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We have a Samsung i9220. How to turn off camera sound besides lowering the volume? Rooting is not an option. | Besides lowering volume there is no option available with out rooting. or else you can find 3rd Party Camera Apps with this feature. | how to turn off camera sound besides lowering the volume on i9220? | android |
When I install MoboPlayer it becomes the default mp3 player for Gmail. This is a problem because it can't actually play mp3 files associated with Gmail (it can't find the file location). All the advice I see on the web is to go into manage applications and clear the defaults, but the App Info says MoboPlayer has "No defaults set" and Clear Defaults is grayed out. I don't see any way to change the default file associations within MoboPlayer. I tried Default App Manager Lite and it also didn't see any defaults associated with MoboPlayer. Questions: a. Is there any way to stop MoboPlayer from opening mp3s. b. Why is it gmail opening mp3s in MoboPlayer anyway since apparently it's not set to open anything by default? I like MoboPlayer, but I don't have a huge problem ditching it. I'm really more curious about b. Why is gmail using it to open mp3 files when it's not the default??? I have a Nexus 4 with Android 4.2.1. | This is most likely caused by MoboPlayer being the only installed app having itself registered for MP3 capabilities. If you install any app which also announces this to the system (e.g. a second player), you should be prompted which one to use. Of course this would only offer MoboPlayer and that second app as choices. Alternatively, you might take a look at Open With . I did not test it, but according to its description it should intercept here and offer you to select the target app you want to use. Not sure if it only integrates with the "Share" menu -- but certainly worth a try. | how to stop 3rd party video player from opening mp3 files | android |
I had my tablet at around 90% charge with nothing running on it and went to bed. I wake up in the morning to find it will not turn on. When I plugged it in the battery icon would appear showing it was charged, and would not display any charging animation. I tried holding the power button for up to a minute including with the volume keys and nothing would work. After letting it charge for an hour it finally came back on displaying 0% battery and the charging animation finally started after I turned it back off. I checked my battery stats later when I turned it back on to see that the battery instantly went from 90% to 0%. What could cause my battery to drop from 90% to 0% as shown in the link below (click image to get to the gallery with connected screenshots)? Basically I just want to know if I have a defective unit or battery (this has only happened once in the 3 weeks I've owned it) or if it's a known bug, or simple a glitch and not to worry about it. | If it happened only once, it might have been a battery calibration error. This seems to be a defective battery. I would send the device back, if I were you. The drop seems to be too steep to be from a continuous drain (like WiFi). | Nexus 10 Instantly Lost Battery Charge | android |
I recently installed proxydroid app in my android 2.3.6 This application requires root access. Every time to use it, I need to make root access to my device. Is there any proxy app which does not require any root access? | Simple answer: No. Long answer: No, as these app use a native binary installed onto the system to reroute data through the proxy. This is done at kernel level (actually it's done using the terminal commands, but it is done at kernel level), because of this root access is needed. There are 0 apps that allow you to use a proxy without rooting first. Android 4.x natively supports proxies however. | Proxy app which doesn't requie any root access in android 2.3.6 | android |
My address book is not Google Contacts, but Local Sync . All of my contacts belong to it. Viber sees many of my contacts as Viber-enabled from LocalSync. However, I'm sure that it's missing some of them. By simply going to Viber's "All" contacts tab I see missing entries. These entries appear in stock <code> Contacts </code> app. Viber is up to date to the latest version. These people told me that they have Viber and I can get calls from them (however they are detected as <code> Unknown </code> ) How can I let Viber actually see all contacts in my address book? | This is an official representative of Viber Media. The source of this issue could greatly vary. Please read this short page in our HelpDesk , quoted below outlining some possible workarounds that will help reboot synchronization of the contact list: Android: Contact list is not showing your friends as Viber users? Make sure you are using the latest version of Viber. You can download the latest version from http://www.viber.com/ Make sure that you are looking at the Viber contact list, not your device's contact list. In order for your contacts to see you as a Viber user and be able to call you through Viber, your phone number, which is saved on their address book, must be the exact same number that you used to register to Viber and vice- versa. Try tapping on the 'More' tab at the bottom of the Viber app, then select "Settings" and the add a check mark [√] to "Show all Contacts" Once you installed Viber, if you do not see someone in your contact list whom you know to have Viber, it might be that the list is not updated (this may be due to an unstable connection during setup, or just a slight delay). To update your contact list, re-sync it by re-initiating Viber or by manually updating your contacts list. You don't need to uninstall and reinstall Viber. Shut Viber down (so that it no longer runs in the background) or turn the phone off, and then re-open it. If this does not work, try the following steps: Send the user an invite and if the number is a registered Viber user, it will automatically update the Viber contact list. Enter into your Viber contact list, then select the device's menu button, and tap on "update contacts". Then just click your device 'home' button. Viber will run in the background. In about 30 min. to an hour, check again by clicking on the Viber icon. Confirm that you have an active internet connection. Dial a number manually, using the Viber keypad Delete the contact with the missing Viber badge from your contact list. Add it again and make sure to include the country code. The phone number format should include the plus sign, country code, cell code and phone number. The standard format is: +(country code)-(cell code)-(phone number) For example: +1-555-555-5555 For more questions or technical support, please visit our official HelpDesk. From the FAQ: Try tapping on the "More" tab at the bottom of the Viber app, then select "Settings" and the add a check mark [√] to "Show all Contacts". | Viber contacts out of date - not all contacts displayed in "All" tab | android |
How can I change camera button functionally and use it (or any other physical button) to pause/resume mp3 in a media player app? It is very important for my, because I want be able to pause/resume mp3 without looking to screen of the phone. Actually my phone (Xperia Mini Pro) has a hardware keyboard with 42 keys, but a few apps use this button as a keyboard shortcut (X-plore is one of few programs that uses hardware keyboard properly). | You have multiple choices on how to accomplish this: Using a headset If you've got a 1-button-headset connected, you can facilitate that button. There are multiple apps on the playstore providing enhanced possibilities to this -- just search for "headset-control . Having a Philips headset, I use Philips Headset , which works pretty well; you might have to try several of the available choices to find the one suiting you best. Most of these apps offer things like: configure a media player app to be started as soon as the headset gets connected play/pause (or accept an incoming call) with a single press skip forward (or reject an incoming call) pressing twice increase volume by holding the button, decrease it by one click followed by holding it skip backward (triple click) Actions are usually configurable. Without a headset Re-defining a hardware button can be achieved e.g. using Tasker , which is an automation app for Android (to be more precise: it's the most complete automation app available; costs ~ 5 Euro, a 7-day-trial is available at the homepage, but it's worth every cent). The Tasker manual states : Simulate Media Button: when selected, any media player which listens for Media Button events can be controlled. Without it, the only the Android system media player will respond. Note: the Toggle Pause function may not work unless playback has already been started manually. And yes: You can bind that action to... Button: Camera Button: Long Search amongst others. You could even bind it to a "shake pattern" (e.g. shake left-right to skip a title). Example: Condition: Event → Hardware → Button: Camera Task: Media → Media Control → Cmd: Toggle Pause | How can I use the camera button to pause/resume mp3? | android |
I have Android 2.3.6. I am able to connect to wireless connection. To access internet in this network, I need to provide a proxy (IP address with port) with username and password. In the advanced options, I am able to find <code> proxy_ip_add </code> and <code> proxy_port </code> , but not username and password. Because of this, I am not able to access internet. How can I set the username and password in the proxy to access internet? | Android only supports proxies in Android 4.0+. In android 2.3 or below I recommend you use the proxydroid app to use the proxy. This app supports authenticated proxies but needs root access. The reason you have a proxy setting could be due to additions by your device manufacturer. | Setting username and password in proxy to access internet in android 2.3.6 | android |
My device (ASUS TF201, unrooted, stock Firmware) is running on Android 4.1 and has 1GB of RAM installed. However I noticed that only 200-300 MB's are left and marked "unused". Also I know that does not necessarily mean that all "used" RAM is really in use. For example cached Apps may be held in RAM for faster start-up and this RAM may be freed by Android if more memory is needed. So I tried the following steps to get more unused RAM as I am experiencing Force-Closes from another App which (may) result from insufficient memory available. I checked running apps and force-closed some of them but this gave me not enough RAM. Although this list contains Apps which may be responsible for almost 100 MBs of RAM but not for 600 MB. So I checked which Apps are cached, and closed all of them giving me also only a few MB's. I rebooted my device but after start-up 600 MB's are already used. I performed cold-boot still 600 MB's are already in use. I pushed the reset button which immediately shut down my device, but after reboot 600 MB's are still in use. I performed a factory reset and did not installed any other app (nor did I perform a backup-restore, as I hadn't specified any Google account so far). But still 600 MB's are used. I applied all of those memory task killers which all performed badly and killed only those apps I could kill myself. Except one profiler gave me a hint: It sayed that 300 MB's are used by the kernel and 300 MB's are used by apps. It also provided me a button for killing all running apps. Directly after this still 200 MB's are in use (it says "kernel memory") but after 15min again 600 MB's in use (with again 300 MB's per kernel- and app-memory). Is that normal that so much memory is used?, I mean this is factory reset no additional apps were installed by myself! I also tried to to force-close and disable almost all apps which are currently running and which I don't need but still around 600 MB's are in use. As I fear to lose warranty if I open the back of the pad I cannot put off power. (But of course I could wait until no battery is left) But I won't think that this will help, as this should have worked with a hardware reset or cold-boot as well. So what can I do? | A friend of mine told me, each app is running inside its own Dalvik instance (Sandbox) also apps may use additional libraries, but this memory is not shown in the list of running or cached apps. Hence the size given their must be interpreted carefully. He also said, that in case more memory is needed, Android should close some of these apps to free some memory. | Why do I have so little unused RAM? | android |
Is there a way to activate Voice Actions from the lock screen? I've abandoned the iPhone world, and only miss this one feature. On my iPhone I could press and hold my home button to activate Siri. From there, I could run all kinds of voice commands... The way I see it on my lg-nexus-4 is that I have to unlock the phone and swipe up. Then say "google" to activate Voice. | As with stackexchange-url ("your other question"), I think you'll have to use an app other than Google's Voice Actions to get this functionality (at least at the current time). This is another feature that Dragon supports, though. If you enable the "Background wake-up" setting then you can use the phrase "Hi Dragon" to launch the app from anywhere, including when the screen is locked. For that matter, you can say "Hi Dragon" while the screen is off and it will wake up the device and launch Dragon for you without requiring any manual input at all. | Activate Voice Actions from Lock Screen | android |
I know I can pull up my SMS app and press the microphone to activate speech. I speak my message, but then I need to press the "send" button to actually send my message. Is there a way to activate the send function by saying a keyword instead of pressing the button? Coming from an iPhone where Siri does most of this for me, basically I can say Tell my wife, I'm running a bit late. Siri responds Here's your message to wife's name , would you like me to send your message? I say Yes and off it goes. I'm looking for something similar in Android. | With Google Now/Voice Actions I don't think there's any way to do this. Some actions will happen automatically after a short delay ("note to self..." is one I know offhand; there may be others), but text messaging requires you to actually press the "Send" button on the card that pops up. However, you could try a third-party app for these specific functions that you'd like to be completely hands-free. Dragon works a bit more closely to Siri, acting in a conversational manner, and will prompt you for a "Yes/No" to send a message in a very similar fashion. Skyvi is another option you could try, which will send text messages automatically after a 5 second delay (during which time you can press a "Cancel" button to stop the sending). | Is there a way to speak "Send" in order to send an SMS? | android |
I want to sync my Yahoo! Calendar on my phone. An article on Yahoo!'s help page seems to suggest that the only way to access it is by viewing their mobile website in a browser . I've tried adding the iCal link provided by Yahoo! Calendar in my Google Calendar account, but Google seems to be unable to fetch the contents of my calendar. What other options do I have to sync my Yahoo! Calendar on my phone - either within the stock calendar app, or using a third-party application? (In case of a third-party application, it would be nice if it 'looks good' and/or comes with widgets.) | I just downloaded CalDAV-Sync beta and it took some fooling around, but seems to be working now. | How can I sync Yahoo Calendar on my phone? | android |
I am wanting to gain root privileges on my Google Nexus 7 tablet, running Android 4.1-4.2.1. How can I do this? | The Nexus 7 is probably one of the easiest Android devices to root - and all you need is the Android SDK (and 2 downloads). Step 1 Install the <code> adb </code> and <code> fastboot </code> commands. On Ubuntu these can be downloaded using <code> apt </code> : <code> sudo apt-get install android-tools-adb android-tools-fastboot </code> On Windows you should download the Android SDK, however you can just download this zip which contains the <code> adb </code> , <code> fastboot </code> and dependencies. Step 2 On your Nexus 7, go to <code> System Settings->Developer Options->Check USB Debugging </code> (You may need to slide the toogle switch in the action bar to on). If you do not see the USB Debugging option, go to <code> System Settings->About Tablet->Tap on 'Build Number' 7 times </code> . Connect your Nexus to your computer. Step 3 Make sure the drivers have downloaded and installed if you're on Windows - Windows Update should automatically find them. Once connected, open up a terminal window (Windows: Win+R, type <code> cmd </code> press Enter . Ubuntu: ctrl + alt + t ) and navigate to where you have unzipped the fastboot & adb programs (no need to do this on linux - they are in the path). Step 3.5 Type <code> adb backup -all -nosystem </code> to backup your userdata to the <code> backup.ab </code> file. Step 4 Type <code> adb reboot-bootloader </code> and press enter. Your Nexus 7 will reboot into fastboot mode. Step 5 When the device is in fastboot mode, type <code> fastboot oem unlock </code> and press enter. Read the information on the device, and touch the <code> Yes </code> option. Your bootloader will be unlocked. This will erase all userdata! Step 6 Download the latest TWRP recovery image from this page . Save it in the same location as the fastboot binary. Issue the <code> fastboot flash recovery twrp.img </code> command to flash this recovery image. Step 7 Almost done! Using the on-device fastboot controls, reboot into the recovery menu. Select <code> Advanced </code> then <code> ADB Sideload </code> . Download the latest SuperSU zip file and save it to the same location as adb and fastboot. DON'T UNZIP IT Step 8 Issue the command <code> adb sideload CWM-SuperSU-v0.99.zip </code> , and then reboot the device. You're now rooted! Step 9 Type <code> adb restore <backup file made in 3.5> </code> to restore backup. | How do I root my Nexus 7? | android |
