IMM76D.I747UCALG1 **What I've tried:**   * My wife has an identical Galaxy S3--I plugged her S3 into the same cable, and it was recognized immediately. So I know the PC and cable are both working correctly.   * Uninstalled and reinstalled the drivers several times anyway -- alone AND with the Kies software.   * Every USB port on the box   * Factory data reset--both from the setup menu, and the diagnostic bootup menu   * USB debugging mode, both on and off.   * Changing the UART and USB settings in the *#7284# PhoneUtil. After my last factory reset, it's set to PDA/MTP+ADB. Anything else I should try? Is there a way to determine if the USB plug on the phone is bad? Edit: screenshot from my wife's phone, using the same computer, same cable: ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/dVGOzm.png)


Rarely get 4G service on my HTC Rezound

I rarely get 4G service on my HTC Rezound. I live in a city with plenty of access (Washington, DC) and visit cities which should also have access (Los Angeles, Chicago, and New York) and yet no matter where I am, the 4G is rarely active. I have taken in my phone several times to Verizon, and all they do is replace the sim card. What else can it be??? Thanks!


How to have adb recognizing my Nikon s800c on windows 7?

Has anyone got ADB to work correctly for the Nikon S800C? I've followed the instructions mentioned here, but to no avail. I am using Windows 7, and can see a yellow alert mark in the device manager.


Reason SD cards come FAT formated instead of Fat32?

I found my SD card to be FAT formated instead of a modern filesystem (at least fat32). This comes with the disadvantage of large allocation unit size (32kb) whilst most of the files are less than that. Is there a reason behind that and can I safely format sd cards to be fat32 in order to use another allocation size (8kb or less) ? Phone: Xperia Neo V


Having difficulty downgrading my Nexus S 4g

My Sprint Nexus S 4g is running CyanogenMod 9 (ICS 4.0.4). I want to use stock 2.3.6 which I got from https://sites.google.com/site/baroqueworksdevandroid/offcail-binary. In recovery mode I get this error:               assert failed: getprop("ro.product.device") == "crespo" || getprop("ro.build.product") == "crespo"          Error          Status 7          Installation aborted`      Now I realize at this point that this has SOMETHING to do with the variety of cryptic code names for the Nexus S phones as well as a possibility that the current ROM I am using might have the wrong code name embedded in it, making my downgrading difficult. 1) What is the code name for the Sprint Nexus S 4g which is a CDMA phone but not the Verizon codename? 2) Does that link have the proper ROMs for this phone? 3) Other options? I need to flash this back to 2.3.6


Can installing Android on a Netbook reduce its power consumption?

I am running Linux Mint on my old netbook and it really consumes a lot of power. If I install Android, will it actually consume less power? I actually want to use the same device for at least 2-3 hours whereas on Linux Mint, it only works for 1.2 hours. Is Android suited for such a use?


The Way Numbers Are Displayed/Broken Up

I live in Jordan and just got a Galaxy SIII. I have a problem with the way numbers are being displayed on the dialer and when you actually press the green button to place a call. Basically, the phone breaks up the number, including the prefix, by inserting spaces. For example, let’s say my number is `0787777707` (078 being the prefix of the phone operator). The phone displays it as `07 87 77 77 07`. How can I fix it so it displays it as one series, `0787777707`? My iPhone has a simiar issue, but that could be addressd once you change the regional format. I can’t find that on the Galaxy though.


All Unity 3D games result in "Force Close"

I have a Huawei u8160 (A.K.A Vodafone 858 Smart) running CyanogenMod 7.2 Madteam ported. All apps that use unity3d force close on their startup although they are compatible. So I wanted to know if I should install something to make it work or any thing else?


What is the matrix.txt file on my SD card? Is it safe to delete?

I have a file called `matrix.txt` at the root of my SD card. It is a text file that contains the serialization of a matrix of floats. What is this file? Can I delete it?


Dev/Log's - login attempts and how to read the log?

