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I used to have an HTC Evo Shift. If I plugged it into a power cord, the screen would stay on until I explicitly pushed the power button. Now, I have a Samsung Galaxy S III. The screen turns off after a certain timeout regardless of whether it is plugged in. There is an option to change the timeout, but I would rather not be switching it all the time based on whether I have it plugged in. Is there an option I am missing?
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Stock Samsung devices with TouchWiz (Samsung's version of Android) do not have this option to Stay Awake, and it is a good thing they don't. especially when they use the Super AMOLED screens. The image can burn in to the screen very quickly.
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Why does my screen still turn off while charging?
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android
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The direct dial/message shortcut icons on the Samsung Galaxy S3 are ambiguous - eg: it is hard to tell which is text and which is a dial if you have the same person (one for each). Additionally, on this model, the shortcut is overlayed with "mobile" or "home" or whatever that persons phone you've selected. Is there any way to easily change this? I'm using GO Launcher, which I can change the icons directly but then I'd have to go and find the person's image, overlay it with a text/phone icon, etc., which seems like a lot of work. The stock ROM on my Motorola Atrix used to have a pretty sweet widget that looked something like this: <code> ----------------------------------- | | | Contact IMG | Phone IMG | Text IMG | | | | ------------------------------------ </code> Where the phone and text buttons of the image would direct dial\text the contact. Maybe there is something like this out there that I've missed? This is what it looks like ("phone" and "text" were originally the contacts name):
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There was no free option to fix this that I could find. There is a lot of junk on the play store, and it was kinda hard to find, but seems looking for "speed dial" in the play store was the key words I needed. I found and tried several apps, none of which were very good. I finally settled on this app: Speed Dial Widget Contact+ . It's the closest I've found to what I'm asking above.
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Direct dial/message shortcuts ambiguously displayed on Galaxy S3
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android
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I have it on my Droid RAZR bought at Verizon on the 1st day available: 11/11/2011. It was recently updated over the air to Ice Cream Sandwich. I never rooted or installed custom ROMs. I do have a developer menu ( which caused this problem: stackexchange-url ("On it's own, my Verizon Droid Razr (recently with ICS), went into debug mode. How do I get it out of debug mode?")). Do all Verizon droid RAZRs have this menu item?
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Virtually all Android devices have the Developer options menu. This is stock Android; a carrier or device manufacturer would have to explicitly remove it. If they did, the hue and cry from actual Android developers would be very loud; some might even refuse to develop for such a device, which would have a negative impact on device sales. In Ice Cream Sandwich, it's grown lots of extra options, as you've noticed. The developer options are mostly useful to actual developers, though some of them are useful to power users. For instance, "USB Debugging" allows a user to control their Android from their PC with adb ; that could be anything from side-loading an apk to rooting the device. Privacy fanatics will appreciate "Allow mock locations"; when this option is on they can use simple apps to generate false geolocation data. And my personal favorite is "Stay awake" which prevents the phone from sleeping or blanking the display while it's on the charger. If you're having a problem with these options getting enabled while the device is in your pocket, as in your other question, consider using a screen lock. In Jelly Bean, developer options must be enabled explicitly and a warning dialog appears if you try to enable developer options. This will help prevent you from enabling them accidentally in your pocket.
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Do ALL stock Verizon Droid RAZRs have the full Developer Optionc menu on System Settings?
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android
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I have seen Pieceable which is a Website where you can upload iOS apps and then try them out directly in the browser. Is something like this also available for Android? To upload an APK File, embed some code into a website and be able to try out the app before buying it?
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I have found AppSurfer.com to work very nicely for me. They are still in BETA but in 1 - 2 months to come out with plans... It's free for 10 users at the same time at the moment and works quiet well...
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Is there a way to evaluate Android apps in a browser (like Pieceable for Android)?
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android
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I would like to make both launchers Hard To Kill. Tag Home takes way too long to load from cold start because it has to load ~200 app tags from a database into memory. However, it only occupies 8MB itself. However, it usually dies after a while. Multitask Manager is also lightweight, and I need it to switch from app to app. I use this as my 'default' launcher. I open up Tag Home from Multitask Manager. The problem is, v6 supercharger seems to only recognize Multitask Manager as my Homescreen Launcher. The actual launcher -- Tag Home -- is ignored. Is there any script/method to make Tag Home 'Hard To Kill' while maintaining Multitask Manager as my default launcher?
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The script you mention also offers an option to make additional apps 'bulletproof'. Since I don't know which version of Supercharger you're running, I can't tell you the correct number of the mentioned option, but it's labeled <code> BulletProof Apps {Hit or Miss} </code> . It scans the current process list and gives you the option to name the app you want to make immune (or rather "resistent") to being killed by the low memory killer. You don't have to be very precise with the naming, any 3 following letters matching your process should suffice. It will then prompt you to acknowledge the choice. That's it, you're done!
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v6 Supercharger with Multitask Manager and Tag Home Launchers
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android
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(I was about to ask it here, but since I found the answer I'll share it too) After installing Android on NAND on my HD2, I found that the available system memory is too little for everyday use. It's around 180MB and after a few applications I need to move everything (manually) to SD card. I would like to have more space for system, especially if I have a large (say, 8GB) SD card.