I have the LG Optimus P999 from Wind Mobile. I downloaded ROM Manager and tried to flash a Cyanogenmod ROM (cm-7.2.0-p999.zip). The backup and flash said they went OK. But when it rebooted, it froze at the second LG logo and won't go anywhere. Booting into recovery mode did nothing. It took many tries to get the LG Optimus unbricking tool to recognize my phone, but I finally got Clockworkmod Recovery to install on it. Now when I boot into recovery mode, nothing works because it can't mount the SD Card. My next attempt was to flash stock ROM back to it, but I can no longer get the tool to recognize my phone. Have I totally bricked my phone? | Ok, I managed to fix my phone. The first thing that differed about my phone from the video tutorials I watched was that when you are preparing to flash the phone, you're supposed to hold Vol+ and Vol- then connect the USB cable. In the video tutorials the LG logo came on at that point, but on mine it did not. I figured out that if I plugged in the cable first, then held Vol+ and Vol- the LG logo would come on. This was wrong. The P999 does not display the LG logo when ready to flash. Hold Vol+ and Vol- and then connect the USB cable, wait a few seconds and then let go. Your phone should be ready to flash now. If it's not, try again. Secondly, this is the software you want to use to flash if you've bricked it: T-Mobile G2X One-Click Recovery Flasher . The version I found on some other websites was outdated and wouldn't fix the problem I had mounting the SD Card (which is actually internal memory on the G2X). With this version I was able to boot into Recovery mode, mount the SD Card manually, and then flash the ROM. I was able able to properly enable USB Mass Storage from recovery mode, which would allow you to copy a new ROM to the SD Card if you've somehow lost your data. The final issue I ran into was no Google Apps, and no ability to sync my phone to Google. You can grab the Google apps and Flash them through Recovery mode here . | Bricked LG Optimus P999 using ROM Manager | android |
Previously I've needed to root my phone before flashing any ROMs on it. Now I have a new s3 and I'd like to install CM on it. However, this installation guide does not mention the need to root the phone as other installation guides have in the past. So do I need to root the phone before slashing this mod? | Technically no, you don't have to root your current ROM before you can flash CyanogenMod on your S3. Instead, you will simply gain root when you flash CyanogenMod itself. This is due to the way in which Samsung's bootloaders work in comparison to the ones on other devices. Samsung devices effectively have unlocked bootloaders right out of the gate, but they don't have a way to use the fastboot utility that other devices use. Instead, you can use the Odin utility (and a third party, cross platform implementation: Heimdall) to reflash the device from its "Download Mode" at any time, as the CM installation instructions describe. Therefore, since Download Mode is accessible to the end user without any sort of modifications to the device, you don't need to "root" beforehand in order to install a custom recovery (and, by association, custom ROMs). The reason why you need root on many other devices is because it's the only way to write to the recovery partition and get the custom recovery installed. Often this requires unlocking the bootloader in the process as well. | Do I need to root my phone before installing CM on my S3 | android |
I've been searching google for this and I haven't been able to find a clear answer for this. Some say it's "insecure connection to Google servers", others say it's only blue when it's syncing etc. The idea is that connecting to two different WiFi routers I get different icons. One shows blue, the other grey. The only difference between them is that the one that shows grey uses a certificate to authenticate, while the blue one uses a password, like any regular router. So what's up? | It is the internet state indicator - grey means that your internet connection cannot reach Google's test server, and the blue icon means that you have a strong connection with Google's test server. If it is grey, you may have issues accessing some internet services on your device, blue should work fine. This is available on all types of data connections. | What does a grey Wi-Fi icon mean? | android |
I am using HTC One X and I was trying to enable mobile hotspot function, so I could enjoy internet from my PC adhoc wireless network but it says : <code> There is a temporary network problem that prevents the enablement of the Mobile Hotspot function. Please retry later. </code> | Looks like you've messed up some terms: I was trying to enable mobile hotspot function, so I could enjoy internet from my PC adhoc wireless network First: the mobile hotspot function is to share your Android device's mobile Internet connection to other devices not having Internet on their own, e.g. a tablet or laptop, via WiFi. Second: only few Android devices support ad-hoc networks. There are solutions, but all of them require your device to be rooted. Third: if you wanted to use your PC's Internet connection on your Android device, that would be reverse-tether , and again require root to be established. | Could not enable mobile hotspot function on HTC One X | android |
I would like to use NFC tags with NFC Task Launcher or AutomateIt but I get every time I scan the tag a popup asking for the application to use (I have a few NFC related ones). I have a Samsung Galaxy S3 and a Galaxy Notes 2. There is no "always use this application" choice (similar to the ones I had when clicking on a link for the first time - which popped up an app panel with a choice of "this time only" or "every time"). Is there a way to force the assignment of an app to an event? Thank you! | Background To understand the issue, you will need a little background on how this works: For almost everything, Android broadcasts "events" -- such as e.g. boot_completed, SMS received, SD card inserted/removed, battery low... NFC signal received. Apps can register so-called "Listeners" with the system, which are bound to specified events. In your case, mentioned apps have registered for NFC events. Now, when an event is broadcast, and there's no listener to it, nothing will happen. Is it a single app that registered a listener, this app will be called. If multiple apps registered listeners, the system looks if one of them is set to "Default" by the user; if so, this one is called -- otherwise a popup appears fot the user to chose which app should handle the event. Usually, this popup also holds a checkbox to make that app the default for this given event. Solutions As said, usually there should be a checkbox -- which in your case does not seem to be the case. So it seems there's no possibility to define a default action for this event, whatever the reason. You could try apps from the playstore which do handle default apps (e.g. Default App Manager ) -- but most likely this will not work either. A second point to look would be in Settings → Apps → Manage Apps , pick the app of your choice, and see if it has the corresponding checkbox not grayed out -- if so, simply check it. Most likely, this will be grayed out, so you cannot do anything here either. Next step would require root -- so if your device is not rooted, it's purely informational to you. As described above in "Background", all related apps have a listener registered with the system. So we should be able to un-register it. This can be done e.g. with Autorun Manager PRO (yes, it will need the Pro version -- as with the free you only can change 2 entries). As the screenshot shows, this app can enable/disable listeners, so you can avoid having apps started automatically in situations you rather don't want them. Which would apply to yours: Find the corresponding listener, disable it, fine. Without root, the only remaining possibility is to get rid of all but one of the apps. You could uninstall the others, or, if you'd rather keep them (and you are running Android 4.0 or higher), rather simply disable them in Settings → Apps → Manage Apps , so when needed, you can simply re-activate them at the very same place. | how to assign an app to an event? | android |
After doing a factory reset on my phone, I reinserted the SIM card into the phone and I got a message suggesting that I import settings, messages, and contacts from my SIM card to my phone. I know how to delete messages and contacts on the SIM card after importing them to the phone. My question is, how do I delete the settings from the SIM card? | A Subscriber Identity Module commonly known as SIM card has a storage for text (SMS) messages and contacts only. Settings (I presume you are talking about access points and GPRS/3G configuration - clarify it you mean something else) about your phone are not stored, except the carrier related parameters like message service center number, value added services codes etc. | Clearing a SIM Card | android |
I have a Samsung GS3, and every few days new shortcuts show up on my home screen. How can I stop them from being added? I un-checked <code> Play > Settings > Auto-Add Widgets </code> and they still keep showing up. What is causing this? | Probably you have installed some non-reliable app, which is adding those annoying shortcuts in your home screen. I recommend you to install and make a scan with the free app TrustGo Ad Detector , and uninstall the app(s) under the behavior Create shortcut on home screen . Also check out under the other behaviors for more suspicious apps and proceed as recommended. Note that some apps use legitimate mobile ad services, like Google's AdMob to monetize via ads, but they are listed under behaviors Leak identity info and Collect location , so just make sure you only uninstall (and avoid to install in the future) applications like online casino games, adult apps/games, and other which you distrust. Keep making scans periodically (weekly or monthly) on your device to get rid of new potentially risky apps. | Android Automatically Adds Shortcuts To Home Screen | android |
I have already found some guide related to this. But my experience is that if <code> wifi.supplicant_scan_interval = 15 </code> my device scans for wifi with 60s period so I dont think that this is the right parameter for that. Any suggestions? Edited: here is my build.prop: <code> # begin build properties # autogenerated by buildinfo.sh ro.build.id=GRK39F ro.build.display.id=GRK39F ro.build.version.incremental=eng.paul.30092011.041430 ro.build.version.sdk=10 ro.build.version.codename=REL ro.build.version.release=2.3.6 ro.build.date=Fri Aug 30 04:14:55 EDT 2011 ro.build.date.utc=0 ro.build.type=user ro.build.user=paul ro.build.host=paul-VM ro.build.tags=test-keys ro.product.model=U20i ro.product.brand=Sony Ericsson ro.product.name=mimmi ro.product.device=mimmi ro.product.board=mimmi ro.product.cpu.abi=armeabi-v6l ro.product.cpu.abi2=armeabi ro.product.manufacturer=Sony Ericsson ro.product.locale.language=en ro.product.locale.region=US ro.wifi.channels=14 ro.board.platform=msm7k # ro.build.product is obsolete; use ro.product.device ro.build.product=mimmi # Do not try to parse ro.build.description or .fingerprint ro.build.description=passion-user 2.3.6 GRK39F 189904 release-keys ro.build.fingerprint=google/passion/passion:2.3.6/GRK39F/189904:user/release-keys # end build properties # # ADDITIONAL_BUILD_PROPERTIES # keyguard.no_require_sim=true ro.ril.hsxpa=2 ro.ril.hsupa.category=5 ro.ril.def.agps.mode=2 ro.media.dec.jpeg.memcap=20000000 rild.libpath=/system/lib/libril-qc-1.so rild.libargs=-d /dev/smd0 wifi.interface=wlan0 wifi.supplicant_scan_interval=15 ro.ril.def.agps.mode=2 ro.ril.def.agps.feature=1 ro.opengles.version=131072 ro.com.google.locationfeatures=1 ro.com.google.networklocation=1 ro.ril.enable.a52=1 ro.ril.enable.a53=1 ro.media.enc.file.format=3gp,mp4 ro.media.enc.vid.codec=m4v,h263 ro.media.enc.vid.h263.width=176,640 ro.media.enc.vid.h263.height=144,480 ro.media.enc.vid.h263.bps=64000,1600000 ro.media.enc.vid.h263.fps=1,30 ro.media.enc.vid.m4v.width=176,640 ro.media.enc.vid.m4v.height=144,480 ro.media.enc.vid.m4v.bps=64000,1600000 ro.media.enc.vid.m4v.fps=1,30 ro.media.dec.aud.wma.enabled=1 ro.media.dec.vid.wmv.enabled=1 ro.media.dec.aud.divx.enabled=1 ro.media.dec.vid.xvid.enabled=1 settings.display.autobacklight=0 media.stagefright.enable-player=true media.stagefright.enable-meta=true media.stagefright.enable-scan=true media.stagefright.enable-http=true keyguard.no_require_sim=true #MT and LCD ro.sf.lcd_density=120 qemu.sf.lcd_density=120 ro.product.multi_touch_enabled=true ro.product.max_max_num_touch=2 dalvik.vm.execution-mode=int:jit dalvik.vm.heapsize=32m ro.compcache.default=0 ro.rommanager.developerid=cyanogenmod ro.url.legal=http://www.google.com/intl/%s/mobile/android/basic/phone-legal.html ro.url.legal.android_privacy=http://www.google.com/intl/%s/mobile/android/basic/privacy.html ro.com.google.clientidbase=android-sonyericsson ro.com.android.wifi-watchlist=GoogleGuest ro.setupwizard.enterprise_mode=1 ro.com.android.dateformat=MM-dd-yyyy ro.com.android.dataroaming=false ro.config.ringtone=MiniCM7Pro.mp3 ro.config.notification_sound=DontPanic.ogg ro.config.alarm_alert=alarm.ogg ro.modversion=MiniCM7 Pro V16 Pre-Final ro.setupwizard.mode=OPTIONAL net.bt.name=Android dalvik.vm.stack-trace-file=/data/anr/traces.txt #SEMC persist.service.xloud.enable=1 persist.service.swiqi.enable=1 ro.semc.timescape_keys=Sony_Ericsson_Xperia ro.semc.sound_effects_enabled=true ro.semc.xloud.supported=true ro.service.swiqi.supported=true ro.semc.batt.capacity=950 ro.semc.batt.test.consumption=150 ro.semc.batt.test.z_threshold=50 ro.semc.batt.test.min_level=60 </code> Edit2: The scanning period is depending on the connectivity as well. Means if the phone establishes a WI-FI connection, then the scanning period will be different from the <code> wifi.supplicant_scan_interval </code> . Also when the phone get into idle state (around 10 mins of inactivity) the scanning period will be 10 min. | This property comes from during build-time and is extremely, dependant on the wifi driver, for each and every device tree that gets integrated into the build of Android, there's what's called an overlay , this overlay may contain extras pertaining to the said device in question. In fact, its rather, an XML document that gets parsed during build and "overlays" or "overwrites" the standard Android defaults, such as animation speed, etc. This pertinent information of this comes from the device's <code> overlay/frameworks/base/core/res/res/values/config.xml </code> which contains the very exact line: <code> <!-- Boolean indicating whether the wifi chipset has background scan support --> <bool translatable="false" name="config_wifi_background_scan_support">true</bool> </code> From that, that is telling the build, to say, that the property <code> wifi.supplicant_scan_interval </code> is supported and can be used dynamically from the <code> build.prop </code> file found in the <code> /system </code> directory, which in turn, is read from the Android's native binary executable <code> wpa_supplicant </code> . However, it must be said, it depends on the Wifi Driver to support that, and how much integration of the Wifi functionality is within the frameworks. To find the exact source can be found in <code> external/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.c </code> , around lines 2459: <code> #ifdef ANDROID char scan_prop[PROPERTY_VALUE_MAX]; char *endp; if (property_get("wifi.supplicant_scan_interval", scan_prop, "5") != 0) { wpa_s->scan_interval = (int)strtol(scan_prop, &endp, 0); if (endp == scan_prop) { wpa_s->scan_interval = 5; } } #endif </code> default here on Gingerbread is 5secs, again the mileage will vary depending on the version of <code> wpa_supplicant </code> used, there was two versions, <code> wpa_supplicant_6 </code> which was broken under ICS, and the newer version <code> wpa_supplicant_8 </code> , despite saying that, it may no longer be supported now with the newer releases. | where can i find settings for wifi internal scan period | android |
I've chosen allow Google to synchronize information from my email to my phone, but the result is not as interesting as it sounds! I see some pictures in the Gallery that I wouldn't have in my phone, unfortunately the delete option doesn't appear for these pictures. How to delete them? Is it possible to delete all synchronized information from Gmail to phone? | Make sure your google acct doesn't sync picasa photos. .. Then go to settings > application manager > all apps > gallery > clear data and cache . Deletes the synced album. Similarly you can clear all synchronised data from Gmail also. In settings-> Accounts-> Google-> your account , you can uncheck all options. So your Google details will not get synchronised... | How to delete synchronized pictures? | android |
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? | The Specs at GSMArena mention TV-out (via MHL A/V link) , which suggests it should work. On the other hand, ExpertsReview states: The micro USB port also doubles up as a display output, though surprisingly it doesn't use the MHL standard that we've seen on numerous recent devices, such as the Samsung Galaxy S3. Instead it supports the new SlimPort standard, which is based upon DisplayPort. Which suggests the standards are incompatible (other sources I consulted underline this). An even clearer hint you'll find in a review by anandtech: When I wrote that review it wasn't immediately clear what advantages SlimPort offered over MHL, which has become relatively ubiquitous in the year or so since its introduction. Since then I've acquired the SlimPort microUSB to HDMI 1.4 SP1002 and VGA (D-SUB) SP2002 adapters from Analogix for testing out SlimPort on the Nexus 4. ... As of this writing, the Analogix SP1002 adapter is available stackexchange-url ("on Amazon") for around $30 USD. I haven't seen the SP2002 available online anywhere yet, however. As this shows, there're SlimPort adapters available which are not that expensive (though not that cheap either), and are probably better fitted for your purpose. As you either yet have to buy the cable, I'd rather go for the right one. | MHL with Nexus 4? | android |