My first post on here and hopefully a easy fun answer. I'm looking for the location for failed login attempts on the device - I've looked on the device and it seems the logs are located in /dev/log/? If this is the location of the logs, does this log the failed attempts at log ins? and if so what do these look like? I've download some logcat viewers but these seems to only read live log entries when in the app. Would a app have access to read these logs? Thanks for your help


i have a huawei 7lite medeapad tablet locked

my tablet I used patens now my child was trying to unlock it for 5 times now is asking me to sign in with a Google unfortunately I cant remember my Google password is there any way that I can do so I can use my tablet again because now its useless


Unlock Xperia Play R800i for use with CM9

Is there any way I can unlock the bootloader for my O2 Xperia Play so I can install Cyanogen Mod on it? Sony announced today that they will not be releasing ICS for the Xperia Play. Now I want to unlock it and put Cyanogen Mod 9 on it. How would I go about doing this?


Can I make a web browser accessible without unlocking?

Is there an Android app like this, or an easy way to make an arbitrary app accessible while the device is locked? https://developer.palm.com/appredirect/?packageid=com.lazyday.luna&applicationid=9741 For those who are not familiar with it, WebOS Exhibition mode activiates automatically when the device is placed in a dock and displays dedicated apps like a screen saver or clock. As far as I can tell, the only major difference from the Android dock mode is that WebOS lets you switch between dock apps without unlocking the device, whereas Android just displays one app. The device on which I'm interested in doing this is actually an HP Touchpad dual-booting CyanogenMod 9. Android runs much more smoothly, even the CM alpha, but I'd still like to let my friends look things up without having to unlock the device for them.


How can I restrict a user's ability to modify settings or install apps?

Our team is planning to buy around 10 Android phones for the team members. We don't want them to install any applications other than the ones provided. Is there a method or an application which would allow me to restrict the ability of a user to install apps? As an analogy, on Windows the admin can configure the system so that other users cannot access Internet settings, task manager, or install new software. We'd basically like to do something similar to that. One idea I had was to download the Android source code itself and then program it according to my needs and install it on the devices. However, I would prefer to avoid doing that, if possible.


Android voice search doesn't recognize Exchange contacts

So I'm sure this is primarily because the contacts aren't listed in one of the linked gmail accounts. It's killing me because my dad can't use voice commands to call his contacts like he did on his BlackBerry. The only solution I've found so far is to export the exchange contacts to one of the linked gmail accounts. But obviously this must be redone EVERY time he changes something in outlook. So, is there some way to get voice commands to recognize the Exchange contacts? Or do I have to look for some sort of 3rd party solution that will sync the contacts between the two services? Also, he doesn't like how the contacts are listed by the person instead of by the company. Any way to change that?


Can we import large quantity contact files in vcf format like 1lac or 2 lac? We need to send company promotional messages/images. Is there any contacts numbers limit for Bluestack - Whatsup application? Thanks!!


how can I control the second internal clock

My alarm clock app has been occasionally failing to ring in the morning, but I don't believe the problem is due to the app. In other news I recently added a lock screen app that happens to display the time in two locations on the screen (one from app itself and other my widget) and on days when the alarm fails to ring I noticed that the second clock just stops, (which today says 3:52 am) I have been checking the two clocks before bed, but last night when I checked it was good, yet the alarm failed this morning and now the times are different I presume there are two internal clocks and the lock screen and alarm app are both using the problem clock, which is probably being killed by some task killer. I can't afford to oversleep again! Have Note 3 with latest android update Any ideas?


Delete individual cookie on andriod phone?

I have an android phone (Samsung s3 mini). Can I delete an individual cookie? I can see how to delete all cookies, but this isn't what I need to do.


Internal storage full but explorer shows less

My space in the internal storage is full and I can't install any more apps or even updates. But when I open the storage in Windows explorer I can't find the folder that cotains so much data. There are bunch that sum up to 50 MB only (the total size is 1,13 GB) and many folders show up as "0 bytes" in usage, which is strange. DiskUsage app shows that "system data" takes 90% of the storage, but I can't figure out what to delete or uninstall to free some space. How or what can I delete to free up space (I believe that apps themselves can't take up this much storage, I don't have that many I think). NOTE: I moved hopefully all the apps to the SD card before. EDIT: Connecting my phone with USB to the computer and opening the device and the storage in Windows explorer. Android version: 4.1.2 HTC Sense version: 5.0


How do you get chrome to always trust a certificate?