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The answer is data2sd What does it do? It basically tells Android to use the ext2 partition (once available) on the SD card as internal storage, together with HD2's internal memory. This way you can get up to 4GBs. How to install? As specified in the forum, you can grab the recovery zip (check topic if link goes down) and install it in recovery. It's not that straightforward. If that's your first time, I suggest to: Make a backup of the SD card on PC, laptop, tablet or cloud, because it's going to be wiped Insert the card in HD2, boot in recovery (keep <code> HOME </code> down during HTC logo). Some ROMs allow you to reboot in recovery, some apps allow you to with one click: choose your favourite option From Clockwork recovery, choose the option to partition SD card ( <code> Advanced -> Partition SD Card </code> ), and choose your partition size. With card > = 8GB, I recomment 4096MB Once finished, power off, remove the card and copy the recovery zip you downloaded on the card. Also restore your previous backup Insert the card, boot Recovery again and choose the option to install a ZIP from SD card, then choose that file and confirm Reboot Android. You're done!! How does it work? When you partition the SD card, Android creates a swap partition (that works like in Linux, don't forget it's just plain Linux kernel) and an ext2 partition of the size you just chose in the end of the card. The first part of the card is partitioned with a FAT32 partition for easy interoperability, because Windows and other OSes only mount the first partition in a removable drive, if they can mount it. Data2sd is basically an init script (running on system boot) that mounts this ext2 partition as the <code> /data </code> directory of the system. Credit to user <code> Anurag pandey </code> @xda-developers
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Too little memory in Android NAND ROMs. Cannot install apps!
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android
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I have a Galaxy S2 with ICS. When I use it in my car, while it is charging from a car charger, I occasionally get this popup: "Charging paused. Battery temperature too high" Also Waze is running while this happens. Is there anything I can do to prevent this from happening? Does this indicate that my car charger is defective?
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Your charger is fine. Only your phone is running hot due to heavy usage. Your phone has a few components that dissipate heat if heavily used: The processor when used heavily by an app (yours has 2 cores) The graphics chip when your app uses OpenGL (also for screen composition) The display when lit (depending on the brightness) The battery itself (when charged or discharged heavily) The modem also needs rather much power for 3G/4G/LTE data transfers If this all above leads to a high battery temperature a safety mechanism kicks in for security reasons (LiIon battery technology needs this supervision, you may have heard of burning or exploding consumer tech) Reasons: It's mostly a mix of all things above. Maybe it's also a bad programmed app (requires too much computation, keeps CPU awake, etc.). What you can do: lower screen brightness underclock your CPU via SetCPU Is Force GPU rendering in the developer settings enabled? If so, disable. Try another app or file a bug report for waze (maybe) Does the app work also when the screen is off (I'm not sure what it does, maybe it has speech output that doesn't require you to look at the screen) maybe it's due to your model (I heard the i9100G generates more heat) Switch to 2G only in the mobile networks settings: Settings-> Wireless&networks-> more-> Mobile networks-> Use only 2G networks (saves battery)
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"Charging paused. Battery temperature too high" while connected to car charger
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Are there design issues with tablets being charged by USB not seen with Android phones? I saw this on another forum, what are your thoughts on this with regard to my question? http://forums.androidcentral.com/acer-iconia-a100/112270-charge-via-usb-port.html#post1696260 An important consideration in the design is the amount of current the usb connectors can handle. I figure the designers find that it is safer to design a separate charging and power connector because as the devices get larger they draw more current to operate and charge the battery. I think that is the reason they do that. Is there no 12 volt adapter for these devices? I don't own one yet, just leaning towards the acer 7 inch tablet. I would prefer charging via USB (via mains or PC) when considering a tablet so that I don't have to carry around a specific charger. Many Android phones use their micro USB port for charging - connecting the USB cable to a mains adapter or using the cable to connect to a full size USB port on a computer. I see that some major brand Android tablet manufacturers (Motorola, Asus) as well as some smaller less know brands either use a separate power input (non micro-USB) or a dock.
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Tablets have larger screens, and often more powerful CPUs, than phones, which vastly increases power consumption. In order to provide the battery life expected, tablet batteries have much higher capacity than typical phones, and would charge at an unacceptably slow rate with a 5V, 550ma charge provided by a USB 2.0 computer port (some wall chargers are 850ma or 1-2A). At 550ma and 5V, you are getting 2.75 Watts (Volts x amps), at 2A, you are as high as 10 Watts. Charging at a higher voltage allows a faster charge while keeping the current down, which minimizes the need for heavier conductors in the cable, etc. The ASUS charger used with the Transfomer series, for example, uses 1.5A at 15V, which provides 22.5 Watts. I believe the iPad charger has similar characteristics. Each of these uses a proprietary connector which provides a signal to the charger that it can safely output the higher voltage, which reduces the risk of damaging other equipment by connecting it to the higher voltage charger. The ASUS will charge, albeit very slowly, from a computer USB port using the proprietary cable; the same may be true of other tablets. EDIT: An additional factor is the maximum current rating of the pins in the USB connector. This article states that the maximum rated current on pins 1 & 5 of a micro USB connector is 1.8 amps for a total of 9 watts. Currents beyond that amount run the risk of overheating the pins.
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Can USB charging (via mains adapter or from PC/Mac) of Android tablets be the main, primary method of charging? Or are there design issues?
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I want to compare two different networks and choose the "better one". Better could be that I want to find out if the one I want to switch to would handle VoIP applications, like a Skype call in particular. Is there any way for me to compare two networks like this? I have two SIM cards and and an Android phone with CyanogenMod 7.2
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You can always perform a speed test and check for packet loss( Speedtest.net , pingtest ) Alternatively, you can try calling the skype Voice Testing Service which should be in your contacts from before, and if it isnt there the username is echo123 i belive.
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Is there a way to compare networks in terms of internet connection?
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android
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I find myself changing render effects a lot on my Nexus One. During the day brightness is ok, but to read on bed it's extremely bright even on the lowest setting. I find that going to <code> options </code> , <code> cyanogen </code> , <code> interface </code> (why not under display?), <code> render effects </code> , and selecting either <code> night mode </code> or <code> blue </code> works wonders. Even if still too bright, it's worlds better than before. But going to that menu all the time is a pain. Is there a widget or a patch to add to the notifications power bar or something?