I understand I can send an SMS or email to a contact, but I can't figure out how to ask for directions to the contact. Is there a voice command for Google Now that will pull up directions to a contact's address? If so, what happens if the contact has more than one address? If there isn't a way to do this currently, is there a shortcut to pull up the Contact record, where I can click to the map? | This feature isn't available as of now. But you should frequently check the Google Now app page for such updates. This feature is available on Siri though, but that's probably irrelevant right now. In the meantime, you can still get turn by turn navigation to take you home by saying " directions to home". It'd be a good app feature though. | With Google Now, can I ask for directions to one of my contacts? | android |
I've seen apps like Shazaam and TrackID, which can provide the Artist, Album etc. info, by recording a few seconds of a song from any source. In my music gallery, there're lots of songs, with incorrect artist, albums or genre names. So is there a way that allows me to automatically correct these info, or at least fill up the missing info? | If you can use the Sony walkman app, that is the best solution for you. See the answer in stackexchange-url ("this question"). If that app is not compatible with your device, Album Art Grabber would be a good solution for you. | How can I automatically correct tags of music files? | android |
I want to be able to set Wifi, bluetooth, GPS on and off quite easily but I can't find where I should do this. | You can add the Power Control widget to the home screen to control those functions. Open the app drawer, find the Power Control widget, long press and drag it to the home screen. There are also many widgets in the market that offer expanded functionality when compared to the stock widget. | How can I set some handy settings on the main screen? | android |
I have an Android 4.1 phablet. I'd like to turn off the check-in feature. The only way I've found so far is to disable the whole Google Now, but I don't want to do that. I want to turn-off only check-ins feature. I want to do this because it's extremely annoying, even when I stay in my apartment for hours and don't move my phone. It proposes to check-in to thousands of places around every few minutes. (I live in city center) | I think you need to adjust the settings in the Google Maps application that control this. Launch Maps and press the overflow menu icon (the three dots in the bottom right on Vanilla Android; you may need to access your settings slightly differently on other devices with custom UI skins), then go to <code> Settings => Location settings </code> and scroll down. You should see a subsection labeled "Check-ins": If you also want the cards for nearby places to be hidden then you can do that in Google Now's settings. Select <code> Settings => Google Now => Places </code> and turn those cards off. | How to turn off check-ins? | android |
I recently purchased the Google Nexus 7 tablet running Android 4.2. This link describes how to manage multiple users on the same device. However the menu item "Users" does not exist on my table under the "Device" item. The following menu items are visible: Sound Display Storage Battery Apps Do I have to enable some other settings so that this item will become visible? | The problem has been solved. My device (3G) had Android 4.2 installed initially. However the multiple user functionality is only available with Android 4.2.1. My device didn't show the udpate. Today it did - no idea why - and now the item is visible. | Cannot add users on Nexus 7 | android |
I have a 4.0.3 tablet (Genesis GT 1230 running some preinstalled rooted custom rom from factory). It reports its kernel as "3.0.8+ root@ubuntu #412". Why "ubuntu"? What does it mean? Do I have Ubuntu on my Android tablet? Is it any different from an ordinary Android? | The string "3.0.8+ root@ubuntu #412" is the Kernel version of your Android. It doesn't mean your device is running Ubuntu, though: It's not unusual that the kernel version includes the name of the machine it was compiled on. So it just tells you what the dev of your custom ROM uses for development. | "Ubuntu" kernel version - what does it mean? | android |
The ROM should have: Android 4.0+ WiFi hotspot 4G capability Long battery life Increased volume Fast speed | It would be better if you looked around yourself before asking, but here are a few I found: CM10.1 unofficial This ROM has JellyBean and works for Inspire 4G and the HTC Ace. XDA link . MIUI.us v2.10 A popular, heavily styled ROM running JellyBean. It also comes with an app called toolbox which allows you to customize the ROM. Eg, overclock option. XDA link . | Looking for a custom ROM for HTC Inspire 4G | android |
Does factory reset on a phone without SD-card support delete the files stored in the ExternalStorageDirectory? Explanation : Say I have a device like the Galaxy S or an iPhone(I know, sacrilege) both devices don't support SD-cards(Not sure about Galaxy S, definitely about the iPhone). My question is if such a device which doesn't support SD-cards is factory reset, then do your files and media stored in this device's "External Storage Directory" which actually happens to be on the phone get deleted? My guess is no, am I right? | You are correct. The external storage directory is classed as an 'External SDCard'. Anything with SDCard in the title is not wiped during a factory reset. When you go to factory reset, you will be given the option to wipe your SDCard as well as the internal storage data directory. | Factory reset in phones that don't support SD-cards | android |
How can I disable the notifications for a specific calendar only? Example: I have the calendar of my girlfriend synced to my phone to know the times she is at home, working, etc. Now I get all the notifications about the events from her calendar. I want to get notifications for my calendar only, but not for hers. Maybe this is important too: I am using a Davical server and sync my calendars over caldav sync . | You could use e.g. Calendar Event Reminder , and disable notifications in the default/stock calendar. With CER , you can setup reminders for each calendar separately, and even deactivate alerts for calendars you don't want to be alerted for (in your case, the "work" calendar). The added plus is you will never miss an alert anymore, as you can configure CER to annoy you until you shut the alert of manually. I've bought the app when it was still payed, and it never let me down. Unfortunately, I don't know of any way to do that with the native calendar -- but at least this is a free solution, though it takes an extra app :) | How to disable a specific calendars notification? | android |
I use the CyanogenMod firmware on my phone (CM7.2 on a HTC Wildfire) and when I take photos it sometimes reboots. I found out that a kernel oops happens due to a null pointer dereference in the kernel. I already filed a bug report on the tracker for the CyanogenMod project. Can someone help me to understand the Kernel Oops in last_ksmg ? If you need it there is a logcat too. | Have had a look at the kmsg, and logcat, The logcat was showing this: <code> [ 01-13 13:14:11.036 138:0xc46 I/mm-camera ]Open Device node : /dev/msm_camera/frame0 [ 01-13 13:14:11.036 138:0xc46 E/mm-camera ]Got exception but camframe_exit == 0! [ 01-13 13:14:11.046 138:0xc46 E/QualcommCameraHardware ]ignoring preview callback--camera has been stopped [ 01-13 13:14:11.196 138:0xc04 E/mm-camera 7x-vfe ]Received VFE start ACK!!! This is a user preview start. [ 01-13 13:14:11.196 138:0x8a D/QualcommCameraHardware ]startPreview X [ 01-13 13:14:11.226 2840:0xb18 V/camera ]mJpegCallbackFinishTime = 725ms [ 01-13 13:14:11.337 2840:0xb18 D/camera ] ..... [ 01-13 13:14:14.400 138:0x8a D/QualcommCameraHardware ]FLASHLIGHT is ENABLED [ 01-13 13:14:14.410 138:0x8a D/QualcommCameraHardware ]stopPreviewInternal E: 1 [ 01-13 13:14:14.410 138:0x8a D/QualcommCameraHardware ]cancelAutoFocusInternal E [ 01-13 13:14:14.410 138:0x8a D/QualcommCameraHardware ]cancelAutoFocusInternal X: 0 [ 01-13 13:14:14.480 138:0xc04 I/mm-camera 7x-vfe ]vfe_process_QDSP_VFETASK_MSG_VFE_STOP_ACK: call mmcamera_vfe_stop_ack_callback() </code> Am wondering is there an issue with the Camera, as matter of interest, when taking a snapshot with the camera, it usually plays back an audio clip of sound of "snapshot" when the button is pressed? This is coinciding with the oops: <code> [ 4264.409912] adsp_pmem_del name JPEGTASK vaddr:0x40e68000 paddr:0x27012000 len:4096 [ 4264.420715] adsp: closing module JPEGTASK [ 4264.421173] adsp: disabling module JPEGTASK [ 4264.422485] [KEY] gpiomatrix: key 272, 0-0 (35-42) changed to 1 [ 4264.444183] [KEY] gpiomatrix: key 272, 0-0 (35-42) changed to 1 [ 4264.465789] [KEY] gpiomatrix: key 272, 0-0 (35-42) changed to 1 [ 4264.487548] [KEY] gpiomatrix: key 272, 0-0 (35-42) changed to 1 [ 4264.509094] [KEY] gpiomatrix: key 272, 0-0 (35-42) changed to 1 [ 4264.530853] [KEY] gpiomatrix: key 272, 0-0 (35-42) changed to 1 [ 4264.552398] [KEY] gpiomatrix: key 272, 0-0 (35-42) changed to 1 [ 4264.574157] [KEY] gpiomatrix: key 272, 0-0 (35-42) changed to 1 [ 4264.595733] [KEY] gpiomatrix: key 272, 0-0 (35-42) changed to 1 [ 4264.600616] [AUD][audmgr.c:audmgr_enable] audmgr_enable: ARM9 did not reply to RPC am->state = 2 [ 4264.601013] Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 00000000 [ 4264.601226] pgd = e321c000 [ 4264.601593] [00000000] *pgd=26037031, *pte=00000000, *ppte=00000000 [ 4264.602294] Internal error: Oops: 817 [#1] PREEMPT </code> So my guess is that the media player, somewhere, between Qualcomm hardware that controls the camera, and the playback crashed. Am hedging bets on the kernel's camera itself... Best to post this on CM's forum to see if this is known issue. | My phone reboots after a kernel oops, what can I do? | android |
Recently I often get the popup ads like the snapshot as below. I wanna get rid of it. Please help! | Those are Airpush ads, and the only way to truly get rid of them is to remove the app that is displaying them. The other way to get rid of them, is to use the airpush opt out system to opt out of airpush ads, this however has been reported to not work by loads of users. As such, the only way to truly get rid of them is to remove the app that is using airpush - uninstall apps you have recently installed, sequentially, until they are removed, or long press on the notification and select the <code> App Info </code> button that is displayed. This will take you directly to the app's settings page. (This is only available for Android 4.1 plus). | How to get rid of ads popup? | android |
I made an application , and I want my friend to install it from a link, but the apk file cannnot be installed on the Android phone. He has to use some file explorer to install it. But I see many apps can be installed from a link and installed directly without using the file explorer. What should I do to my APK? Is it a signature problem? | Normally phones should be able to install apps even if they are not signed. Normally your friend should be able to install your app. I was able to download the application, and I could also start the installation from the link. Make sure that your friends phone has 'unknown sources' enabled in the security menu (enable Settings > Security > Unknown Sources). Because otherwise it will also not work (without using Google Play == unknown source). No offense though, but I didn't test all the way through the installation, because I don't trust it well enough and I have no idea what the app actually does. For all I know it is a virus ;-) | Install application without Google Play | android |
I bought one from bell Canada, and I can't put in a SIM card from any other service provider. Does anyone know how to unlock this phone? | To unlock your phone, use GalaxSim Unlock . You need root for this app. If you don't have root, the app will give you instructions on how to root your phone. | How can I remove the SIM lock from a Samsung Galaxy S? | android |
Is there a decent camera app that will easily let me add a bit of text to my photos and store that text in the image file as EXIF/IPTC/XMP metadata? So far I have tried the stock Samsung camera app, Camera Zoom FX, Camera FV-5 and Catch Notes. I have read descriptions on numerous camera apps, but it seems like all they have to offer are various ways to distort - I mean enhance - your photos. While Catch Notes did offer ways to store your photos along with a description, it did not store the info as meta data inside the photo itself, which means it will be a mess if you ever want to transfer the photos to your computer and expect the data to stay intact. This seems like a no-brainer that you'd expect to be available in almost every camera app. I mean, we've got the camera and the keyboard in the same device - what's the problem? I just want to be able to take a photo, click on an icon and type "This is a Bohemian Waxwing" and have that description stored inside the JPEG file. I'd even be fine with a gallery app that only let's me add information to already existing photos. | There are a couple of apps in the Playstore which permit you to view/Edit EXIF data: Photo Image Editor - Photoshop (free) says it can View, edit, or delete EXIF data Same promised by Photo Editor Exif Editor and Viewer (paid) promises to remove, modify, and add individual or multiple EXIF tags Pixelgarde even states: Edit exif metadata for several photos as a batch, or just individual photos There are probably many more, so I just picked two of the more promising examples. | Add meta information to photos? | android |
What is the default behavior of the Nexus 4 indicator LED? When is it lit, in what colors, and why? Google's official Nexus 4 documentation doesn't apparently cover the LED. I googled and found apps or articles on how to customize the LED behavior, or reviews mentioning the LED without further details, but no descriptions of how it's supposed to work by default. | 99% of the time the LED means "new, dismissable notification". I am unsure exactly how the LED color is chosen, but it seems to be based off the homescreen icon of the app; IMO has a blue icon/LED, Messanging (texts) has a green icon/LED, and Gmail has a while icon/LED. The color is consistent each notification from the app, so you will learn which color means which sort of notification. You can also apparently control it via applications (and presumably by tinkering with system settings somehow): Light Flow can set the colors for Nexus 4 notifications per-app. I haven't tried it myself, but it claims Nexus 4 support. You can see (I believe) all the colors the LED can show in this (surprisingly long) video. Most of the colors chosen are easily distinct to anyone with typical color vision. If you have partial colorblindness or apps with overlapping notification colors, the notification color changing apps might be of use to you. The LED can also stackexchange-url ("Flash red when the battery is extremely low") and the device won't otherwise turn on. | What's the default Nexus 4 indicator LED behavior? | android |
I rebooted my Logitech Revue today by pressing ctrl + alt + delete , which I have done a number of times before. After it went through the normal boot up it went to a blank screen. And just stays there, unresponsive. The remote does nothing for any of the other devices either as it seems that the "universal" part of the remote is actually software based, not in the remote itself. I figure that I should be able to reset the device back to factory defaults but not sure how to reset it. I am hoping that a reset will get the device working correctly again. | You can try to press and hold the Pair/Reset button on the back of the Revue for 10 seconds. Source Using the hardware button Press and hold the Pair/Reset button located to the left side of the left HDMI port on the back of the box for about 10 seconds. The Revue will then restart with factory default settings. Using the menus 1. From the home screen select Applications. 2. Choose Settings. 3. Select About. 4. Choose Factory data reset. 5. Select Reset device. 6. Select Erase everything. The Pair/Reset button is the one identified by number (1) on page 3 of the Logiteh Revue manual . | How do I reset the Logitech Revue to factory defaults? | android |
Can't remember what it is called, but I used to have that google authentication code generator app on my phone which would be used to enter a special code for the 2 step google authentication system. My phone has been damaged, so I have a new one now. But I can't log into google because I don't have that authentication app install on my phone, and I can't install that authentication app on my phone because I need the authentication code... What can I do? | I ended up using the backup verification codes. The backup methods are the only way to get back into your account if you have damaged your phone. | Google authenticator app | android |
My friends and I often share pictures via Facebook and Facebook Messenger app. I cannot save the photos to my gallery. Please help | Touch the image and it will be viewed bigger. Then hold the Menu button. A menu will come up. Go for <code> Settings - Save Image </code> to save the image and it will be saved to your photo album. | How to save photos sent in Facebook chat? | android |
I have a very simple problem: when I run <code> Wifi Tether </code> on my Galaxy S3 the computer won't get the IP address unless I disable <code> DroidWall </code> firewall. DW runs in whitelist mode, but I ran across its menu to enable all wireless related applications it found. Nothing. I have to stop it at all to make DHCP server work. What application in Android 4.1, or at least in the stock GS3 ROM, governs DHCP in wireless tethering and should be enabled with DroidWall? Or else, how do I find it out without try-and-fail across a large number of applications. | As of version 1.2.5, tethering has been included in AFWall+, you should only need to enable (Tethering) - DHCP+DNS services | DroidWall and Wireless Tethering | android |