I'm running android 4.4.3.   When I connect to my work network, I have to accept a policy. When I do, I am prompted to trust a certificate (view screenshot below). Is there any way I can add this cert to a list of trusted certificates? I was able to do this on my computer and now I am not prompted to accept the cert any more on that device, but I don't see an option to do this on my android. ![enter image description here](http://i.stack.imgur.com/LSlAcm.png) Click image for larger version


"Application not installed" on Android 2.3.5 based Videocon Mobile Devices-APK

I am trying to install non market applications on Videocon mobile, i am getting the "Application Not installed" Done . Even I enabled access for non- market apps in the settings. But rest of all the mobiles APK is installing and working fine. Please help me to get over this.


Galaxy s2 stuck on samsung logo after installing an app

I installed a game on my Samsung galaxy s2 using an .apk file.   I was playing a while, and after a couple of minutes my phone rebooted and got bootlooped.   Now there is no boot-loop anymore, but it stucks on Samsung logo.     * I can get into Recovery mode/Download mode.   * My phone has a "PhilZ Touch 5" recovery. How can I revive my phone?


How can I save and protect sexy pictures sent by my girlfriend?

I'm traveling and my GF wants to send me some racy pictures. Of course I will accept that offer, but I need to save them on my phone in a safe way. My phone uses Activesync, so it's possible for my office to reset my pin code and so I need an extra layer of protection for more intimate pictures. She has an iPhone so I think she will send them over SMS, but I can ask her to do it a different way. What are my options?


HTC Desire S on Android Marketplace - "the requested item could not be found"

I cannot download, not update apps. I get the above mentioned message.


Will the Samsung Fascinate work without a battery?

Can I use a Samsung Fascinate with no battery powered only by the power cable? _(I'm assuming this is a handset specific question, but let me know if I'm wrong and the answer applies to all Android handsets and I'll edit the question to be more general)_


Default group on Samsung Galxy S II does not sync with Gmail

The default groups on the Samsung Galaxy S II: Friends, Family and Co-Workers do not get sync with Google Contacts. Any thing I can do in order to solve it?


Is Android based upon Linux?

Is Android based upon Linux?


How can I deal with unwanted system applications without rooting?

There are a lot of system apps in my mobile that I do not use, and have no intention of ever using. I know that is is possible to uninstall system apps and bloatware with root, but is it possible without root? Are there any non-root options that will help me to deal with unwanted system applications?


How do you disable system apps in Android 4.x.x (and up)?

I heard you can "freeze" or "disable" apps starting in Android 4.0 without rooting. How do you do it?


Removing stock browser on Jelly Bean

> **Possible Duplicate:**   >  Unistall a system app without root? Chrome is the default on Jelly Bean OS. When I bought Nexus 7 tablet it came preinstalled with JB, but when my Galaxy Nexus got upped the old stock browser is still present. **How can I get rid of the stock browser on Galaxy Nexus in JB?** Is it at all possible?


Nexus S GPS reception quality has dropped : Can it be fixed?

My Nexus S GPS unit seems to function more poorly every week. Sometimes I can't get a lock at all: using a GPS monitor shows it perpetually stuck at three satellites. I frequently loose GPS coverage when moving on my bicycle, a car, or even walking with the phone held above my head. Is there a fix beyond replacing the entire phone?


GSM vulnerabilities

I heard that there are inherent flaws in the GSM protocol that make it possible for someone to impersonate a network operator and do all sorts of nasty things remotely, even if your phone is off. Is this true? Is it also true of today's Android phones?


VPN app in Google Play Store prevents me from connecting the Internet

I was using the app called VPN 1-Click for a long time. Recently I got root and granted it permissions when it asked for it. I recently removed the permissions from the app because the servers weren't so stable. Now my phone won't connect the Internet at all. Neither wifi nor mobile data works.