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I reinstalled CM7 on a spare HTC Desire to check the procedure: Long press on spare space of homescreen Select "Widgets" Select "RenderFX widget" Choose color (night, red, etc.) Place Widget. Results in a toggle switch widget:
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Is there an easy way to switch render effects?
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android
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I've been trying to send an MMS on a rooted ST17i with the MiniCMSandwich Lite rom but for some reason, I can't send any MMS (no matter how big). It will just say "SENDING" on the messaging app but would stay that way for quite some time (probably around 30 minutes) then it would say that sending has failed. So far, I've already tried the following combinations: wifi: on data: on wifi: off, data: off wifi: on, data: on All to no avail. It just won't send. However, I can browse the web without any problems using my data plan (no wifi) and I have assumed that data and MMS are somewhat tied together in a way. So since data is working (it's even on an HSDPA status based on my signal bar), why won't MMS work? I guess it should be also beneficial that I state that sending MMS worked when I was still on stock. As for my service provider, I'm under a postpaid plan from Sun Cellular. My APN settings is as follows: <code> Name: Sun MMS APN: mms Proxy: Not set Port: Not set Username: Not set Password: Not set Server: Not set MMSC: http://mmscenter.suncellular.com.ph MMS proxy: 202.138.159.78 MMS port: 9201 MCC: 515 MNC: 05 Authentication type: Not set APN type: mms APN protocol: IPv4 APN enabled/disable: APN enabled Bearer: Unspecified </code>
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Just to add closure to this question, I finally resolved it by downloading an <code> Mms.apk </code> from a different AOSP ICS build rom. It seems the one that came with the rom I'm using has some issues. Using the <code> Mms.apk </code> from another rom fixed it for me.
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Reasons for MMS to fail while sending?
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android
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Are there any issues with enabling full encryption and loading custom ROMs or will it be seamless?
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Encryption is done on the /data partition (where all app-data is stored). However, /sdcard is sometimes encrypted too (if the sdcard is actually internal memory of the phone i.e. not removable). If the sdcard is also encrypted,then you will be unable to flash ROM's from within Recovery (recovery can't read encrypted sdcard).
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If I encrypt my phone will I still be able to load custom ROMs?
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android
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We have 150 new XOOM Wifi tablets (MZ604) that we are distributing to high school students in 2 weeks. The tablets have stock ICS 4.0.4 on them, unrooted. The requirement is the tablets run Adobe Flash Player 11 in order to interact with math and science curriculum that coincides with our textbooks. Adobe Flash Player does not work with Jelly Bean, therefore we need to prevent the devices from going past the 4.0.4 update. The students can take the devices off-campus and use them with their home wifi connections, so doing anything to block the devices at the school network is not going to work.
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There's an app for this. You can use it to install Flash Player on a Jelly Bean device. You can also try installing Flash Player and then upgrading the device to Jelly Bean.
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How do I prevent a system update from occurring?
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android
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I recently stackexchange-url ("asked a question") on this site about how to stop my USB transfers from being so slow on my rooted Galaxy S2. It was suggested to me that I update my kernel and/or ROM. That seemed reasonable, so I did. I now have the latest kernel version and latest ROM . And now, after doing so, my GPS is completely unresponsive. So now I'm playing feature-whack-a-mole again. Something I was doing a while back when I could either have my compass or my WiFi, but not both. How do I get out of this? How do I get my GPS back and not be juggling every other feature on my phone? (... and I'm not even sure my USB problems are solved...)
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The GPS was fixed by downloading a "tweak" script , whatever that is, from here. I originally found it on this thread on XDA-Developers .
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GPS stopped working after update
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android
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Samsung Galaxy Nexus has a 16GB internal memory and no external sdcard. I'm wondering if that means I have 16GB (or at least the free space left of that memory) to install applications?
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Yes you have full 16GB for apps+data together in a single file system. You won't have to do any moving to SD card any more. Google merged both partitions. It's just one big file system now with sections for the former parts. It's completely transparent, so no worries for you. Formerly: /data and /sdcard were separate partitions Galaxy Nexus / Nexus 7 and others running Jelly Bean: One single partition for both, i.e. no need to decide how to divide the space for both any more. To make it more generic: The partition layout will however not change for former phones (most probably), so devices which got upgraded to 4.x+ will still have separate file systems for both /data and /sdcard. If your device has an additional micro SD card this will also be separate still. By the way: This is the reason why there's no USB-thumbdrive functionality any more for the Galaxy Nexus (because /sdcard is not a single partition any more and also there's no FAT32 formatted partition internally (except for SD cards if existent))
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What is the application space limit on Galaxy Nexus?
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android
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If I keep one or more app minimized in my Android Phone (Samsung Galaxy Y) will my mobile's battery will be consumed faster than if I had not minimized any application at all?
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If an app does not run in the foreground, it is usually "frozen"; this means, its memory structure is kept (so you can "recall" it faster, and no additional I/O + CPU is needed to restart it) -- but gets (almost) no CPU-cycles assigned. There might be some exceptions when it needs to do things while backgrounded, but usually that would require the app to use a "service". Thus, the "overhead" is minimal -- compared to the need of restarting it every time the user needs to access it. As for memory, the Android system is quite efficient in maintaining it: To explain it in easy terms, apps are put into different groups having different "priorities". Together with some other criteria, this decides which app can be killed if the system runs "Out Of Memory": The OOM-Killer (again, "Out Of Memory Killer") comes into action then and checks: Obviously, essential system processes should not be killed at all, the users foreground-session (which he is working in) should be the last to consider. But "closed" apps are first candidates, "background apps" the next, and not-so-essential services come after those. Again, that is a simplified way to put it -- in reality, this looks a bit more complicated :) BUT: if you think of task-killers to "improve battery life": Forget about that before starting to think about. They are usually rather contra-productive, as they work against the system. Few exceptions apply in terms of a malfunctioning app (e.g. consuming all your CPU and there's no other way to stop it).