We will develop applications for android 2.3.4 (gingerbread) and because the emulator of my laptop is very unusable and the android x86 is not supported in my laptop, i'm planning to invest an android device to test the applications that we are going to create. Since android ICS is the recent version of android OS, i plan to buy a phone running it. Would their be any compatibility issue i might encounter during my development? Or i could survive using that phone smoothly till the end? | In short, yes. Android apps are upward compatible as @ce4 said. But if you are going to build an app, its best to compile it on the latest version of android, ie Jelly Bean 4.2.1. This question would have been better suited on StackOverflow. | Can I use an android phone running Ice Cream Sandwich to test apps created in Gingerbread? | android |
I have a non-rooted Droid X2 that is in permanent "Safe mode", but I want to recover SMS messages. SMS Backup and Restore will NOT work because safe mode only allows system apps to run. <code> adb shell </code> will get me into the phone, but does not allow me to get to the SMS database: [rjt@pc232 workspace]$ adb shell $ cat /proc/version Linux version 2.6.32.9-00008-gc406305 (hudsoncm@il93lnxdroid80) (gcc version 4.4.0 (GCC) ) #2 SMP PREEMPT Tue Jan 24 22:54:19 CST 2012 $ cd /data/data/com.android.providers.telephony/databases/ $ pwd /data/data/com.android.providers.telephony/databases $ ls opendir failed, Permission denied $ su -l root su: permission denied $ sudo sudo: permission denied $ sudo su - sudo: permission denied $ sudo su -l root sudo: permission denied $ Since SMS Backup and Restore is allowed to access my SMS messages when in normal mode, is "Safe mode" blocking my access or the fact that this phone is not rooted? Can I root the phone without losing my existing SMS messages? | You will be unable to do this without a rooted device, as the <code> /data </code> directory can only be read by the Android system, and apps can also read their own <code> /data/data/<package name> </code> directory only . Android devices do not come with sudo, and you need to be rooted to use su as it switches to the root shell (on unrooted ROM's, su can't switch to the root user, as the kernel denies it). If you do find a way to root the device, (which may be difficult), you can mount the <code> /data </code> partition as RW, then you can copy files from it. Use these command to remount the <code> /data </code> patition: <code> su </code> <code> mount -o remount,rw /data </code> The <code> su </code> command can only be executed on a rooted device. EDIT: Just for clarification, the SMS Backup & Restore app uses an API call to get the SMS messages via the Messaging app, hence the need for the <code> READ_SMS </code> permission. EDIT2: Most rooting methods don't wipe the device data, however some do. You would have to google for a way to root your droid 2 however, and see if it wipes the data. | Can adb be used to recover SMS messages while in permanent "Safe Mode"? | android |
When I was using the camera of my Sony Xperia S, the following message popped up. So how do you change the default save location of your camera (as highlighted with red underline)? Note: Yes, my memory was full and the message stopped showing up after deleting some files of course. I just want to know how to change the default for CAMERA . | The problem was literally not with changing the location but with the capacity of the existing location. I freed-up some space from my SD card memory (which is hard-coded in to the mobile) and the problem went away. I could not find any of the options provided in the other answers. There is no <code> gear icon </code> nor an option called Storage | How to change camera default save location? | android |
I am looking for a way to restart media playback where it was stopped as soon as I reconnect the headphones. I know there was a media player with this feature (I cannot remember which one), but I did not like its way of managing/playing the playlists. I am running Android 4.0.3 on an HTC One V, using the default media player that is installed on it. | The best solution for you would be to use Smart Connect Liveware™ Mgr . As you can see, you can set actions to start when you plug a device (headset, HDMI, charger, etc.) and actions to start when you unplug the device. I have a setting to start playing music when I connect my headphones and stop playing when I remove it. There are many things you can do with this. The best part is that you can manage your music with your own music app! Simply create an event for actions to be done upon the connection pf a headphone and forget this app! This was originally developed for Sony Xperia Handsets. But should work with any, which has a good hardware configuration (src) and an OS higher that ICS (which you already have). | How to auto-restart media playback when connecting the headphones | android |
I am seeing a Christmas animation on my mobile screen from 25th Dec 2012. I have no idea how did it come to my mobile. Because I rarely use internet on my mobile. And I used Internet last time at least 2-3 months before. It automatically appears after some mins and eats my battery. I have checked all running and installed application. But none of them giving me any clue about this animation. I am doubtful that this is the animation from Go launcher or Go SMS. but not confirmed. I also have scanned my mob for spyware and antivirus. But nothing found. | As previously mentioned it's from Go Launcher. There is, however a setting to disable it. Go to Preferences and there should be an option to disable the Christmas animation. I can no longer find it in mine but I do know it was there when the animation was appearing. | How to get rid of Christmas Animation from mobile screen | android |
I own a rooted Samsung Galaxy S, running 2.2 Froyo. My service provider is AT&T. Every so often, around about once a week to once a month, my phone will unexpectedly, without warning, enter a state where it refuses to send or receive text messages and phone calls. The only way I've found to get my phone to work normally again is by rebooting. Specifically, if I try sending a text message, it just says <code> sending </code> but never actually seems to send anything. I don't receive any text messages at all (and when I turn my phone back on, I might receive several at once that were sent over an hour ago). I don't receive any phone calls. When I try calling somebody, I don't hear the 'ringing noise', and the phone attempts to call endlessly without actually doing so. If I give up, and try clicking the red 'End Call' button, it does return me to the homescreen but displays the phone symbol in the notification bar. If I slide the notification tray down, it has a sort of green 'in-progress' calling thing with a few buttons to mute or end the call. Attempting to end the call does absolutely nothing, and the 'call in-progress' thing is stuck there until I reboot. However, the internet (both wifi and 3G) both seem to work. I'm not sure exactly what causes this issue, or precisely how frequently this occurs. Since I only notice when I need to call somebody or am expecting a call, I suppose it's entirely possible that this issue occurs more frequently then I notice and just as silently resolves itself (although I have no idea how to check this). I've tried searching on the internet, but wasn't able to find anything useful. Can somebody identify what's wrong with my phone, or help me diagnose the issue? Edit: Here's my logcat and here's the output I got after running <code> adb bugreport </code> . The error/crash last occurred on Thursday, Jan 10, 2013. I know that I wasn't receiving phone calls/text messages starting from at least about 3:20pm (Pacific time), and I rebooted the phone around 4:10-4:20pm. | I am suspecting, after reading the logcat and dump, the kernel killed off quite a few processes, whether its down to the ROM itself, or a buggy RIL (Radio Interface Layer), RIL is responsible for communicating with the cellular radio base-band firmware. This is the excerpt from the kernel, showing Dolphin, Alarm Clock, Google Voice(?) getting killed off: <code> [125362.321461] select 2452 (ogle.android.gm), adj 8, size 5199, to kill [125362.321481] select 2543 (.osp.app.signin), adj 9, size 3650, to kill [125362.321495] select 2559 (pp.clockpackage), adj 9, size 4222, to kill [125362.321512] send sigkill to 2559 (pp.clockpackage), adj 9, size 4222 [125363.255635] select 1225 (ek.TunnyBrowser), adj 7, size 19674, to kill [125363.255657] select 2452 (ogle.android.gm), adj 8, size 5189, to kill [125363.255671] select 2543 (.osp.app.signin), adj 9, size 3648, to kill [125363.255684] select 2597 (gphone.acc.free), adj 9, size 3850, to kill [125363.255699] send sigkill to 2597 (gphone.acc.free), adj 9, size 3850 [125364.339592] touch_led_control: 2 [125365.378613] select 1225 (ek.TunnyBrowser), adj 7, size 19294, to kill [125365.378646] select 2452 (ogle.android.gm), adj 8, size 5061, to kill [125365.378664] select 2543 (.osp.app.signin), adj 9, size 3604, to kill [125365.378681] select 2611 (ock.xtreme.free), adj 9, size 3969, to kill [125365.378702] send sigkill to 2611 (ock.xtreme.free), adj 9, size 3969 </code> This is the excerpt from the telephony, note the gap in time logged, last logged at 19:23:48.949 and 19:35:33.144 : <code> 01-13 19:23:48.949 D/RILJ ( 2574): [14954]> REQUEST_GET_NEIGHBORING_CELL_IDS 01-13 19:23:48.949 D/RILC ( 2366): [14954]> GET_NEIGHBORING_CELL_IDS 01-13 19:23:48.949 D/RILC ( 2366): [14954]< GET_NEIGHBORING_CELL_IDS fails by E_REQUEST_NOT_SUPPORTED 01-13 19:23:48.949 D/RILJ ( 2574): [14954]< REQUEST_GET_NEIGHBORING_CELL_IDS error: com.android.internal.telephony.CommandException: REQUEST_NOT_SUPPORTED 01-13 19:35:33.144 D/RILJ ( 2574): [14955]> SCREEN_STATE: true 01-13 19:35:33.148 D/RILC ( 2366): [14955]> SCREEN_STATE (1) 01-13 19:35:33.152 D/GSM ( 2574): [GsmMultiDCT] Stop poll NetStat 01-13 19:35:33.644 D/RILC ( 2366): [UNSL]< UNSOL_RESPONSE_NETWORK_STATE_CHANGED </code> Further on in the log related to telephony: <code> 01-13 19:36:13.891 D/RILC ( 2366): [14972]< QUERY_NETWORK_SELECTION_MODE {0} 01-13 19:36:13.891 D/RILJ ( 2574): [14971]< SCREEN_STATE 01-13 19:36:13.891 D/RILJ ( 2574): [14972]< QUERY_NETWORK_SELECTION_MODE {0} 01-13 19:36:13.895 D/RILC ( 2366): [14973]< OPERATOR {AT&T,AT&T,310410} 01-13 19:36:13.899 D/RILJ ( 2574): [14973]< OPERATOR {AT&T, AT&T, 310410} 01-13 19:36:13.899 I/GSM ( 2574): EVENT_POLL_STATE_OPERATOR 01-13 19:36:13.899 D/RILC ( 2366): [14974]< GPRS_REGISTRATION_STATE { 1,a7e9,007537ea,9} 01-13 19:36:13.899 D/RILJ ( 2574): [14974]< GPRS_REGISTRATION_STATE {1, a7e9, 007537ea, 9} 01-13 19:36:13.899 D/RILC ( 2366): [14975]< REGISTRATION_STATE {1,a7e9,007537ea,(null),(null),(null),(null),(null),(null),(null),(null),(null),(null),0} 01-13 19:36:13.903 D/RILJ ( 2574): [14975]< REGISTRATION_STATE {1, a7e9, 007537ea, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, 0} 01-13 19:36:13.923 I/GSM ( 2574): <Leo> PrePLMN: 310410, plmn: 310410, ss.getState(): 0 01-13 19:36:13.923 I/GSM ( 2574): handlePollStateResult(); regState: 1, mNewLuRejCause: 0 01-13 19:36:13.923 D/GSM ( 2574): Poll ServiceState done: oldSS=[0 home AT&T AT&T 310410 HSDPA CSS not supported -1 -1RoamInd: -1DefRoamInd: -1EmergOnly: false] newSS=[0 home AT&T AT&T 310410 HSDPA CSS not supported -1 -1RoamInd: -1DefRoamInd: -1EmergOnly: false] oldGprs=0 newGprs=0 oldType=HSDPA newType=HSDPA 01-13 19:36:21.298 D/RILC ( 2366): [0001]> OEM_HOOK_RAW (raw_size=6) 01-13 19:36:21.302 D/RILC ( 2366): [0001]< OEM_HOOK_RAW 01-13 19:36:21.306 D/RILC ( 2366): [UNSL]< <unknown request> {0} 01-13 19:36:21.306 D/RILJ ( 2574): processing unsol response: java.lang.RuntimeException: Unrecognized unsol response: 11012 </code> The NITZ (Network Identity and Time Zone) crops up a fair bit too, as shown below within the same telephony log, IIRC, NITZ handling was not exactly great up to ICS, in which a patch was made to handle the handling of the timezones (either roaming when browsing the net or something awry went wrong with the RIL: <code> 01-13 19:13:19.035 D/RILC ( 2366): sendUnsolicitedResponses: multi client index=2, fd=28 01-13 19:13:19.035 D/RILC ( 2366): [UNSL]< UNSOL_NITZ_TIME_RECEIVED {13/01/14,03:13:18-32,00} </code> The telephony errors shown, are sticking out like a sore thumb, and also down to the fact that Froyo 2.2, is old, and may not be able to handle whatever issue is with AT&T that causes it. Also, AT&T could have had their systems updated/upgraded, that is sending out extra telephony information/NITZ in a format that Froyo cannot handle and freezes. Best bet would be to try a firmware update and see if that resolves the issue. Prior to doing an update, since the handset is rooted, best to make a backup of everything, use Titanium Backup to backup user apps and data, use SMS Backup & Restore to save the SMS messages. It will be inevitable that the upgrade will lose root, but then again, it would be easy to do that after the upgrade. | Samsung Galaxy S: phone won't send or receive calls and text messages | android |
I just got my Samsung Galaxy S3 (Android 4.1.1) and I'm having the usual trouble with ridiculous amounts of duplicate contacts. I've tried the following methods to no avail: My mom told me to go to Contacts, and click "Merge with Google" in the menu. It had me add a Google account and was able to remove some of the duplicates, but many still have 5-6 for a single contact. My mom said the whole thing would be ruined if I repeated the process. I've been checking online, and I found stackexchange-url ("similar questions") here where the answer boils down to clicking "Find & Merge Duplicates..." on contacts.google.com. I tried it, and it claimed to merge four contacts. I still have many duplicates. I tried to manually join some contacts a couple of ways: Go to Contacts, click the contact to open more details, click the link icon under the Connection heading, tap "Join another contact," select another contact Go to Contacts, click the contact to open more details, open the menu, select "Join contact," select another contact Go to Contact, press and hold the contact, select "Join contact," select another contact Go to Contacts, click the contact to open more details, open the menu, select "Edit," click the menu key For the first three methods, the phone flashed a message that said "Contacts joined." The contacts were not joined. The last one would not allow me to open the menu. Is there another method that I'm supposed to use to merge my contacts? Did I do one of the above methods wrong? I worry that my beautiful new phone is broken because joining contacts didn't work and it refuses to sync contacts with my google account :( | There are two types of contacts on your android phone. GMAIL contacts and PHONE contacts. You must decide which ones you are going to use, but you can't use them both (or you will get duplicates). If you choose to use your PHONE contacts turn off google contact syncing and delete them from the phone. PHONE contacts do NOT sync. You may be getting multiple duplicates from turning on and off syncing. Once you turn off syncing all your current google contacts on the phone may become PHONE contacts. (I am not going to test this theory on my phone). If you choose to use GMAIL contacts delete all PHONE contacts and make all your changes in gmail. When you make a new or save a new contact on your phone the first choice is the type of contact you are making (GMAIL or PHONE). I have an EVO and you might have a newer version of android, but in my PEOPLE app when I open a contact it says what kind of contact it is. I know I didn't describe any steps here, but seems to me you are missing the theory of how contacts with gmail and android work together. I hope this helps. EDIT: Your GMAIL contacts must be in the "My Contacts" group to sync or a custom group below that. "Other contacts" will not sync. EVERY email you send/receive from a new contact ads that contact into "Other contacts" by default. | Merging duplicate contacts - is my phone broken? | android |
I have sim lock enabled on my sim, so basically, if I put my sim in another phone or if I restart my phone, I need to enter the sim lock pin. How easy is it to crack the sim lock if a theif got hold of my phone? For example, would a theif be able to use my locked sim to make calls, send messages, extract contacts from my sim etc etc? So basically, my question is, what does a sim lock protect you against? | The thief would, perform in this order of chances below are: Throw away the SIM card ( see below ) Attempt to unlock boot-loader ( if its locked ) which results in wipe of <code> /data </code> and <code> /cache </code> Pop in a SIM card that does not have PIN lock. If an incorrect PIN is entered more than three times, a PUK is needed! Now the chances of the thief walking into the carrier's shop, asking for the PUK code is very slim hence why number one ( in the above ) is done first, even if digging around trying to figure out what the number is. And furthermore, some, if not all, carriers have the handset, locked to the network in itself. Sure they will get the IMEI and walk into a Mobile shop that specializes in phone/network unlocking and get the handset freed from the carrier's network. So it would be safe to say the SIM card's PIN lock is secure somewhat! | How secure is a sim lock? | android |
I have a Samsung Galaxy Y phone with Gingerbread. I have just discovered that I do not receive any kind of missed call notifications when my phone is busy on another call. I am quite shocked as this facility is available even in very cheap, ordinary phones. How do I fix it? Is it because of some phone settings of mine? or is there an android update? or do I need to install some app? or is the trouble with my network operator? | Go to Settings -> Call settings -> Additional settings and find Call Waiting option (its may be in different address in android 2.3). Enable Call Waiting it if is not already. If it was already enabled, but you never here beeps or receive notifications when another call happens, I think you should check with or consult your operator. | Missed call alerts when phone busy on another call? | android |