Galaxy S4 restarting and freezing after root

I recently made the mistake of rooting my Galaxy S4, accompanied by a few more customizations. Problems that occur:   * TouchWiz freezes. One way to unfreeze is to hold down the Home button to see recently opened apps and then go back, so that Touchwiz wakes up. The other way is to pull down the Notification bar and click Settings or anything else from there that'll send me to a different app so I can avoid it. If I don't do any of these within 5 seconds the freezing occurs, the device restarts.   * The device also restarts when the CPU is _suddenly_ expected to work hard. For instance, within the first minute of a call, or when the screen is locked/unlocked, a couple seconds after opening a music file. This happens 3-5 times a day, depending on usage. The restart is not always preceded by a freeze, but often there's a freeze before the restart. Recent changes that may be causing such behaviour:   * Rooting using AutoRoot by Chainfire.   * Giving CPU Master root permissions after SuperSU is installed.   * Installing busybox.   * Patching modded Google Play Store (involves patching Core.jar package) What I did so far:   * Uninstall CPU Master.   * Delete cache and data of Touchwiz   * Remove busybox   * Remove all custom patches from core.jar   * Install the original Google Play Store and update to latest version I don't think Touchwiz is causing the crashes because somethimes the phone restarts while an app is in use. Thanks in advance.


how to acces to apk using backup?

I want to use adb backup restore, but I'd like to know if possible to know the contents back up file if yes so how. is it possible to have access only to apk. to install on other devices. i don't want to use adb backup -apk.


How do I root Micromax Canvas 2 A110?

I want to root Micromax Canvas 2 A110 having Android ICS 4.0.4. How do I root it?


pendrive was working well on tablet, before formating..but now not showing data

My 8 GB pendrive was working well on my android 2.3 tablet, before formating..but now not showing data on usb through tablet(but showing all files on PC/Laptop); Yesterday I've formated that pendrive in NTFS file system after that it is not showing usb data(detecting usb-but no data; I again re- formated using FAT32 file system then also tablet is not showing data through USB/pendrive... Need your help ...


adb deamon run as root - help

I wanted to get adb daemon executed as root. So I followed following steps. adb shell su (now with root) I mount rootfs / in read write mode. I notice default.prop file and open it using vi. Value of ro.secure=1 and ro.debuggable=0. I change those value as follow: ro.secure=0 and ro.debuggable=1 exit from shell and execute adb kill-server and adb start- server But still adb root says it is unable on product build. I think default.prop file preserve until reboot. What has went wrong? Can't I try this way to get adb root work.


Does Chrome for Android sync passwords?

Does Chrome for Android currently sync passwords to Desktop Chrome through your Google Account? I found the issue at https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=113164, but last they say you need Chrome Beta for it. I'm asking because I added a few new passwords from Desktop Chrome, and they still are not synced to Android Chrome, so I started to doubt if sync works. Both are signed into my Google Account.


Can access service mode in Samsung Galaxy S3, but there is no menu

Device: Samsung Galaxy S3 GT-i9305 I can access the service mode but unable to display the menu. So, I can't access any of the options. Can anyone help?


Why doesn't Google Now's place-specific reminders remember my home location?

I have my home and work locations set. These show up accurately in Google Maps and also in Google Now if I go "Wand" -> "Places" at the bottom. However, whenever I go to set a place-specific reminder, Google Now reprompts me to enter my home location. The screen looks like this: ![Google Now forgetting home location](https://www.martineve.com/android.png) As you can see, the "Home" field doesn't actually have an address below it. This is never remembered. How can I fix this?


Android contacts integrating, how to stop it?

I have bought my first android phone(sony xperia m)! I'm so happy. But very strange things happen. I have installed a skype and it's contacts are migrated to contacts of my phone. I do not ask it to do this! There are no phone numbers in my skype contacts. They are useless there. I create a google play account, then all apps are connected to my mail. I do not ask them. I have separate accounts at youtube, in mail, in google and in other services. And _I do not want to anybody associate me as one person with all of them_. Now I understand, I do not know how my data is organized, what relations avoid me create my device, what data it throws over from one to another. How can I stop it?