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Minimized Apps: Do they consume more battery?
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android
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Occasionally my Nexus 7 will exhibit poor touch responsiveness. This manifests as a need to drag my finger for an inch or so before scrolling happens, and a need for a firm touch in order to register a tap, and even then it's sporadic. I'm trying to determine if this is software or hardware. My guess is software: exiting the current app sometimes seems to resolve the issue. Putting it to sleep and re-awakening it often seems to resolve it. This happens maybe once every day or two, and only tends to last for a few minutes when it happens. (I'm still uncertain if things I do fix it or if it abates on its own...) As this is my first Android device, I don't have anything to compare it to. Has anybody else experienced this? Any good techniques to determine if it's hardware or software? EDIT 30-OCT-2012: I haven't experienced the problem since upgrading to 4.1.2, so I'm inclined to think it was a software problem that's been fixed.
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You can try to diagnose the problem yourself, or at least get a little more info by turning on a couple of developer diagnostics. In Settings, scroll down to Developer Options. Under the "Input" section, check "Show touches". This will cause a small (white) circle to show on the screen where ever you touch it. If you don't see the circle (which might be under your finger, so look carefully), you know it didn't register your touch. If you see the circle lagging, then you know it registered your touch and is just being slow for other reasons. Under "Monitoring", you may want to turn on "Show CPU Usage" and "Strict mode enabled." "Show CPU usage" will show you what is running as a little overlay in the top right of the screen. The top line of the display shows the system cpu load. See this excellent write up of what the load numbers mean. If the load is high, your little Nexus-7 "Strict mode enabled" will "Flash screen when apps do long operations on the main thread." If your screen flashes, then you know something is hogging the CPU.
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Periodic Nexus 7 touch responsiveness issue
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android
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This evening I took my phone out of my pocket and the screen was on and it was in debug mode. I assume it is debug mode - there is a column of text right justified near the top of the screen that changes with time. When my finger touches the screen a vertical and horizontal line appear and track my finger movement and there is a trail left showing where I moved my finger. Along the top of the screen there are fields which display info about the finger movement. I am not a developer, but I assume this is debug mode. My question is: How can I get it out of debug mode? HELP!!!
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Do you have "{} Developer options" under Settings menu? If yes, go to Settings-> Developer Options and uncheck the boxes under "Input", "Drawing" "Monitoring" sections. I presume these should be not available with standard ROMs (i.e. produced by carrier/that come with phone). In that sense, I am bit surprised on why you have it, unless you have CM's or other similar ROM.
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On it's own, my Verizon Droid Razr (recently with ICS), went into debug mode. How do I get it out of debug mode?
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android
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I just installed SIPDROID . I made three account in sip2sip.(free SIP provider). Then after I have configured application using one of that account. Application works fine. Question is: If I make multiple call to the same phone using SIP is there anyway to handle all calls at a same time? Multiple call on the same phone seems not working. The first call getting picked up but what about the second call which is coming during first call is going on. Even second call is not displaying on the screen. Confused !!
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Sipdroid that I what started with but after researching on it and from developers reviews I found that application has some missing functionality like multiple call and transferring calls etc... I don't know but may who is expert in sip stack or have time to do can implement missing functionality but I am neither one of them so my desire to get an application that have all this functionality and by modifying it I can integrate into my application and csipsimple is the answer. However its not easy job to build csipsimple into windows environment but there is hack how to do it. so carefully read its wiki about building project into window environment. According to wiki you can build native library or you can go ahead without building the native library . I suggest for windows user to go with without building the native library . If you have read wiki then in "without building the native library" section last line is like " To get the .so files, download latest nightly build from nightly build website and unpack the apk file (apk files are just zip files). Then get lib/ARCH/.so files and copy it into CSipSimple libs/ARCH/.so " I have to clarify one important thing about that: First get .apk file of csipsimple. The version of .apk file must same to download version of your csipsimple source code. . Here, you can see the source code version. Download the same version .apk and do further as described in wiki.
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sipdroid - Multiple call handling
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android
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I love the ICS feature that allows you to select 'Text' instead of 'Answer' or 'Ignore' for incoming calls, but I would love to be able to set what the options are for outgoing texts. Is this possible? I am running ICS on a Droid RAZR MAXX. Thanks!
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1) Go to Phone app 2) Tap Overflow Menu (triple verticle dots) > Settings 3) Tap Quick responses
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Can I customize the list of text messages that I can send when I slide to 'Text' instead of 'Answer' for an incoming call?
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android
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I want to migrate all my SMSs from WinMo to Android. I currently use PIM Backup to make a backup in case WinMo gets hard resetted, and it works fine. I have complete history of received and sent messages. I tried <code> SMS Exporter </code> but it looked like the XML file doesn't contain sent SMS (bad!!) I tried <code> Sprite Backup </code> : it generates a good EXE file with possibly all the messages it in, but I couldn't restore it by copying the generated files into Android SD card and opening Sprite Backup for Android, since it listed no backup file available in SD. I also read about <code> Sprite Migrate </code> from a 2010 blog post, but I see no more traces of it. What can I do to migrate SMSs? Contacts are no problem: I'll use <code> LocalSync </code> for Windows
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I guess this article was made for you: Import/Export/Move SMS Messages from Windows Mobile to Android . It mentions several tools to export your SMS from WinMo to an XML file, which then can be imported on your Android device without involving 3rd party tools. It also links to more useful articles on this topic. EDIT: As the OP commented, he was successfully using the Piemaster.NET guide mentioned on the page I originally linked. As suggested, I add it here in case the originally linked page is unreachable some day.
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Migrating SMSes from Windows Mobile to Android phone
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android
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How can I setup a new outlook.com account in the Android mail application? Outlook.com only supports Exchange ActiveSync, when I try to automatically create an account in the mail app it uses smtp.live.com (because my login is a hotmail account). What should I change the server settings to in order to use outlook.com's exchange servers? I am using a Sony Xperia P which is currently stuck on Android 2.3.7. It appears to support Exchange ActiveSync.