I'm using the NFC Task Launcher for launching actions stored on my own tags. This works fine. What I'm searching for is an app that associates a certain action with an arbitrary tag. An example: my company ID card has an NFC tag. This tag cannot be changed by me. But I want to activate a "At Work" profile when I scan that tag. So, the actual action is NOT stored on the tag but on the phone and gets triggered by reading that tag. Is there an app that I could use for that? | I've been looking at llama . You can set actions based on conditions, and one of the selectable conditions is <code> NFC tag detected </code> . I haven't tried this myself yet, but the program is pretty well thought out. Highly recommended! | Is there an app that associates a certain action to a arbitrary NFC tag? | android |
I want to sync DropBox with Android, so I can use the files on Android. So I installed DropBox on Android, but it won't download any files! (or at least I don't see them under <code> sdcard/Android/com.dropbox.android </code> . So I can't use the the files on Android. Did I get it wrong somehow? I tried <code> Folder downloader </code> , but I lose the sync feature of DropBox this way. The files modified on my Android won't be synced with my laptop. I was expecting to see <code> Dropbox folder </code> option on Android, same as on the laptop. But there's no such option. | DropSpace has some limitations according to it's description on the Play store: <code> *** current limitation: Only files existing on the sdcard are synced. That is, it's not a full 2-way sync. </code> I've been using DropSync . It does sync in both directions and I've had no cause for complaint. | How do I sync with DropBox? | android |
This might be hardware but I'm not sure so thought I'd ask. Went to plug in to charger at home last night - noticed it didn't charge. Wake up in the morning though and the battery hadn't dropped (or raised) At work I have a different charger and same thing seems to be happening. I powered off my phone though, removed battery, put back in, and plugged in. This is where it gets strange - instead of showing me a large battery charging which is what use to occur it turns on immediately. I checked Software Updates and everything is up-to-date. It is a Samsung Infuse . update WHILE PLUGGED IN: Entered * # * # 4 6 3 6 # * #* to display battery info: Battery Status: Not charging Power plug: Unplugged Battery level: 63% Battery scale: 100 Battery health: Good Battery voltage: 3810 mV Battery temperature: 28.0 deg C Time since boot: 11:50 | What sticks out to me is that your battery status says "Not charging" Instead of discharging. I feel like your phone may recognize that the charger is plugged in, but may have some error in the battery/phone itself. I feel like your phone may just be translating the charger power directly into the phone itself, and is not able to charge the battery. If this is the case, it IS a hardware issue. Sorry that there isn't much you can do. | When phone is off and I plug it in to outlet the phone turns on instead of charging | android |
Had used Google maps on Nokia E72 sometime back, and it used to autoupdate/refresh the map keeping the current location/position updated. However, used Google maps on Android (latest version of Maps on this device, checked on Google-Play), but the the blue triangle kept on moving on the static map image, and then it went off-screen. It recentred and came back to screen, only once I hit "my location" again. This kind of defeats the purpose. Am I doing something wrong or using the app incorrectly ? | First of all make sure you have turned your GPS (if available) and data connection turned on. This helps the device to get your precise location easily. When using the app, make sure that you don't touch your devices screen by mistake . This often happens even without you knowing it and causes the map to tilt, losing the automatic center alignment of your current position. Now open the app and press . Then the map will center to your current location. Then tap the location icon again. Now the location icon should move with you. Tap the location icon again and then it will look like . Now you should get a more driver friendly view with your location icon moving smoothly. Happy driving! | Google map, not updating based on current location / position | android |
I'm thinking of maybe rooting my phone, for various reasons. But one of the main ones is that I find the current version of Calendar, amongst others, that I have, very lacking. And I'm almost sure the version that comes with Ice Cream Sandwich or later is better. It just has to, seeing all the "what the heck?" things there are in the one I have. (There's also the fact I need to free my super small phone memory as much as possible, which I'm not allowed to, but this is not what I want to ask about.) To be clear, I know for sure that my device cannot run full later versions of Android. Clearly, unless you can use an SD card as an extension block of RAM and processor AND install the OS on it, I doubt I can do this. My phone is way too basic. However, I would like to know if there's a way, through rooting my phone, to get some features of Android 4.0 and up. Such as a better calendar with more features, or the ability to put contacts in groups, for example. I did look at some third-party calendar software reviews, but none of them seemed to beat the original up-to-date one. Every review seemed to point out things like "calendar app XYZ is great, but X function isn't very compatible with Google Calendar", or "XYZ Google Calendar function doesn't work on it yet", for example. My phone's specs should be: Samsung Galaxy Q (SGH-T589W) Android 2.3.6 Gingerbread Processor: 600MHz Qualcomm MSM7227 (if indeed it's the same as the Gravity Smart, because information on the Galaxy Q is rare) Internal storage: 152 MB, some of which I think is taken up by the OS or useless stock software, because I can't ever seem to free it RAM: 279 MB SD card: 2 GB | Short answer: No! That would cause the handset to boot-loop or cause F/C (Force Close) as Ice Cream Sandwich and later, their apps are relying on the v4.x framework. By bringing it across to Gingerbread could spell disaster and "weird" issues with the handset. However, bringing across Gingerbread 2.3.x apps across to Ice Cream Sandwich should work, ( Paradox ahead... ) as ICS upwards would have compatibility layer within their framework for running apps that target below ICS! Hope this part makes sense! | Obtaining some 4.0 functions on a 2.3 phone through rooting? | android |
What's the difference between rooting on a particular firmware and installing a particular firmware? Does that mean to root on "xyz" you must have installed "xyz" on your device? | As it says: "root on XYZ" means XYZ is a pre-condition for this rooting instructions (so yes, it must already be on the device) "install XYZ" means, well, to install XYZ (whether it already was on the device or not). | Installing "xyz firmware" vs Rooting on "xyz firmware". | android |
My galaxy fit became unresponsive after the phone memory got full, so I removed the battery and replaced it back. Now my phone is stuck on the booting screen, it just shows the glowing samsung text and then reboots. I have also tried to to remove the sd card and reboot but it does not help | How to boot into safe mode: Note: Not all devices support safe mode While your device is booting up, hold down the Home button. This should be done right after the screen starts up, before the boot animation does, and should be held until the device fully boots. Once done, you should see the words 'Safe Mode' in the bottom left corner. How to Factory Reset/Clear Userdata If booting into safe mode didn't work, or your device is still boot looping after removing some of the apps that are using the greatest memory, you will have to erase your data. You should be able to access stock recovery by holding down the Volume UP button, the Home Buton and the Power button until the device finishes booting into recovery mode. From here you can use the volume keys to navigate to the wipe userdata option, and press the power button to select it. Once done, press the back key to go to the main menu and select to reboot the device now. This will erase all userdata on the device! If it still doesn't work? If it still doesn't work after following these steps, then you will have to take it to a repair center, sorry! | Galaxy fit stuck at boot screen | android |
I want to install a custom ROM or use one of the many other features of Clockworkmod Recovery on my Thinkpad Tablet. How can I install CWM Recovery on my Lenovo Thinkpad Tablet? | Installing CWM Recovery CWM Recovery for the Thinkpad Tablet can be found on XDA. You need root on your Tablet to install CWM Recovery. Download the recovery image ( <code> recovery.img </code> ) and follow the instructions provided by the post. It basically comes down to pushing the image file on the sdcard and overwriting the boot partition. Push the recovery image to the sdcard <code> adb push recovery.img /mnt/sdcard/ </code> Get root <code> adb shell su </code> Remount <code> /system </code> and backup <code> install-recovery.sh </code> (optional) <code> mount -o rw,remount /system mv /system/etc/install-recovery.sh /system/etc/install-recovery.sh.backup </code> Overwrite the boot partition <code> dd if=/mnt/sdcard/recovery.img of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p1 </code> Entering/Booting CWM Recovery on the Thinkpad Tablet Shut down your Thinkpad Tablet Press the power button until the Tablet vibrates Keep pressing and releasing the volume up button until you see <code> Booting Recovery Kernel Image </code> in the upper left corner. It's all about timing of when the volume up button is pressed. That's why it's a good idea to just keep on pressing and releasing the button until the message appears. | How can I install CWM Recovery on my Lenovo Thinkpad Tablet? | android |
Lenovo doesn't provide updates for the Thinkpad Tablet any more. I'd like to install a custom ROM and therefore need root. How can I root my Lenovo Thinkpad Tablet? | The method "debugfs automated root" works for the latest official ROM of the Thinkpad Tablet. Like most other root methods, you need to have the Android SDK (or at least <code> adb </code> ) installed and must be able to connect <code> adb </code> to your Lenovo Thinkpad (Enable debug mode). Linux Users Download the exploit from the XDA Post. <code> unzip DebugfsRoot_Generic_v2.3.zip </code> <code> adb push debugfs /data/local/ </code> <code> adb push su /data/local/ </code> <code> adb push debugfsinput /data/local/ </code> <code> adb shell mv /data/local/tmp /data/local/tmp.bak </code> <code> adb shell ln -s /dev/block/mmcblk0p3 /data/local/tmp </code> <code> adb reboot </code> <code> adb shell chmod 777 /data/local/debugfs </code> Now run the exploit: <code> adb shell "/data/local/debugfs -w /dev/block/mmcblk0p3 < /data/local/debugfsinput" </code> Cleanup: <code> adb shell rm /data/local/tmp && adb shell mv /data/local/tmp.bak /data/local/tmp </code> Install superuser: <code> adb install Superuser.apk </code> Windows Just run the provided <code> RootDebugfs.bat </code> | How can I root my Lenovo Thinkpad Tablet? | android |
I know the first thing you gonna say is to google it, there is plenty of tutorials for it, but I tried at least 5 of them (including some in XDA), and every time I didn't succeed. First of all, here's my HTC Desire status : <code> BRAVO PVT-1 SHIP S-ON HBOOT-0.93.0001 MICROP-031d TOUCH PANEL-SYNTH0101 RADIO-5.11.05.27 Aug 10 2010,17:52:18 </code> At the beginning, I tried to reinstall the original rom from the links in the XDA : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=695667 I choosed RUU_Bravo_HTC_Europe_1.15.405.3_Radio_32.30.00.28U _4.05.00.11_release_121865.exe because I'm in France (and it seems it was the most recent version for european). But when I execute the installer, it works a bit, but then, it fails with this error : ERROR 140: Bootloader version error (I got it in french : "Erreur de version bootloader") So after, I tried to get directly the rom.zip by going into the %temp% folder (windows), I put it on the mounted disk of my android, and renamed it to PB99IMG.zip. I boot with VOL DOWN pressed, and it extract the archive but fails with a : Main version is older! So, I must have a newer HBOOT, but I can't find how to downgrade it , and most importantly, to which version ? 0.92 ? 0.90 ? 0.83 ? 0.80 ? I tried some tutorials, like : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=768256 => The link for the downgrader (2.1 or 2.3) doesn't exists anymore, or contains viruses ... great http://www.mikesouthby.co.uk/2010/08/htc-desire-downgrading-hboot-and-installing-custom-froyo-rom/ => The PB99IMG.zip for downgrading the HTC Desire doesn't work, it result in the same error message "Main version is older!". In order to sum up, I'm looking for help to make my HTC Desire go back to the ROM I had when I purchased it. For that, I need a link to a tutorial or an app for downgrading to the correct HBoot, and I need to know to which version. Thank you very much for your help, I really appreciate! I spent 5hours trying to make this work without any luck. | I finally succeeded !! (YOUHOU!! You can't believe how proud I am !) First of all, I want to indicate that links on XDA (those that goes in multiupload.com, that redirect to lnx.lu), SUCKS! I can't believe it. You have to download a "download manager", with so many related ads and apps you must install. It's a shame. (I am very angry agains't them (lnx.lu) for wasting my time just because they are greedy). Now, the real answer ! You need to downgrade your hboot version before running the RUU rom, for that, it's quite easy : First, you choose your ROM on that page , and notice the ROM version Then, you go here (if the link is down, you can download the source code here !) and define the CID and the ROM version. For the CID, if you don't know it, just set to 11111111 or HTC__022. If you want to try something more precise, you can try the one related to your carrier from this link . Keep the download file to a specific directory (for this case, it will be <code> /tmp/mtd0.img </code> ). Now you need the flash_image tool, if you can't find one, here's a link . Download it to <code> /tmp/flash_image </code> Now some command line. For that, you'll need the Android SDK and a correct USB driver (adb should return a device when connected, with debug on ). Do these commands : <code> // go to the sdk/platform-tools/ dir adb push /tmp/flash_image /data/flash_image adb push /tmp/mtd0.img /data/mtd0.img // Make sure those files were updated with : adb shell ls /data // Then run adb shell // You will be in your terminal's shell, now do these commands : chmod 755 /data/flash_image /data/flash_image misc /data/mtd0.img CTRL+C // To quit the terminal's shell and go back to your computer shell // Now reboot to RUU mode adb reboot oem-78 </code> Once the phone is on RUU mode (showing a grey HTC logo), run the .exe rom you downloaded previously, wait for it to finish, and voilà! You're done ! :) Here's the doc I followed for the commands. | How to downgrade an HTC Desire to stock version? | android |
On Android 4.2.1, some new stuff has appeared in the notification area. It shows my current balance and has an icon of the "SIM-card menu" app. Also, sometimes, some spammy messages appears (from my operator) that look like response to standard USSD request. On a previous OS, there was no such behavior. How can I disable this? Is it OS or operator-related stuff? | This (at least the USSD messages) are operator related, and can only be disabled by your operator. | How to disable USSD notifications? | android |
Yes, this has stackexchange-url ("been") stackexchange-url ("asked") stackexchange-url ("before"), but neither really addresses my concern, and I don't have reputation enough to add comments to existing questions. I've bought the cheapest Android 4 tablet with Google Play that I could find to have a device in the kitchen that syncs the family members schedules and displays them all in one place, edit shopping lists that sync with my mobile, shows the recipe I'm following while cooking etc. As all family members are going to use it, I want syncronization of calendars, and I want to use my Google-account for which I have already purchased apps for my phone as the Google account in Google Play on the tablet, but I do not , however, want the whole family to be able to access my email. So how can I turn off Gmail access? | As noted in the answers to the questions you linked to it isn't possible to just sign out of the Gmail application and not other Google services. In order to achieve the functionality you want though have you considered using an application lock such as APP Lock ? With this you can require a PIN to open the Gmail app. Whilst it doesn't turn off email access it will prevent the whole family from being able to access your mail. N.B. If you have kids using it as well then it might be worth requiring a PIN in order to purchase anything on the Play store, this might prevent some nasty surprises appearing on your credit card bill. You can see how to do this here . | How do I disable GMail? | android |
For some reason I have 10 contacts in my Google Contacts account, but I have 50 contacts on my Android phone. I have signed into my Google Account from my Android phone and I have enabled <code> settings > accounts & sync > background data settings > accounts & sync > auto-sync settings > accounts & sync > oshirowanen@gmail.com > sync contacts </code> Why are my contacts not syncing? I have tried switching my phone off and on, and I have also tried deselecting and then selecting <code> settings > accounts & sync > oshirowanen@gmail.com > sync contacts </code> to force a sync, but nothing has worked so far. | All contacts that have a group will sync. Those contacts that don't have a group (ie "Other Contacts") will not. Go to Gmail on a PC and choose contacts (I haven't tested from a phone). There is a default group called "My Contacts" and there is a default group called "Other contacts" I would guess you don't have any or very few in "My Contacts". Open a contact and make sure they are assigned a group. Either "My Contacts" or a custom group underneath that. This way you can still have contacts in Gmail without having them in your phone. BTW anytime you get an email and the contact is new, it is put in "Other Contacts". | Android and Google contacts not syncing | android |