Nexus 7 Not Booting; Backlight Turns on while Charging

A friend of mine has a Nexus 7 2012. Although it used to work, it now won't turn on. I would mark this off as a broken battery or screen if it were not for this one oddity: the backlight turns on while the device is charging. I am unable to reach the bootloader or recovery mode. He does not know what Android version it runs, so I can be of no help there. He also says that this happened after he let his Nexus turn off due to low battery. Is there any way I would be able to fix this issue (say jumpstart it and use USB debugging to fix it?), or is the device truly broken?


Set up a host to IP mapping in unrooted Android 4.4 tablet

I've a website running on my computer, and I want to test it from my nexus 7 tablet. I.e. over the local wifi LAN. If I type in the IP address it connects, but shows the wrong web site, because I'm using named virtual hosting. So, what I want to do is be able to type "mysite.local" in to Chrome/Firefox on the Nexus, have them convert that to 10.1.2.3 (or whatever the local IP address is), then call the 10.1.2.3 server giving mysite.local as the Host to request. _My Question:_ Does an Android 4.x tablet have an /etc/hosts files, or equivalent, that I can edit? (Without having to root the tablet, or anything like that.) On my linux computers I do this by adding an entry in /etc/hosts:               10.1.2.3  mysite.local      (Or `Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts` on a Windows machine does the same.) BTW, this is a semi-duplicate of Manually set a hostname for IP address (i.e. /etc/hosts equiv.?), but that question was for Android 2.2, where apparently it was not possible. (One of the alternative ideas suggested there was configure DNS at the local router, but as far as I can tell my router does not do DNS locally so does not have that option. I could set up my own DNS server to do this, but that feels like a Big Job Solution.)


Is there no way to get scripts to run in Android?

Since Android is Linux at its base, I logically think it should be possible to run a script on Android, like a Python script or PHP script (with executable bit obviously). If not conventionally, is there any way to do so?


What is the relation between ROM Manager, ClockworkMod and Nandroid? Which one(s) do I need?

So I understand the first thing I need to do with my phone, after rooting, is to back everything up. But I was confused about 3 of the apparently popular tools used for this. For example, is Nandroid an application I run on a computer connected to the Android device, or on the device itself? I understand ClockworkMod is a "custom recovery". What does that mean? Why do I need it? What does it mean to "flash" it? Asides from browsing and installing new ROMs, how does ROM manager interact with the other two? Does it include them both, so I just need to download it from the market and be done with it? I will appreciate any answer that can sort out the differences, with emphasis on what I, as an end-user, actually need to do, and whether there is any risk on those actions.


Having Strangers' Names in Caller ID Display

Tired of not being able to tell who's calling me at all, I ended up putting out the additional monthly cost and getting caller ID display in my phone plan. And since I took it, I... still cannot tell who's calling me most of the time. Let me explain. When you have a home phone and have caller ID display in your plan, it displays the number of the person calling you as well as the name associated to that number in the phonebook. But that doesn't happen on my mobile phone. Unless it's a contact of mine, it's Unknown / No name that comes with the number. But the absence of such information makes the feature half as useful as home phone caller ID display (for the same price >_>). I realise this is more of a network / carrier issue, and that there's probably no way for me, myself, to change it (or is there? :D), but I'm wondering if there's a workaround. For example, a way for me to create my own phonebook with some names. Of course, I could just add them to my contacts, but adding people who aren't actually contacts would clutter my contacts list a ton. And categories don't really work on my phone. you can't manage them on the phone at all. You need to create contacts at the root of the contacts, and then log in to the Google website with your computer and sort them. So... Yeah. Is there any remotely convenient way for me to "fix" caller ID display, so I know who is that non-contact who's calling? **Edit: I forgot to say. I did ask my provider about it. They said the system is different for mobile and home phones and they can't do anything about it.** My phone:   * Samsung Galaxy Q (SGH-T589W)   * Android 2.3.6 Gingerbread   * Processor: 600MHz Qualcomm MSM7227   * Internal storage: 152 MB   * RAM: 279 MB   * SD card: 2 GB   * Carrier: Videotron


Is there an Android Equivalent to iMessage?