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I manually setup an Exchange ActiveSync account with the following settings: <code> Domain: *blank* Username: [email protected] Password: *********** Server: snt-m.hotmail.com Use secure connection (SSL): *checked* Accept all SSL Certificates: *unchecked* </code>
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How can I set up a new Outlook.com account using a Hotmail account?
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android
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I need to buy new monitor for my PC and I'm thinking about touch enabled monitors like DELL ST2220T or IIYAMA T2250MTS . I recently bought Gooseberry Board with Android on it and it would be great if I could connect it by HDMI cable to one of these monitors and use touch screen like i would on a tablet. Does anybody know if Android can work with such touch enabled monitors? Maybe someone have touch enabled monitor and could check it somehow?
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The touch-screen part of a touch-screen monitor doesn't work over HDMI, but with a separate USB interface. It requires drivers specific to that monitor. To make it work with the Gooseberry Board under Android you'd have to find or write drivers for that monitor.
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Touch enabled monitors and Android
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android
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I pre-ordered a Verizon SGS3, and it shipped to me before it was even available in stores. Since then I have not updated any programs that were Verizon-related. If at some point I want to root my phone, does it then make sense to not update these programs? I have heard that in the past, certain over-the-air updates have closed holes which are used to root. Is this the case so far with this phone?
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Update: Verizon's Galaxy S3 is locked and cannot as of now be rooted or updated to a custom firmware. See this XDA thread . As far as I know there are no current pending security holes that can be exploited by circulating rooting apps at the moment. Samsung does however not lock its phones if you buy them directly from them, i.e. you are free to install aftermarket firmware or modify the existing firmware via Odin quite easily (without having to hack/exploit/etc. anything). Some carriers, including Verizon however do indeed lock it. If you have an unlocked S3 or as soon there's an exploit for the locked booloader: CF-Root by Chainfire supports rooting stock firmwares of the S3 models GT-I9300 and GT-I9300T so far in a very easy way. It does not depend on an root exploit but rather modifies the system partition in another way that cannot be closed by a firmware OTA update. Just see the above referred blog post and the linked XDA forum thread in there for more info.
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How can I root my Samsung Galaxy S3? Should I defer the system update?
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android
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I've noticed since the 4.1.1 update that every time a photo is taken there's this very distracting slide effect that transitions the photo you've just snapped off the screen, replacing it with the live view. Is there any way to disable this?
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The new animation added to Jelly Bean camera app when photos are being taken, acts as a visual hint at a new swipe gesture that's been added. The idea is to make the user aware that swiping to the left at any time , they are able to scroll through all the photos taken: When taking a photo, a new animation sweeps your photo off the screen. There is now a new paging animation when swiping between photos. Android 4.1, Jelly Bean - Camera and Gallery (scroll down till this title) From that location, the user can rotate, crop, share, just like in the gallery app. As already mentioned by stackexchange-url ("jlehenbauer"), it's a feature and cannot be removed. Here a YouTube video about this: Android 4.1 Jelly Bean Camera app
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Disable 4.1.1 camera slide effect
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When I signed into my e-mail for work (we're on Microsoft Exchange) there were a number of server-specified security policies (See below) How do I avoid these? : I just received a Nexus 7 and signed into my work's exchange server. When I did so I told me that the server was requiring some security settings. I don't really like those. Especially the one (not really mentioned in the image) which disables NFC which I wish to use for Google Wallet. So my question could be answered by : A non-rooting method to disable these settings; A different app which would allow me to still connect to the server but not enforce these security settings; Anything else which I may be missing.
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A co-worker said he found a work-around with this app: Moxier Mail . I'm using the trial right now and I like it a lot. I really like that it lets me separate my work from the rest of my tablet. It also doesn't fall under the security requirements. It does require a pin for the app itself and there are useful widgets. All-in-all it seems even better than the built-in E-mail app. The full version's expensive, but my co-worker says it's worth it.
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How do I avoid the server-specified security policies for my work e-mail?
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I moved my microSD card from my old moto droid to the droid 4, but I can't see any of my old SD card apps. Is it possible to import them? Neither phone has even been rooted. Thanks!
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By simply moving the SD card between devices, it is possible to transport data . The apps you are referring to are probably the once you moved to SD card via App2SD -- this will not move the entire app, but (hopefully) the biggest part of it. At least a small piece remains on the device -- which is, amongst others, how the device knows about those apps. And which is why "the other phone" won't show them: It simply doesn't know they are there, as they are not "registered" with that device. So if you want to move them over, you will have to re-install them on your new phone (here: the Droid 4), and then (optionally) delete them on the old. The apps data are lost that way -- unless you can export them from within the app on the "old droid", put them on SD card, and import them with that app on the Droid 4. Or, alternatively, if both Droids are rooted, and you use Titanium Backup to backup app and data on the old, and restore them to the new phone. EDIT: If your idea is to permanently switch the card to the new device (i.e. not just temporarily, and then switch it back to the old), you might want to follow these steps: check with your apps list (from the homescreen, press the "menu" key, select "apps", and then again "apps" -- second place might be titled "manage apps", not sure, as it differs between devices and Android versions) which apps you've installed on your card, and write that down (just for safety). with the card in the old phone, uninstall the apps you've installed on the card (don't worry, you can re-install them later -- even the paid ones, as they are connected with your Google account) remove the card from your old phone, and use a card reader to attach it to your computer. With your file browser, check whether the directory <code> .android_secure </code> is empty. If not, just remove it. This step is optional, and should help avoiding trouble when re-installing the apps. now put the card into your new phone. All your data (stored on the card) will be immediately available. hopefully you've configured your device with the same Google account -- so now you can go and re-install those apps. Alternatively, if your old phone has sufficient internal memory, instead of uninstalling the apps (step 2) you could simply move them to internal memory. Then, if you configured your phone to backup apps+data to the Google cloud, you should be able to just "sync them back" to your new phone (in step 5). I've never tried that, but the possibility exists.