My carrier having pretty high monthly prices for voicemail, I did not take the service. However, when I'm at school, unable to answer, and my busy doctor calls me, knowing I probably won't be able to join her for weeks with her busy schedule and only one phone line for the whole clinic, or when a hidden number (which could be anything from the hospital to telemarketing) calls me, I really wish I did have a voicemail box. But I don't have one, and my carrier isn't getting any cheaper. Prices closely match other carriers, of course, like any "healthy" telecom market. So I have been searching for an app that allows this, to no avail. I did find an app that automatically answers an SMS back to the caller if I miss their call, but 1. it didn't always work, 2. 95 % people calling me are doing so from non-mobile phones, 3. some people actually pay for incoming SMS, 4. it doesn't allow people to leave a message. I saw something called Google Voice, which sounds amazing, with not only a free voicemail box, but even the ability to view them as text, and have them in your inbox, but when I go to https://www.google.com/voice , I'm taken to Google Mail. And searching the Play Store for "Google Voice" doesn't yield any appropriate results. These things tell me, I guess, that the only "Google Voice" available to me, in Canada, is that thing that enables you to make calls from your PC browser's Gmail inbox. So is there any way for me to have a voicemail without paying my carrier's high fees? There should be some way to do this locally, at least, because the call is here, and the phone has an SD card to save it on, and the ability to answer it, listen to it and talk to it, as illustrated by the fact it's, uhm, a phone. And it can record sound, too. Unless they put some sort of lock in phones to prevent people from escaping carriers' abusive costs. Or so I hope. So, is there something I can do? Did I misunderstand the whole Google Voice thing? Did I miss something obvious? Is there some way to do this? My phone's specs should be: Samsung Galaxy Q (SGH-T589W) Android 2.3.6 Gingerbread Processor: 600MHz Qualcomm MSM7227 (if indeed it's the same as the Gravity Smart, because information on the Galaxy Q is rare) Internal storage: 152 MB, some of which I think is taken up by the OS or useless stock software, because I can't ever seem to free it RAM: 279 MB SD card: 2 GB My carrier is called Videotron, if it's of some use. | Here is the google play link for Google Voice , if that's what you have been looking for. Total offline answering machine functionality is not possible due to androids technical barriers. See this thread on XDA. You can use apps like YouMail Visual Voicemail which sounds promising. If not, you can easily find many alternatives after a quick search on google play . | Free / local voicemail / answering machine | android |
I am using CyanogenMod 10 on my device and saw that CM10.1 (Android 4.2) is available on get.cm . If I upgrade, do I have to wipe my phone or will it just work? Or what problems will I have to expect if I don't factory reset it before? | It just works, no need to wipe. You don't need to wipe, according to a blog post on CyanogenMod's Google Plus channel: Upgrading from CM10 to CM10.1 As you may have noticed, we started updating some devices from cm10 (Android 4.1) to 10.1 (Android 4.2) during the weekend. The upgrade process has been tested extensively for the older devices (manta and mako didn't have that problem since they started out with 10.1), so you should be able to update directly without losing any data. The single application known not to work is the Clock: Our changes to 4.1's clock to add the Stopwatch and Timer in CM10 aren't compatible with Google's own implementation of those features in 4.2 (which we're using in cm10.1); If your clock starts crashing after upgrading to 10.1, simply go into the Settings -> Apps menu, choose Clock from the All tab, and hit "Clear data". | Do I need to wipe when upgrading from CM10 to CM10.1? | android |
My old Gingerbread phone would let me have a low volume for notifications while having a high volume for ringtones (very useful at night). My new Nexus 4 seems to have these volume settings tied together. Is there any way to separate them? I'm running Android 4.2.1 stock. Have looked at a Nexus 7 running 4.1.1 and it has separate volume streams so this looks like a phone specific bug/feature. Update Tried various apps but couldn't fine one which separated the Ring and notification audio streams. In the end I downloaded the Cyanogenmod notification sounds , selected the ones I liked and processed them to -10db and -15db versions. Then copied them to the 'Notifications' folder on the phone. (The phone looks at the title tag in the mp3 file rather than the file name so needed to change that as well.) I now have the ringtone as normal but a quieter version of the notification sound that doesn't wake me at night or sound ridiculously loud in meetings. | It appears to be somewhat awkward in ICS and JB to get this functionality, several methods in order to achieve it are discussed here . I'll summarise/copy some of the better sounding ones (I added the links): Try Audio Control , it's by far the best volume management app in the Google Play store. There is both a notification and ringer volume for ICS or Jelly Bean. If you're willing to pay then this app has "Separate Notification and Ringer volumes for ICS/JB devices". Google & download a silent MP3, use Profile Manager or Tasker to change notification sound to silence mp3 when required. Or alternatively (as the OP points out in the comments) use a low volume ringtone so you can still hear it. Someone points out that for this method if you have custom notifications for different apps then they won't be silenced/lower volume, only apps that use the default system notification will be affected unless you update all of the notification sounds. Another option is to use a profile switcher like Tasker or Setting Profiles (what I use) and make two profiles: Silent - profile set it to silence your ringer Ring - profile to set your desired ringer volume Now make a rule to trigger your "Ring" profile based on incoming call condition. The condition could be a call from a specific person, or persons from particular groups in your address book. Use the * wildcard if you want the condition to include calls from anyone. You can piggy back conditions so that, for example, you can add a time condition so the rule might only be activated at a certain time of day. So what you have now is 2 profiles, one that mutes ALL sounds (thanks to ICS) and another that sets the ringer volume to a specific level. Set the "Ring" profile to have a higher priority, that way when they are both active at the same time, the "Ring" takes precedence. Combined with your condition, the result should be, ALL of your sounds are muted, but when a call comes in, it triggers the incoming call condition, triggers the "Ring" profile, and both the mute and the ring profiles are active at the same time, and the ring profile will win. There might be a short delay, but it shouldn't be noticeable. This would of course have the effect that certain calls will ALWAYS ring and maybe sometimes you truly do want to silence your phone. To that, you will just make another profile, call it "True Silent" for example, and have it silence everything and give it the highest priority (or at least higher then the "Ring" profile) and then when you activate that profile, it will win over the others. Both of these apps are again paid for applications however they have a grater functionality than Audio Control. Tasker is a particularly great one. Ringleader allows you to set up profiles that you can change any or all of your individual ringtones to silent in one click. It takes a while to configure. Once you install it you have to set all of your ringtones and alerts again using the Ringleader option for choosing alerts. If you set it as the default ringtone chooser option it simplifies the process. Once you have reset each one they will shop up in the Ringleader options list. In Ringleader you then save a base profile. After you have a base profile saved you can edit all of the alert sounds individually through Ringleader and save new profiles. I have three profiles. One is for normal use, one for phone calls only and one for silent. There is a simple widget available for switching them quickly. This is a free application however there's also a paid for version. Someone else in the thread mentions this working for them however the actual notification volume can't be set separately, the notifications can only be silenced while still allowing the phone to ring. When Googling around I did see people mention Audio Manager as a solution to this, however I've tested it out and although you can set the ring volume independently of the system volume as soon as someone rings you the volumes change to the same level, even if you use the app to lock the volumes. | Can I have different volumes settings for notifications and ringtones with Nexus 4/Android 4.2? | android |
Is there any way to BOTH decode QR codes for vcard-format calendar events without mangling the dates, AND add them to the calendar (ICS or newer) when recognized? So far, using QR codes generated from two different sites (http://qrickit.com/qrickit_apps/qrickit_qrcode_creator_vcal.php and http://blog.qr4.nl/QR-Code-Calendar-Event.aspx ), I've tried three apps. Two of them (QuickMark Lite and QR Barcode Scanner) misinterpreted the dates, and the one that got the dates right (AT&T Code Scanner) didn't know what to do with it after decoding (all it could do was decode it, and display it lamely in a text window). | Most barcode readers can recognize addresses. For calendar entries, this might vary; but give QR Droid a try, which promises not only to read, but also create them: contacts, bookmarks, apps, geo-locations, events, and even SMS can be encoded as well as decoded. Also 2D barcodes (on products) should be supported. | Add calendar event from QR-encoded vcard | android |
I want to see the files from <code> /root/data/data </code> folder. Is there any application/trick which can do this? | Short answer You cannot do that without having your device rooted, as the file permissions won't allow you to list contents there. You will be able to change into <code> /data/data </code> , but you will not see a single thing there. Longer explanation While one might be able to access <code> /data/data </code> without root (i.e. change into that directory), permissions are set to forbid listing its contents: <code> shell@android:/ $ ls /data/data opendir failed, Permission denied 1|shell@android:/ $ cd /data/data shell@android:/data/data $ shell@android:/data/data $ ls -l /data opendir failed, Permission denied </code> This is what happens on a device without root (output created just now on my Cat Stargate 2 running Android 4.1.1). Repeating the same on my HTC Wildfire running CM9 (Android 4.0.4) and having root access enabled looks a little different, and should give us the wanted details (output cut to the necessary stuff): <code> adb shell root@android:/ # ls -l /data drwxrwx--x system system 2013-02-27 02:01 data </code> As it is clearly shown, <code> /data/data </code> is owned by the user <code> system </code> group <code> system </code> , with this user and group being the only having full read/write/execute access. Everybody else only has execute permission, enabling all processes to change into that directory. This is necessary for the apps to access their data: They know their package names, and such an app named <code> com.foo.bar </code> can directly jump to <code> /data/data/com.foo.bar </code> which it owns and has full access to. | How to view the files from /root/data folder? | android |
This is a mystery to me, I know that WiFi and GPS use different chips to work, but it seems I can't use the GPS location when there's no Internet access. I already tried to clear the cache, disable/enable it, reinstall it. I just want to use my nexus 7 as a GPS while I'm out, thought that I already downloaded Google maps offline data. Is it supposed to work while offline or not? Is it a real GPS? | I had this issue - it isn't that a fix doesn't come, it is just that it is taking a very long time to get a fix. This is due to the lack of the downloaded aGPS data - it can't download the data, and so has to rely on solely GPS satellited, which takes ages. If you have been disconnected from the internet for a while, then you will suffer from these effects. aGPS data is cached for a few days, or when you change location, so if you just disconnected, GPS should work for a while afterwards. (You should also check to make sure that the Google System is enabled for location use) | is it possible to have the gps location while offline with the nexus 7? | android |
I have a Google Nexus 7, unrooted, running stock 4.2.1. I have set it up for two user and we seems to be enjoying it. Recently I ran into an issue about sharing files. In User1's account I copied few PDFs into <code> \sdcard\PDFs </code> folder and was able to use it well. When I switched to User2's account, I could not see the folder <code> \sdcard\PDFs </code> at all. Surprisingly, I could not see it even when through computer when Nexus 7 is connected as Portable media player. I guess this can be achieved by granting sufficient access by escalating to root, which needs rooted device - but I am not sure. My questions: Are there any way I can share files between users of the same tablet without using Internet (like using email, dropbox etc) or transferring to some repository like PC etc? If I root, can I change the permission to such user created folders and access files from other user's account or elevating as root? Update: Found a link that asks same question - but the answer given is not applicable for files rather works for apps, not useful. | /data/media contains a number of folders including legacy and obb, neither of which appear to be shared between users, at least not on my Nexus 10. It also contains a 0 folder which is the emulated sd card of the first user, then 10, 11 & 12 for the sd cards of the first three other users of the device. I know you said your device isn't rooted and you seem to be able to use obb (which I can't) but if you root, you will be able to access any sd card image this way. Hope this helps in some way. | Sharing files between users in 4.2.1 | android |
I have a Samsung i9220 with Android 4.1.1. How can I remove the unneeded icons from the android phones menu? | By menu, I'm assuming you are referring to the app drawer. I don't know if the stock Samsung launcher gives you the ability to hide apps, but several 3rd party launchers offer that functionality. Apex and Nova both give you the ability to hide and create custom app groups in the drawer. There are free versions of both in the market with each offering a paid version with expanded functionality. | How to remove unneeded icons from the menu? | android |
I've read that the new announced Ubuntu Phone OS was heavily inspired by Android, while not using Java and the Dalvik VM for its apps. However, it was also not clear whether it's a fork of the AOSP or a custom ROM (I doubt it) or just if it's conceptually inspired by Android or some part of it was forked from Android (i.e. kernel, etc.). Would Android apps possibly be able to work on Ubuntu Phone OS? | Both Ubuntu Phone (which is based on the same Linux distro as full Ubuntu) and stackexchange-url ("Android run on a Linux kernel"). However they differ above the kernel level, whereas Ubuntu runs a full GNU/Linux OS with most of the standard Linux libraries, and a GUI based on Qt, Android runs a custom Android and Dalvik platform instead. It looks like one of the big benefits of them both being based on the same Linux kernel is driver support. This means that for any Android phone that has open-sourced drivers available (either officially from the manufacturer's source, or where a 3rd party ROM developer has written them), it should be a much easier to task to get Ubuntu Phone running on it. (notably pretty much every picture on the Ubuntu Phone site at the moment looks like it's of a Galaxy Nexus running Ubuntu Phone). Ubuntu has already been adapted to run on chipsets using the ARM and Intel x86 architectures relevant for mobile devices, with the core system based around a typical Android Board Support Package (BSP). So chipset vendors and hardware manufacturers do not need to invest in or maintain new hardware support packages for Ubuntu on smartphones. In short, if you already make handsets that run Android, the work needed to adopt Ubuntu will be trivial . (from http://www.ubuntu.com/devices/phone/operators-and-oems - my emphasis) This means that, initially at least, it's phone manufacturers and Ubuntu enthusiasts who are going to see the biggest benefit - that it should be fairly easy to get Ubuntu Phone working on a handset that was designed for Android (and fairly easy to sell the same hardware with a choice of OS). As the vast majority of Android apps are written using Java for the Dalvik VM, neither of which are guaranteed to be on an Ubuntu Phone (though enthusiasts may port them later) most of those apps won't work without a large amount of porting effort. Ubuntu themselves are unlikely to be in a hurry to port Java and Dalvik to Ubuntu Phone after the legal problems that Google have had with Oracle. Also the Ubuntu Phone has it's own QML toolkit and Ubuntu SDK, neither of which are the same as (or compatible with) the Android SDK or NDK APIs, so again that's going to be a large amount of porting effort that will prevent Android apps from being run on Ubuntu straight away. On the other hand, if your app is primarily a web app with an Android wrapper around it, then porting should be much easier as both heavily support HTML5 and Javascript. Web apps are first class citizens on Ubuntu, with APIs that provide deep integration into the interface. HTML5 apps written for other platforms can be adapted to Ubuntu with ease, and we’re targeting standard cross-platform web app development frameworks like PhoneGap to make Ubuntu ‘just work’ for apps that use them. (from http://www.ubuntu.com/devices/phone/app-ecosystem) Despite all of those differences, history in the mobile space has shown us that if a mobile platform takes off in a big way, then no matter how big the time and effort needed to port apps between platforms, all the big apps and games will make their way to the new platform eventually and companies will come out with toolkits and software that makes it easy to write an app once that can then be compiled to run on any of the major platforms (that allow it). It seems that most of Ubuntu's app-portability is concentrating on making it easy to convert web apps into Ubuntu Phone apps, and to make it easy to run exactly the same app on any Ubuntu device - desktop, laptop or phone: With the arrival of the Ubuntu SDK, apps can be written to work on all Ubuntu form-factors: it’s the same Ubuntu OS on the desktop and on the phone, so a single native application can work on both. Which means you re-use most of the app when you add support for a new form-factor. (from http://www.ubuntu.com/devices/phone/app-ecosystem) tl;dr Ubuntu Phone and Android are both based on a Linux kernel but are different above that - they can share drivers (this is good for manufacturers and hobbyists), but can't share apps. Ubuntu Phone shares apps with desktop Ubuntu, not with Android. They both have good web browsers and can view the same web pages. | How does the Ubuntu Phone OS relate to the Android OS? | android |