I don't get mobile reception at home and would love to be able to send and receive SMS either via the phone or by computer. I currently use Skype to send SMS but can't receive that way. I have tried a few apps but nothing seems to work unless you're in mobile range. My daughter has an iPhone and she can send and receive SMS with ease. I have a Samsung Galaxy S III. I am in Australia so I need a service that is available here. Google Voice is not available here.


How to insert Unicode characters by their hex codes using USB keyboard on ICS?

Is typing hex codes to insert Unicode characters possible when using USB external keyboard on vanilla ICS or Jelly Bean? Any root modifications available to achieve this? Or, if not possible system-wide, are there any text editing apps that will allow such behavior? Inserting Unicode characters such as various bullets, subscript and superscript numbers, Greek letters and so on has been very useful while studying. I normally use gedit on a netbook running peppermint distro, because it's very simple and nondistracting while typing my summaries. I've ended up knowing by heart the most used hex codes. I'm planning to replace the netbook by a cheap vanilla ICS tablet (already factory-rooted) and a comfortable, decent USB keyboard, and the described feature would be mostly appreciated. Thanks in advance!


MHL with Nexus 4?

I know that the Nexus 4 has Slimport technology, which is very close to MHL but draws little/no power. However, is the Nexus 4 still able to use an MHL to HDMI adapter?


HTC One SV: Preditive dictionary turns "I was" into "I WAS" every time. How can I turn this off?

Whenever I type "I was", the preditive dictionary chooses "WAS" as the first choice, rather than "was". However, it does not do this if I type "was" on its own, only if it follows "I." Obviously this is very annoying when typing out quick replies on my phone. I have next word prediction turned off, "WAS" does not appear in my dictionary so cannot be deleted. Why is it doing this only with this phrase, and how can I turn it off?


How to download an audio file from a web site?

Is there a way to download an audio file, such as a mp3-file from the Android browser to the device so I could listen to it later when I'm offline? Is there a way I should program the web site to make this possible? I'm _not_ looking for an additional app to help me achieve this.


Does Nexus 7 has Bluetooth Smart technology?

I've read here http://www.bluetooth.com/Pages/Bluetooth-Smart-Devices- List.aspx among other pages that it has this technology, but i'm trying to connect to a beacon with it and the app says that "Device does not have Bluetooth Low Energy". Are there maybe any Nexus 7 devices without this kind of bluetooth or what is the problem? The device is updated and the beacons are working because i can find them with other devices.


My Nexus 4 shutdown randomly?

I'm living in India. Last year I bought my Nexus 4 in the US. For a couple of months now my device is getting quite hot, and shuts down randomly. I have done a factory reset 2 times, but no use of that: the shutdown continues. This mostly happens when I'm on 3g, but not when I lock the device to 2g. The problem started about 5 months after purchase, so it didn't exist from the start. Has anyone experienced this issue? Can anything be done to solve it?


How can I have a different lock screen photo every time?

is it possible to always have the same lock screen photo and wallpaper, I want a different photo every time I open my phone. I got an app that can change my wallpaper but is it possible to make it change (or a different app) the lock screen also? My phone is a Samsung Galaxy S 5.


Galaxy S4: bluetooth remote audio not supported

Hi I have a (AU) Nissan Navara D40 2012, when i got it my phone always worked perfectly for streaming music and phone calls. Now when i start my ca, the phone connects to the stereo system ok but, when i try to play music (by selecting bluetooth via car stereo) it says "remote audio not supported". If i then turn off my bluetooth (via the phone) and turn it back on and connect back to car. Everything works perfectly. The same goes for phone calls. Cannot hear or talk to anyone until i turn of BT and back on, manually reconnecting to the car. The other thing I seem to continually get is ghost calls (when connected to the car), invariably always get when when it first connects. It doesn't register a call on the handset but does in the car, doest ring it just goes in to the "in call mode" with the time counting up. Between the working and non working state I had rooted the handset and put a custom ROM on it, I have since removed this and put the latest factory ROM on it. Off memory I don't believe the custom ROM had issues. Has anyone seen simiar issues?   * Galaxy S4 (GT-I9505)   * Android 4.3   * Baseband Version: I9505XXUEND1   * Kernel:3.4.0-2082040 (dpi@DELL311#1)   * Build #: JSS15J.I9505XXUEND1