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Moved microSD from droid to droid 4 but apps don't show
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I'm wondering if I flash a custom ROM onto my Samsung Galaxy Nexus device, will it erase all my data (musics, pictures, etc.) due to its memory singularity?
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Flashing a CustomROM (usually any ROM different to the one you're currently running) requires you to do a complete Wipe (well, at least it is strongly recommended for stability reasons) -- so the answer is probably: Yes. Data on an external SD card usually is not affected -- but as far as I remember, the GN has no such thing. You might wish to consult the following Q&As for more information: stackexchange-url ("How can I keep settings after flashing a ROM?") stackexchange-url ("Do I need to revert to stock firmware and/or wipe data before installing a custom ROM?") stackexchange-url ("Manually upgrade Galaxy Nexus 4.0.4 (yakjuxw) to 4.1") EDIT: Just to be more clear: Data on (external|internal) SD-Card (the Nexus uses an internal eMMC instead of the external SD, if I'm correct) -- that is the place where you store your photos, videos, music files, etc. -- are not affected by the wipe. Just all "internal memory" -- i.e. the apps you installed, and all settings plus app data -- will be erased.
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Will flashing a custom ROM on my Galaxy Nexus device wipe my data?
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I use a calling card to call my home country and usually it's these steps: Call the dial in number for the calling card company (e.g. 1 800 123 1234) Enter the card PIN code (e.g. 1234 1234 1234) Enter the destination number (which is saved as a phone in the contacts - e.g. +7 12 123456780) I have several several contacts I call regularly and also plenty of one-offs. Is there an app or way to automatically prefix the numbers from steps 1 & 2 along with pauses (p) and waits (w) so that I could dial the contact directly from the address book? Thank you!
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You might want to take a look at Prefixer , which lets you "prefix, suffix and/or replace numbers in your calls" -- sounds like exactly what you need. There are a few similar apps on the Playstore: Prefix Dialer Number Fixer PreFixer I'm pretty sure one of them will solve your issue.
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Prepend phone numbers with a calling card dial in number
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There's a stackexchange-url ("good question on what the Odin tool is"). I understand now that it's an internal Samsung tool for flashing firmware, which explains why it's so hard to find info on the (rather cryptic) options and buttons. Can anyone here perhaps enlighten us with a basic description for the following: Options: Re-Partition (checkbox) F. Reset Time (checkbox) Phone EFS Clear (checkbox) Phone Bootloader Update (checkbox) Buttons and files: PIT (button to select a <code> *.pit, *.xml </code> file) PDA (button to select <code> *.tar, *.md5, *.smd </code> file) PHONE (button to select <code> *.bin, *.tar, *.md5 </code> file) CSC (button to select <code> *.tar, *.md5 </code> file) ETC (button to select ???) For reference, here's a screenshot of the App showing these various options and buttons:
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Looking at this Odin 3, don't forget, there are variant versions of Odin in respect to different Samsung devices. But this particular one is what's used to flash, from my experience, Samsung Galaxy 5 and Samsung Galaxy tablet P1010T. In short, for Odin to operate, there can be .bin , or .tar or even .tar.md5 files associated with a ROM for flashing. Odin knows how to handle them in the appropriate manner. (Have not seen .bin used, its more of the .tar.md5 which is a tar file with MD5 check-sums contained in the archive, in which Odin will automatically verify each file within it) Re-Partition does what it says - re-partitions the layout. Auto Reboot and F.Reset Time - when the flash is done, auto reboot and reset the timer of the flashing when done. Usually can leave those two checked. PIT - this is a file that describes the layout of the partitions involved, this will be very specific to the device in question, use the wrong PIT file for the device, and its... well... face the consequence! PDA - an all in one archive that contains the .img 's MD5 sum, boot, recovery, system, userdata, cache and movinand. Those .img's are different to the normal ones that is out there, they use Samsung's RFS (Not sure what R means, but its * F *ile * S *ystem and is proprietary to Samsung) - this is optional, the clue would be in the name of the file - if it contains PDA in it, use it, if not, uncheck this and follow on, if using this to flash the device... Phone - When flashing a ROM for Samsung device, depending on the model, there will be usually, a file similar to this XXXX-REVnn-ALL-low-YYYYY.tar.md5 Again, this will be an all in one archive as explained for the PDA , the distinction and big clue, is the former is for tablets, the other is for smartphones (That's what have played with - just doubly check and make sure this is correct, have a wifi-only tablet here, and it uses the Phone when flashing - O_o). CSC - This is some country code used for the region to flash the ROM against, XE is Europe, AU is Australia, and so on, this part can throw you off, its more then for tracking what region this is based of, in terms of localization and language support . And more importantly , for Kies to recognize the region and to determine if there's firmware update available. It is quite possible to have a CSC that can be limited to one country. Another aspect of the Phone and CSC is, some would expect the name of the file for the Phone to be near same as CSC, for example, P1010XWKC1 is the froyo firmware, but does not have a PDA in the filename... just to highlight that firmware for Samsung devices can be inconsistent at times. So with that in mind, here's the general guidelines for flashing a ROM, Re-Partition - check that Auto Reboot and F.Reset Time are both checked. PIT - mandatory, ensure you have the right file for your device. If its smartphone, ensure Phone is selected and the appropriate file is picked from the file browser. If it's non-smartphone, ensure PDA is selected and the appropriate file is picked from the file browser. CSC - ensure you have the right region for this. Before doing any flashing business on Samsung, ensure it is in Download mode , And away you go, Odin will extract the archives and performs check-sum first to ensure integrity of the files within the archive and start, ambiguously, uploading to device, or from device's viewpoint downloading! If there is a kernel update, similar principle to flashing ROM, but with one notable exception - Un-check the Re-Partition , specify the kernel file which would go in under PDA or Phone as well, that depends! Omit the CSC as its not really used for the kernel flashing. Phew, this Odin can be confusing, armed with inconsistent filenames so to emphasize, double-check around first before doing anything with Odin . In all fairness though, Odin is actually a lot more safer than Kies from the flashing business viewpoint, be prudent and happy flashing :)
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What is the basic functionality behind the Odin buttons & checkboxes?