I own a Galaxy S 2 GT-I9100 so I'm somewhat confused what the correct build is for my phone. The situation is particularly confusing since I want to try out CyanogenMod 10, which isn't listed in the available downloads for galaxys2 . However, the downloads for i9100 list only downloads for CyanogenMod 10. I currently have the 9.1-galaxys2 ROM running on my phone, so I'm somewhat certain that those builds work for my phone. What's the difference between the two builds and how can I determine which is the right one for my phone? | There's no difference. The device was simply renamed within the build system between the release of CM9 and CM10, as the CyanogenMod Wiki page for the i9100 notes: This device used to be called galaxys2 on get.cm, so older builds of CM can still be found under that title. So builds of CM9 (or earlier) will use the galaxys2 moniker, whereas builds from CM10 onward will use i9100. | What's the difference between the galaxys2 and i9100 CyanogenMod builds? | android |
I have a Samsung Galaxy S3 with Jelly Bean. I would like, for, my screen to lock if proximity sensor is covered (for instance, when it is in my pocket). How can I do that? I am searching for an app as I have not found anything within the standard menu. | Have a look at Smart Cover , Cover Lock , Simple Cover Lock [Beta] and others on Google Play. You can probably find other apps that maybe are better for you by just looking at the 'similar' apps section on Google Play. | Lock screen when proximity sensor is covered | android |
(I was originally going to ask how to do this with my computer, and then I realised I can't be leaving my speakers on all night, and apparently, they can't be controlled by the computer. http://superuser.com/questions/529058/letting-my-windows-8-pc-turn-screen-and-speakers-on-off) I do have a radio alarm clock, but in my apartment, for some reason, radio waves have a lot of trouble reaching me. It's hard to get the radio to work, and even when it does work, there's a lot of noise. And sometimes stations randomly pile themselves up and sound weird. So I would like my phone to do the job. But I can't get it to work. I tried TuneIn Radio (which is the only app I found to be able to play my radio station), but for some reason, nothing happens at the time I program on it. Probably a buggy function. I also tried AlarmDroid, which would have worked fine if I were able to get my hands on the real streaming URL of the radio station . But I haven't. And this is where the real problem is The station I listen to is streamed on that page: http://saguenay.radionrj.ca/player.aspx However, that obviously isn't the streaming URL. To find that URL, I tried URL Snooper, as well as literally asking the radio station (who refused, probably because this would allow to skip the ads - which remains strange, because they most likely did give it to TuneIn Radio, since it plays their station fine without any issue) So! If you have some time on your hands and better technical abilities than I, and could somehow find this URL so I can try it in AlarmDroid, that would be great. Or explain me how I could get the said URL, of course. Or some other way to get that radio station to wake me up in the morning. Like another app, or a sort of schedule to force the phone to activate Wi-Fi and then launch TuneIn Radio to play the station. Or something. But mainly, I'd like to get the URL. More simple, and besides, this isn't an Android forum. Oh uhm. Automatically turning Wi-Fi on is important. But if I manage to get the URL, no issue, because the app has that built-in. Any help would be greatly appreciated! Having people speak in the morning is a great help in waking up faster. Else my brain refuses to turn on. Oh, yeah. Details about my phone, even though I doubt it's really useful: Android 2.3.6 (Gingerbread) Samsung Galaxy Q (SGH-T589W). FYI it's (almost?) the same as the Samsung Gravity Smart. Not rooted. I'd actually like to root it, but I was unable to. xD I know this website is not really about smartphones, but I asked this here anyway because 1. I can't seem to get help elsewhere and 2. I may have put a lot of information, and may be open to an Android app suggestion or something, but mostly, the core of the problem, and the most likely solution, is to get my hands on the proper streaming URL, which isn't directly Android-related. A similar problem might be encountered on a PC, and the solution most likely doesn't require knowing anything of my phone. | Hoping that it's the same radio station and I didn't took a wrong stream URL... AAC Stream: http://icecastsource2.amri.ca/cjab-aac MP3 Stream: http://icecastsource2.amri.ca/cjab-mp3 I tested this in VLC and it worked. | Finding the true URL of a Web radio stream | android |
I'm running the CM10.1 nightlies on my Galaxy S2 (i9100). I've purchased the KitSound GALS2Dock, which has audio out over USB, but it doesn't work. I've asked KitSound via Twitter, and they told me to switch on the Audio Output Mode. I think this is a Samsung specific setting, but I found this in the samsung specific CM10.1 settings menu. (It says USB-audio dock - use passive audio out from the dock) I've checked it, and now the phone audio stops (so that's one thing) but my box nor my TV recognises the sound. It does work when I plug it in the regular audio jack. So I'm thinking this is a software issue. My question: where could this issue be? Is it CM10.1? Is it CM in general (EG: downgrading to CM10 wouldn't help? Or do I need to switch back to a stock samsung ROM in it's entirety to have this functionality work (I'd prefer not to). Any ideas? Thanks | Downgrading to the leaked 4.1 (official) firmware fixes the problem. I'll update this answer if I find out if it works on CM10. | Using an audio dock on CM10.1 i9100 | android |
On the i9000, I have updated the ROM to Android 4.1.2. I would like to re-install the original music player as well as the video player. How do I do this? | i9000 does not have an official ROM, so I'm assuming you're using a custom ROM like CM10. Stock players from Touchwiz are rarely availble, and for the most part do not work flawlessly on AOSP based ROMs. Try Winamp and MPlayer as alternatives, they work on any ROMs so you can move freely between ROMs too. | Where can i download the original music and player app for Samsung i9000 to be used with Android 4.1.2? | android |
I have a Galaxy Nexus (rooted, if that helps) and I want to disable the on-screen buttons (back, home, apps), also called the Navigation Bar . Now there are plenty of apps (e.g. Hide Bottom Bar ) that remove the buttons, but since they are based on killing some Android process (I believe), they also remove the Status Bar (on top of the screen). Now I would like to keep the status bar, but only remove the on-screen buttons (because I would like to use gestures instead). Any way to achieve this? | I found the answer here - it's a matter of adding <code> qemu.hw.mainkeys=1 </code> to <code> /system/build.prop </code> (root required). | How can I hide the on-screen buttons but keep the status bar | android |
I checked stackexchange-url ("The Master List of Rooting Techniques"), and found nothing. This XDA thread looked promising. | To root a Nook HD or HD+ you can use Clockworkmod ( CWM ) Recovery, a tool to install modifications to an Android device. Follow the instructions on this XDA thread to create bootable Micro SD from one the provided images. I used Win32DiskImager on a Windows XP net-book with a built-in card-reader to burn a SD with the NookHD-bootable-CWM-6025-for-emmc-stock-small-rev2.zip image. And I copied NookHD-HDplus-Universal-Root-rev1.zip into it. Once I could boot my Nook from the CWM SD I made a backup and used "install zip from SD" to apply the NookHD-HDplus-Universal-Root-rev1.zip More information and tips to be found at the XDA thread | How do I root my Nook HD? | android |
I would like to extend a WiFi signal. I could buy a WiFi repeater, but a much cheaper solution would be using an older Android 4 device, which I own and don't use. The Android device is capable of creating a WiFi AP. So if I bought an external WiFi USB adapter for it, with a large antenna used as the receiver and the Android device itself as the AP, I could bridge the network. The hardware should be possible. But how about the Android software? Will there be any issues, or any considerations I need to take note of? | That's not worth the trouble. It's not supported out of the box by Android and you would have to (re)compile and configure and script many things. The dedicated router is the more reasonable and stable solution (and it's also cheap). Reasons are the following. You would need: USB host support finding a USB wifi module that's supported by linux Compile a kernel module or a new kernel (to support the USB module) bridge utilities (maybe), bridge module in linux a working wpa_supplicant binary for the new USB dongle time 17EUR+ costs (Wifi USB dongle (starting around 12EUR) + USB OTG cable (5EUR)) In contrast to this the cheapest repeater-mode wifi router I found on Amazon was 18EUR and requires null additional fiddling (plus has a better antenna). | Android as WiFi bridge with AP | android |
I'm trying to download the Swype installer to my PC so I can transfer it to my phone without using my data plan. When I go to the website and try to download the installer without registering I get the message Sorry! This is not an Android device. It appears you're not using an Android device, so you cannot download the Swype Beta Installer. Is there anything I can do? Also why must you first install the Swype installer which installs Swype, it seems like an unescecary step? It sure is stupid that Swype can't be proper and just be in the market. | This is the direct download link to the Swype Installer APK: http://swypemedia.swype.com/beta-d1/media/installer/Swype-Installer-2.0.apk You can access this from any device (including a desktop computer). Swype uses the installer app for it's licensing system. | Can Swype be downloaded from a PC and transfered to the phone by a USB cable? | android |
Currently I use Gmail on my desktop with 2-step verification (by SMS) enabled and I consider it secure. Now I'm buying an Android phone and I'd like to check Gmail on it sometimes , but I don't want to save my password on the phone. When my phone gets stolen or lost, the thief would gain access to all my Gmail data. I've heard Android uses Google account for a lot of things, like downloading apps from the store. Is there any way to set it up so that it doesn't store my password and asks for it every time I'd like to access mail? I don't want to protect my phone entirely (with entering the PIN every time I use it etc.), as it's prepaid and I don't really have anything sensitive there. | Using a free service like Android Lost , you can remotely control your phone from a web browser. You can wipe it, locate it on a map, read sms'es, take a picture remotely etc... to ease your concerns regarding security. While not directly an answer to your question, it might be a viable solution. Not storing your Google credentials on your Android smartphone and accessing Google services through the mobile web brower is not only very impractical, but also sort of defeats the purpose of a modern smartphone doesn't it ? | How to protect my Google account credentials on my Android phone? | android |
I flashed CM 10.0 (Android 4.1.2 JB) to my Galaxy s2 (i777); it doesn't seem like Google Now is installed. When I go to Google Play, it doesn't show in the list. Any idea how I can install Google Now? | It seems that you have a version of Google Search that doesn't include Google Now. The easiest way to fix this would be to install a new version of the Google Search app. I have linked to the googlenow apk below so that you can install the version I had on my device. This should then allow you to access Google Now by pressing the Google Search option in the app drawer, or using the quick search bar on the default launcher. GoogleNow.apk | Can't find Google Now in Cyanogenmod 10.0 for Galaxy s2 | android |
Will the following situation damage or cause any harm to the battery or/and the phone: The phone is being charging (regardless it is using the electrical outlet or via USB) and .. You are playing a game while the phone is being charging and .. You will be playing the game for 5 hours or more. In another word, if you will be playing a android game in a android phone for 5 hours or more while the android phone is being charging, will it cause any damage or harm to the android phone and/or the battery inside the android phone? | Playing while charging does not damage the battery or phone directly. The only problem is that: battery gets warmer when is charging, and phone also gets hot when playing. So, when you play while charging, phone gets too hot and we know that battery life would be affected when it works in very hot conditions. Sources to read more: http://batteryuniversity.com/learn/article/how_heat_and_harsh_loading_reduces_battery_life http://batteryuniversity.com/learn/article/how_to_prolong_lithium_based_batteries | Will playing a game in a Android phone while charging damage or cause harm to the battery or the phone? | android |
I have recently picked up a Nexus 4, on a carrier with a good DC-HSPA network (3 in the UK), and I want to check out the speed on that network. However, I don't know whether my phone has even picked up the DC-HSPA network. My speedtests have so far shown around 12Mbps down and 2Mbps up (one of which was in central London), so I can assume I'm only on HSPA+ at the moment. I'd imagine DC would be roughly double that. The indicator next to the signal strength bar has only ever said H or 3G. Will it say something different when using DC? It's never even said H+, for that matter. Is it supposed to? Or is H just a blanket for all HSPA-related standards? | According to this Wikipedia entry, this is enhanced version of HSPA+ . Now, reading from the telephony source in JellyBean, depending if its GSM, between the two lines numbered 72 and 107, there is nothing in there that indicates, the automatic detection of the usage of DC-HSPA and is probably being treated as HSPA+ for now in the interim, so its very highly likely that it will show up as a 'H' or '3G'. And then again, that's dependent on the compile-time specifications used when the ROM was built, to elect to show '3G', 'H+' or even 'H' on the status bar. | DC-HSPA Cellular Standard Indicator | android |
I have been using ConnectBot to connect to shell sessions on Linux machines from my Android phone. What amazes me is how easy it is to use the Vim editor using the virtual keyboard, because the Vi/Vim command mode puts so many useful actions at your fingertips. It is so much easier to edit text that I would like to be able to do it in the same way everywhere in the Android UI. That is to say, I don't want a Vi editor on the phone, but in the UI itself. Is something like this available somewhere? What would it take to develop it? What places in Android must be modified? Is there some easy plugin framework where you just fill in some functions and you provide a new text editing method? | Is something like this available somewhere? Not at the moment, although there are a couple vim-style text editor: Vim Touch aVim Editor however these are currently implemented as an application, not as an IME. What would it take to develop it? What places in Android must be modified? Is there some easy plugin framework where you just fill in some functions and you provide a new text editing method? Android provides the framework for creating custom keyboard (officially known as IME). Anyone that is interested in creating a vim-style IME for Android should check out Creating Input Method . | Vi-style text editing method for Android UI | android |