Android tablet 1mobile market insuficient memory

I have a new Android tablet and I plugged in a micro sd card with about 1GB of memory in it. I've downloaded a few games but I can't install more! I checked the memory settings, there is clearly over 1GB of empty space and the download is 10MB so whats going on?


How to update the LG GT540 Optimus to the lastest stable Android version?

How can I update my LG GT540 Optimus to the latest stable Android? Is if safe to update, or I could "brick" my phone? Or it does it by auto? How are the installed softwares (from Android Market) updated? I have to do it by hand or is it done automagically?      Thanks!


Where do you find the password attempts setting or option in ICS?

I want to either stop this function or at the very least set the number of attempts to a higher number than 3.


How can I resume cancelled app dowloads after attaching a Google account?

I got a new phone and I signed in with my existing google gmail account. To my surprise, the phone started redownloading all of the apps I had on my other phone over my cellular data connection. Conveniently enough it was the exact same versions of the older apps I had on my old phone, and in some cases the same data preferences. I cancelled the auto downloading, and now I can't figure out how to resume it. On the play store under `My Apps` under `all` it shows me the apps I have downloaded under that account at one point in time, but no way to mass resume downloading them. It seems to only have options for individually installing the apps


How do I turn on Safe Search ICS 4.0.4?

I can't see any option to turn on Safe Search. Can anyone advice where I can find this?


I want to prevent Google Market from upgrading to Google Play store

my HTC desire HD wont download from the Google Play Store , but will from the Google Market. How do I stop the phone from automatically upgrading ?


Unable to boot Galaxy S - only see a picture of phone -> "triangle with an exclamation point" -> computer

I just bought a Galaxy S phone for my son last month. He was trying to download Clockworkmod firmware and probably loaded the wrong version. It initially was in a boot loop. After I took it to the dealer, an inexperience staff tried to reset the phone back to factory mode. The manager saw the hat logo on the phone and stopped us right there. The manager told us that we void the warranty by downloading an authorized software. Now, when we power up the phone, we wonly see a picture of the phone -> "triangle with an exclamation point" -> computer" . There are no other responses. Can anyone help.


Why does my tablet reset every time I reboot?

I bought a tablet a few days ago. I was playing around with a wireless mouse and a USB OTG cable and decided to restart the tablet for some reason (I don't remember why). After that, when the device booted I saw the setup wizard that started when the tablet was turned on for the first time. The device now resets whenever I reboot, and I can't download & install apps from Play (error says that theres no memory), and I cannot enter recovery mode. Device: Prestigio PMP3270B Android: 4.0.3


What happens when Google removes a purchased app from Market?

Google removes malicious and copyright-smasher apps from Market. And, I think paid apps are equally treated in this case. Fortunately, Google hasn't removed any app purchased by me, yet. So, I don't have any idea.   What happens when Google removes a paid app? Google returns its cost to buyers or not?   Can I continue to use that app with infringing law? Another situation: When I purchase an app and do its FIRST installation after even month, the 15-minute refund option is provided. In case of app removal from market, can I utilize the refund option?


How to select Wi-Fi access point?

I am at the hotel trying to get my stuff connected. Had no problems with phone and laptop, but when I'm connecting with the tablet internet is unavailable. As far as I can see, it's connecting to some other access point and is being put to other subnetwork (see screenshots, the phone and the tablet). I tried different places, different floors - it's all the same - WiFi level is OK, different subnetwork, no internet. Is there any way I can fix it by myself, while waiting for hotel staff to "call the programmer to reboot it"? (other than installing Connectify, which I've already done).


What exactly is superuser.apk and su?