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I'm going to root my Samsung Galaxy Note and I come across the terms CWM and Odin very often. What exactly are they? It seems that CWM is used for rooting and Odin for flashing the phone. Is there more to it? I've posted here because I have been unable to to find a good explanation online.
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CWM is the shortform of ClockWorkMod . ROMManager, CWM recovery, Tether etc are their products. CWM Recovery and ROMManager are tools which enables you to backup your current ROM, install custom ROMs etc. If you are interested in knowing more about CWM, see this page. For rooting you do not need CWM. In fact for installing CWM you need to be rooted. For anyone who plays with ROMs, tweaking and testing, CWM Recovery or some thing equivalent to it is mandatory and would save your neck several times. Also, you could specify which part you are not clear with. It will help to get better answers. :)
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A simple explanation of CWM and Odin
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I just upgraded my Samsung Galaxy SII phone, unlocked from Gingerbread to stock ICS (ver 4.0.3), and I think it looks cool in many aspects. One thing I am getting annoyed with though is the Swype. I used it all the time before, and it was amazing. What is happening now is that when I swype, get my list of suggestions, then I have about 2 seconds to click on the proper word before the suggestion list goes away, and my screen refreshes. This is killing the battery very fast, and is very annoying when typing longer messages. Is there a way to set the suggestion bar to stay put like in Gingerbread?
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As per @Chahk's answer I guess it depends if Swype came pre installed on your handset. In that case I don't think you can uninstall it. In either case, try going to Settings -> Apps and see if Swype is listed. Tap it and try to uninstall it. Then you can go to beta.swype.com , download the installer, install it, run it, and follow directions to sign in and install the beta.
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Swype flashing on and off
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Can Android extract zip files? If so, could you please explain the process of downloading and extracting a zip file?
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Yes, provided you've got an application to deal with zip files, you should be just fine: WinZip for Android By default there's already apps within your OS to deal with zip files: Best is access a zip file thru your browser, download an open one. A window should pop-up, with some recommended apps already on your system.
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Can Android extract zip files?
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I have HTC Desire with Norwegian language set up. In Google play, all program descriptions are translated to Norwegian. I find this quite annoying because most of the translations are bad, and looks quite silly in Norwegian. Sometimes I need to imagine what it would be in English to understand what it say! Is it possible to force the Google Play app to display all texts in original language? EDIT: I have realized that the issue is different for different apps. Examples: AppLock by DoMobile Lab . This one is the description shown as badly translated to Norwegian in Google Play on my phone. When I go to Google Play in a browser on my PC, it shows description in English (My PC has English system language, and I have set up Google settings to use English). MindFeud by MonkeyBin Studios . This is shown with English description in Google Play on my phone, but it has a button next to the description header you can click on to translate (which is a function in Google Play, probably using Google Translate). This is exactly how I want it to be. TvGuiden by MeeTV AS . This is a Norwegian app, and of course has good Norwegian description in Google Play on my phone. This is also fine with me, since it is a proper translation. When I go to Google Play in a browser on my PC, it shows description in English, which is evidence that it provides description both in English and Norwegian. In this case it's most likely written in Norwegian and additionally translated to English. In example 1, I suspect the app vendor have translated using automatic tool and reports to Google Play having a translation for that language. In example 2, the app vendor does not claim to have a translation to Norwegian, so in this case, it is shown in Google Play in English, with a button that the user can choose to get it translated. Example 3 has a truly proper Norwegian translation done by humans, so the app vendor reports correctly to have a translation for Norwegian. It would be interesting to get experience from others on this app if it will be shown in English for users that has phone language set to other than Norwegian (example Hungarian). Is this the result of some app vendors (ref. example 1) misunderstand how the translation system in Google Play is supposed to work?
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Three methods available, depending from where are you accessing Google: Google Play app usually uses the language defined on your device settings: Tap your device "home"; Tap "settings"; Locate "Language & keyboard" and tap; Under "Select language" you can define the language for your device that is also used by the Google Play App as to present you the information on your language. Accessing from a browser: The Google Play Store sets the language by your IP address, you can update that definition by changing it at the footer (it will persist): For all Google Products: From Gmail, you can access your account settings and set the language that you prefer for Google Products: Login to your Gmail account; On the top right corner, click "account"; On the left vertical menu, click "language".
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Is there a way to turn off translation in Google Play
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I want to replace as many as possible of the apps that I got though the Amazon Appstore app (AAa) with apps from, say, Google's Play Store. 1 Of these "Amazon-purveyed apps" the most important one (by a very wide margin) is Better Terminal Emulator Pro (BTEP), which I purchased from the Amazon Appstore many months ago, and have used extensively ever since. Is there an easy way to save my current (Amazon) BTEP's data, and restore this data once I have installed a new (non-Amazon) BTEP? Now, as it happens, I have Titanium backups ("app+data") of all these apps. How can I restore the BTEP data alone from my BTEP Titanium backup? (As far as have been able to find, Titanium offers the option of restoring the app alone, or restoring the apps data along with the app, but I have not found any option to restore the data alone.) Thanks! 1 Why? Because the Amazon Appstore app (AAa) I have on my phone has to go . I never use it anymore, and yet it starts on its own, and causes all manner of grief.