While the phone is powered on, and I plug something in the jack of the phone, I hear a continuous clicking sound, with the frequency of about 4 times per second, on the right speaker. The left speaker plays the audio as it should. I don't have a mono device to see how it behaves with it... The phone's speakers do not have this problem, or the Bluetooth headset. The sound is identical, as far as I can tell, to the sound (almost?) any audio device makes when it's plugged in (and/or out?). Phone: Lenovo A800 Android version: 4.0.4 The issue doesn't happen on my Nexus 7. Happens with headsets, earphones, external speakers... Pretty much everything in the jack. I chose to post the issue here because I have found various similar issues with other Android devices around the Internet, but no working solution. Is there any known cause for this? Any solution..? My brother just bought a new headset, and there's no clicking sound with it. I looked at the jacks and there seems to be no difference. Any ideas...? | Oh, I forgot about this. My brother came to me and jammed the jack in as far as it could physically go. The problem was fixed... | Continuous clicking sound on the jack | android |
How can I disable/lock Google Play on my phone(may be restrict it with a password)? I tried this way and followed the steps given there. But it's not asking any password for free apps. | It won't ask for a password for free apps since there's no danger of financial loss of any kind, it is a good point however There are apps on Google Play that can 'lock' certain apps check 'https://play.google.com/store/search?q=app+locker' or something to that effect This one looks like it does the job: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.domobile.applock&feature=search_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwyLDEsImNvbS5kb21vYmlsZS5hcHBsb2NrIl0 . They will enable control of apps via a pin | Disable or lock Google Play on my android phone | android |
I suspect I know the answer to this question, but I wanted to quadruple check here just in case... Is there any way to set a phone to have a different ringtone based on what number was dialed ? I want to know if someone called my GV number or my cell number. However, I do not want to set the GV caller ID to display my GV number. I know this would work, but I'm trying to get my cake and eat it too here... Is it possible? | No, unfortunately you can't have your cake and eat it too. At least not by just using the native dialer. Android will only choose a ringtone based on caller id. There is the option of setting up SIP Droid or GrooveIP for the sole purpose of ringing for an incoming call. You could continue to forward GV to your cell as well as the second number picked up by those apps, and you would simply know they are calling your GV number because that app is ringing. A bit hacky, as you have two apps ringing (native dialer and the second app you chose), but it is an option. I think they can be set up to reject a call after a few seconds, so you would note that they rang for a couple seconds, then pick up the native dialer knowing it is coming via GV. If you have a good enough connection, you could disable forwarding GV to your cell and instead only forward to your Chat client (which is used by GrooveIP or SIP Droid). Then you would set that program to make a different ringtone, and you would have the person's correct caller ID. But it means your call goes over data, which can be less reliable. | Google Voice - Separate ringtone but maintain caller ID? | android |
I have tablet which has a IAMPX200 Processor and a M718 Main Board. The current OS is Android 2.3 , and I want to upgrade it to Android 4.0 . Is it possible? If yes, please give any suggestions. | Simple answer: No. ICS requires an Armv7 processor. Arm11 processors are armv6, as such your tablet doesn't support ICS. however, a ROM maker may have ported it to your professor and hardware - I suggest you check forums such ad XDA Developers. | How to upgrade Android 2.3 to 4.0 on ARM 11 based Tablet? | android |
Is it possible to make the display on a Android phone to a TV or a PC Monitor? What are the methods that I can connect the Android phone to a TV (e.g. plasma TV) or a PC Monitor and then modify some configuration in the phone so that the display will be shown in the TV or the PC Monitor screen? | Yes, you can connect an android phone to a TV or a computer monitor. At least if you have a new enough TV or monitor, and not a ten year old TV like I do. :-) My android phone came with a HDMI cable to use when connecting phone to TV. I have connected it many times to my computer however, using a mini USB cable. But I would be able to use the HDMI as well, depending on what I want to do. I am for sure no expert, but I have a Sony Ericsson experia arc S and I have used it for over a year. I hope that this answer is good enough to offer some help. For newer phone, you may wish to use the following: Micro USB to HDMI® MHL Adapter Reference link: http://www.monoprice.com/products/product.asp?c_id=108&cp_id=10833&cs_id=1083314&p_id=8675&seq=1&format=2 Video link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=P5tJl_a_wcc In the reference link, it include information such as Compatible Mobile Devices (which you can retrieve from this link - http://www.mhlconsortium.org/WorkArea/DownloadAsset.aspx?id=5055 ) | Is it possible to connect a Android phone display to a TV or PC Monitor? | android |
The notebooks in Evernote seem to be arranged in alphabetical order. Is there any way to arrange the notebooks in another order, or maybe custom sort/arrange the notebooks? | As workaround you can prefix the notebook names with non-alphabetic characters to control the sort order. For example I prefix my notebooks with zero to three underscore characters ("_") to sort the notebooks in four groups, as so _Notebook1 _Notebook2 _Notebook3 __Notebook1 __Notebook2 __Notebook3 ___Notebook1 ___Notebook2 ___Notebook3 Notebook1 Notebook2 Notebook3 You can use any other renaming scheme you find appropriate in your case, for example, simply prefix the notebooks by numbers ("1_", "2_", "3_", and so on). | Custom sort the notebooks in Evernote | android |
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 | Your restriction (no 3rd party apps) will keep a better fitting answer away, I'd say. What you describe is a task not for Tasker, but for... oh, I shall not mention it you wrote... Your problem is most likely that Tasker very well catches the <code> boot_completed </code> event, but the apps to kill have been waiting for the same. So when Tasker looks to kill them, they're not yet started. Your Task thus finishes without anything done, and Whoop! then the unwanted apps start. So if you really want to do this via Tasker, I'd insert a <code> Tasker -> Wait </code> at the very beginning of the task. Play with the values, start with 15s and increase in 15s steps until either it works or your reach a point where it's unlikely to work (say e.g. 2 min, or you see the apps have started and your Task didn't kill them). If that still doesn't work, combine it with switching the condition: In case Tasker really cannot catch the <code> boot_completed </code> (well, Tasker itself is started then), switch to "monitoring start", and start over with 15s wait again. Finally, though you didn't want 3rd party apps, just in case you re-think that: Autorun Manager does this job quite fine, without any hazzle. On rooted devices, it even can disable other intents than just <code> boot_completed </code> listeners. | How to use Tasker to kill apps on/after device boot? | android |
I looked at the publisher's system requirements for Adobe Air. I compared that list to Huawei's device specs , but Huawei's list doesn't mention if the device has ARMv7 processor with vector FPU, minimum 550MHz, OpenGL ES 2.0, H.264 and AAC HW decoders How can I figure out why the store says the device is incompatible, and whether that conclusion is correct? I would prefer an answer that didn't involve installing the SDK, but if it requires reading and comparing device.prop and the APK, please provide a link to suitable directions. | Your device doesn't have an Armv7 processor. It has an Armv6. You can confirm this by attempting to download apps like Temple Run & Firefox from the market - these all need Armv7 processors. You can also install Device Info to check it yourself, it gives you detailed information. Also, according to GSM Arena your processor is clocked to 600Mhz - the same as most Armv6 devices. | Why does Google Play Store say that Adobe Air is incompatible with the Huawei U8510 phone? | android |
I want to know if tethering with my Xperia Neo V via USB will affect the battery capacity in any negative manner other than the usual. | No. There's no relation between those two things. If you connect your phone via the USB it gets charged. It doesn't matter if you don't use the USB connection at all or transfer files or tether your data connection or do any other stuff while it's connected. The charging circuit doesn't even know that it's connected via USB and that there's data flowing. It just happily charges the phone with the power supplied via USB. Side note: The battery (LiIon) degrades over time, if you use it or not. There are however differences in the speed of degradation, depending on usage, storage temperature and charging state (best is around 60-70% charged as far as I know). This is however the usual degradation which you asked not to factor in. And this degradation definitely doesn't change if you tether or not. | Does USB tethering degrade droid batteries? | android |
I use a lot of widgets (like Gmail, calender, weather app, Facebook, music, news, etc.) and since I have been using them I feel my mobile has become slower than before. I don't use a task manager. Watchdog alerts me on Gmail only. My RAM is 512MB. Are there any studies that reflect Android performance with the use of widgets? | I share my experience and knowledge as an android developer: Most widgets don't consume (or use just a bit) processor power when they are not visible, but some would consume even if your screen is off and phone is locked. It is based on what task the widget is considered to do, and how developer has written and optimized the code. As a general rule: more widgets would slow down your launcher (desktop) because your phone has to render UI of the widget every time it is shown to you. As I see, your phone is a low-end one and surely, it shows some lag when you add more widgets, but keep in mind that smartphones are made to do TASKS, not to just scroll fast and be lag-free. So, if you really use those widgets, keep using them! And one more thing, if your phone is running on Android ICS 4.0 or newer, you wouldn't need any task manager or task killer. Android itself best manages tasks and you shouldn't worry about background tasks, as long as you haven't installed any malicious app. killing background apps NEVER improves speed on your phone or battery life. | Do widgets slow down Android phone? | android |
I am following the book XDA Developers Android Hackers Toolkit 2012 . In the beginning chapters , it says that : The second-stage bootloader checks to see if the security flag is on (S-ON) or off (S-OFF) and depending on that , it checks for the signatures in kernel and OS that is to be loaded . The book says that if the security flag is S-OFF , then the bootloader no longer checks for signatures and also makes the entire system writable . Now , coming to fastboot : Fastboot is a protocol that allows low level commands to be sent to a device to do such things as write files to the OS . Most manufacturers , therefore , disable the fastboot protocol at the factory . Can the security flag be S-OFF and fastboot be disabled ? Can anyone elaborate on the relation between the security flag and fastboot protocol ? | S-OFF is mainly found in HTC devices, and is a separate security mechanism whereas the <code> /system </code> directory cannot be mounted RW across boots. It also restricts other features. If S-OFF is enabled, fastboot can't be disabled, as fastboot would have to be enabled to turn S off. As such, fastboot would most likely be enabled, unless it was re-locked in some way (which would in turn lock S to ON). | Is the setting OFF/ON of the security flag different from enabling/disabling of fastboot? | android |
I have an ASUS Transformer Pad TF101. I finally got round to rooting it just now. Important: <code> /sdcard </code> is not FAT32. It's a fuse filesystem based in ext4. So it is capable of using <code> chmod </code> . So that I can work on it optimally, I'd like to be able to place executables in <code> /mnt/sdcard </code> . (Note that while it is called <code> sdcard </code> it is not, in actual fact, an SD card; it is internal storage.) I'd also like <code> chmod </code> in general to succeed, as it causes problems with certain things in Mercurial when it fails (even when I've patched the things in the main codebase to make it work at all, a few things in Python standard library calls still break). I presume that the problem is something to do with the mount flags, but I don't know what, so here they are: <code> $ mount ... /dev/block/mmcblk0p7 on /data type ext4 (rw,nosuid,nodev,noatime,nodiratime,errors=panic,user_xattr,acl,barrier=1,nodelalloc,data=ordered) ... /dev/fuse on /mnt/sdcard type fuse (rw,nosuid,nodev,relatime,user_id=1023,group_id=1023,default_permissions,allow_other) ... </code> I'm not sure what happens with the FUSE stuff, but I know that <code> /sdcard </code> 's contents are stored in <code> /data/media </code> . Here, then, is the baffling thing about it all: As 10126 (terminal) in /sdcard, I can't chmod. As 1023 in /sdcard, I can't chmod. As 0 in /sdcard, I can chmod. As 10126 in /data/media, I can't chmod. As 1023 in /data/media, I can chmod. As 0 in /data/media, I can chmod. Having applied <code> chmod a+w /data/media </code> , 10126 can then chmod appropriate files in /data/media, but still neither 10126 nor 1023 can chmod in /mnt/sdcard, which is what I ideally want. (Because it sorts out all the rest of the permissions so that you don't end up with fragmented file ownership.) Also, if I create files in /sdcard, they will be owned by UID/GID 0/1015 (1015 being <code> sdcard_rw </code> ), while if I create them in /data/media, they will be owned by the UID/GID of the user (0/0) rather than 1023/1023 in /data/media (they will still be owned by 0/1015 in /sdcard—I don't understand that but am not drastically worried by it). So then, my question: how can I make it so that any account can successfully <code> chmod </code> in /mnt/sdcard, rather than just root? I have been using /mnt/sdcard and /sdcard interchangeably in this question; /sdcard is symlinked to /mnt/sdcard. | Chmod will never be supported. That's on purpose according to comments in the source code. Here's a reference to the FUSE implementation on Github pointing to a comment that says this. And the original head on Googlesource (a bit harder to navigate than Github). Even root cannot bypass it: <code> shell@android: # id uid=0(root) gid=0(root) shell@android: # touch /mnt/sdcard/x; ls -l /data/media/0/x -rw-rw-r-- media_rw media_rw 0 2013-01-05 17:35 x shell@android: # chmod 777 /mnt/sdcard/x; ls -l /data/media/0/x -rw-rw-r-- media_rw media_rw 0 2013-01-05 17:35 x shell@android: # chmod 000 /mnt/sdcard/x; ls -l /data/media/0/x -rw-rw-r-- media_rw media_rw 0 2013-01-05 17:35 x </code> Note that ownership is hardcoded to media_rw:media_rw (below /data/media). PS: /data/media is another story, all the regular permissions apply here, it's ext4 and root is allowed to do whatever it wants. | How can I make it so that any user can chmod in my fuse-mounted ext4-formatted /sdcard? | android |
I just bought an android phone a few days ago, and I love it. There are a few things that bother me, but most of the time I find that there is a better way to manage things. What bothers me the most at this point though is that I can't store Email addresses on the People app. I was looking for a one stop place where I'd be able to store all the information about a person including email, date of birth, profile picture etc. I'd receive reminders when their birthday comes up and stuff like that. Is there a single app that does all that? | I don't know which device you are using? But normally every Android phones People app should support the functionality of at least the basic information (meaning the emails, because it is Android ~ Google ~ Gmail). So are you really sure you can't add at least the email address to your contacts? As mentioned already by eldarerathis, you should normally even see your contacts online status. Maybe you can test it by logging in on your Gmail account on a pc. Add some email addresses to your contacts via the pc. Make your Android device synchronize the information you just entered (Settings > Accounts&Sync > Sync all; or something like that). Then have a look back at your People app and check if the email addresses are entered. If they are visible on your phone, that probably means that your phone supports this, but you haven't found the good way to add this information via your People app. Maybe you can search the site of the manufacturer for more information (or maybe have a look at something like a Help or Get Started app on your phone). | Contact Organizer | android |
I am familiar with USB Mass Storage mode . How exactly is USB Debug mode different from it ? | An Android device in "Mass Storage" mode behaves just like a USB flash drive: It presents itself as an block device that can be mounted (i.e "used") by the host PC. Just like an USB stick does. Additionally "USB Debug Mode" can be enabled, which creates a new USB endpoint for the Android Debug Bridge ( <code> adb </code> ). This allows an user to get in-deep access to the connected Android device and furthermore it allows the debugging of Apps. This is the reason why you should never attach an Android device with Debug Mode enabled to an untrustworthy PC. As USB is able to provide more then one endpoint per USB device, this "services", Mass Storage and <code> adb </code> , can be used simultaneously. | What is the difference between USB Mass Storage and USB Debug mode? | android |
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