I've done a lot of reading into rooting of Android devices. I really want to know exactly what is going on at each step before I commit to the process. I'm a little confused as to where the superuser.apk and su files come from. It doesn't look like they are official Google files, but rather files created by a (random) individual. That said, how safe are these files? From research, I have a general understanding of their purpose. I was wondering if anyone knew what these files were (executables? scripts?), what they contained and how they generally work. Thanks!


Create my own boot.img for rooting?

Among the files needed to root an Android device (such as superuser.apk and su), an unsecured boot image is also required (boot.img) to allow for the installation of the superuser and su. I understand the theory behind the unsecured boot image (ro.secure=0 set in the ramdisk) - is it possible for me to make this file myself? Or at the least, where can I download it independently of the zip packages that it usually comes with? I'd prefer to create it myself or download the file from the source rather than rely on zipped packages (for version tracking and change logs). Thanks!


Quitting eBay application

Is there any way to quit the eBay app, so that I stop receiving all these event notifications? I like notifications, but only when I decide to run the eBay application...


How can I retrieve data from an Epic 4G without a working screen?

My epic 4g served me well for 10 months before the screen died out on me. I bought a new one and would like to transfer data from my old phone to my new phone, however, it seems impossible when the old phone has no screen to work with. Any suggestions on how to retrieve this data and get it on a computer?


Is Adobe Flash deprecated with regards to Android Devices and Apps?

I'm looking at all the cool new Android tablets, but the ones that really catch my eye (with regards to size, resolution, processor, and memory) don't seem to support Adobe Flash. Like the Barnes & Noble - NOOK HD+ BNTV600, At least Best Buy says they don't (I haven't looked into much yet.) Most of the devices I've been interested in run Android v4.0 and seem to have good processor/memory specs. I haven't done any flash type programming in a very long time. However I do want to get more involved with Android products/app development. If it's just a software/driver type issue or something that can be overcome by some tweaking I'm fine with that. However if Flash plays a big role then I should probably just get a device that supports it! So my question is, how necessary is Adobe Flash, and in most cases (for devices that don't support it out of the box,) is it addable/installable?


Get rid of virus that downloads apk

My android tablet, a zoom, has started to download apk's at random without any initiation on my part. I have the don't allow foreign apk's to be installed thing checked so they can't get on to the tablet. Has anyone else caught this? I don't see anything else on the internet about it and I have done a search with Avast to no avail at finding anything. I suppose that the easiest way to remove it is factory reset. If I do that does google remember all my apps and download them instantly? Anyway any I'm grateful for any information.


my S3 won't connect to my home wifi

I first go into settings then I go into and turn on Wi-Fi but every time I try to connect to my Wi-Fi it say "connecting, authenticating, disabled " and all my other devices connect perfectly


Sorry! the process com.android.phone has stopped unexpectedly. Please try again. force close

Why does this keep appearing on my phone which cuases my network to go off and on.


Last Seen Date on Whatsapp when user uninstalls/removes or deletes the whatsapp?

I read Still visible after I deleted my WhatsApp account and Whatsapp - last time seen online - what does it mean? and http://www.whatsapp.com/faq/search/?q=delete The user is using iphone i am using android. What happens with the last seen date if the user removes, or uninstalls whatsapp or deletes his/her whatsap profile? Do i see the last timestamp that the user became online or is it visible at all? I think the user has not blocked me because i see the Last Seen Date. I see the last seen date 16.4.2013 15:56 (Today is 21.04.2013 12:41) What does that mean? a. user has deleted his/her account, b. user has not been connected to internet, c. user removed the application without removing his her account?


Cant download any pictures/files/movies from the Internet on my Samsung Galaxy S2

Yesterday I downloaded a video online from the Internet on my Samsung Galaxy S2. When it took too long time, I stopped the download and pressed deactivate and force stop. I tried to download the video again, but it would not download to my phone. I tried to restart the phone, and download some pictures or other videos but there is nothing downloading to my phone. When I press "save link" on a picture to download the picture, it comes up a messasge "starts downloading", but nothing happends and I have looked everywhere to find the picture. What can I do to make it download again?