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Make a backup Uninstall the Amazon copy Install BTEP from the Play Store Open Titanium Backup and select your BTEP backup. As long as the app is installed at the time, it will give you the option to restore data only:
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How to preserve BTEP data when switching from Amazon App Store to Play Store?
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Is there any app that can secretly duplicate every photo/video right after it was taken? Maybe using inotify ? Update: I was thinking about this while reading a story about a journalist whose phone was taken by the politician's bodyguards when he was trying to film their illegal bahavior.
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That very much depends how and where you place the "secret", and what other conditions/restrictions are in place. Network storage (such as cloud services or email) e.g. require a network connection to be present, and the transfer might be noticed. A local copy might not have the copy-process noticed, but the copies could be found, in most times easily when using a file explorer. Your "secret act" might also indicate infringment on a 3rd persons privacy (if only your own photos are involved, then why the secrecy?), which not only would be indecent, but also may incur a penalty (no accusing, just a hint). But assuming completely legal application, there might be a few options available: photoCopy backups photos to email. The app's description states: "when the program runs, there is no indication at all" Photo Auto Uploader automatically uploads pictures to Picasa or Facebook after pictures are captured Auto Uploader does the same for configured services FolderSync can synchronize your photo's folder (and of course others) periodically in the background -- to cloud services as well as to your home computer There are more apps for each of the mentioned categories. There may also be some to create local copies, but I'm not aware of any at this time.
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How to create a safe copy of every new photo/video right after shooting?
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I am using Motorola Atrix 4g and it's Android 2.3.6 . It worked like a boss for almost 6/7 months. Recently it started showing Force close com.motorola.service.main and restart the phone, then again force close and restart. After restarting almost 10 times it showed the screen. Then I factory reset the set, thought it will solve the problem. But after resetting the phone it still gives error "com.motorola.service.main has stopped unexpectedly. Please try again" and then force close, but it doesn't restart now. So I can still use the phone. And I live in Bangladesh, so there is no servicing center available for this. Anyone faced this before? or does anyone have any clue how to fix it?
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I had the Force Close problem the error was "The process com.motorola.service.main has stopped unexpectedly please try again". Motorola support couldn't solve it so they had me send it for repair. Sent it to them 2X. When i got it back the 3rd time still had the problem so Motorola provided a replacement phone. When i received the replacement the problem occurred again. This only left 2 possibilities, sim card (unlikely) and MotoBlur. I created a new MotoBlur account instead of using my existing one. PROBLEM SOLVED.
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Motorola Atrix 4g force close error
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The Verizon version of the Samsung Galaxy Nexus famously shipped without Google Wallet. This is ostensibly because Verizon is coming out with their own mobile payment system and didn't want a competing product baked into the phone OS. So much for a pure Google Android experience. How can I get Google Wallet on my device? No rooting solutions, please. I am okay with sideloading the app from a trustworthy source if that's possible. Once installed, will I be able to get updates from the Play Store? What other things won't work quite right?
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Grab this .apk file from the XDA forums and sideload it like you would any other app. The instructions state that it will work on unrooted devices, and CNET actually ran an article detailing this a little while back. The original XDA thread is here, the link you need is the one under the QR code (the "APK method"). This particular method will evidently only work if you live in the US and have Android v4.0.2 or later installed, but that should cover any typical VZW Galaxy Nexus at this point. As far as I'm aware, you will not be able to get updates from the Play Store if you sideload like this, but that is the only caveat I've personally encountered thus far on my VZW Galaxy Nexus. I used the free $10 prepaid balance at McDonald's without any issue. A few additional musings after doing some experimentation: after sideloading the .apk above I was not able to update Wallet from the Play Store app on my phone. However, if I logged into the web store and visited the page for Wallet, it listed my Galaxy Nexus as compatible. Hitting Install on the web page allowed me to push the updated version to my phone successfully, despite the fact that I could not do it from my phone. If you're itching to try out the newly added ability to add your credit card to Wallet, you could try the above to get yourself updated to the newest version. Alternatively, if you consider me a "trusted source" (I'm trustworthy, I swear) you can get a copy from my Dropbox account. I simply pulled the updated .apk file from my device after I updated through the Play Store, so I can safely say this version has not been tampered with by any third parties.
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How do I sideload Google Wallet onto my Verizon Galaxy Nexus?
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I am using my New Samsung Galaxy Y mobile phone. In My Contacts, I see that some are in SIM Memory, Some are in Phone Memory while others are in Google Accounts. In the Import/Export Option, I see Import/Export to SD card and Import/Export to SIM Card. I want to copy all my contacts in phone and sim memory to my Google Account. How do I do that? Is there any way to do it rather than doing it manually?
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Posting the answer given by stackexchange-url ("Niall C.") in stackexchange-url ("How to move phone contacts to Google?") This is the simplest way that I found to do it with my Samsung Galaxy S: From the main Contacts screen, hit Menu, then More, then Import/Export, then Export to SD card. Connect the phone to the PC and mount the phone's SD card as a removable drive. Open browser to GMail, select Contacts then Import. Select the file on the phone's SD card, then Import. Voila! On the next sync, they're back as my phone as Google contacts.
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Transfer all Contacts in Phone and Sim to Google Contacts
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I have Motorola XT910 and I would like to install the Motorola AnyConnect by Cisco to use when out in public and using open WiFi. Once I do that how can I check if all the traffic that is coming from my phone is going over those VPN tunnels?
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The application, Motorola AnyConnect , takes care of that for you. When you sign on to your corporate network, the Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client for Android only allows the traffic thru the VPN Tunnel created, preventing any armful or unauthorized access or data transfer outside the parameters defined by your corporation security policies. Cisco AnyConnect provides reliable and easy-to-deploy encrypted network connectivity from Motorola Android devices by delivering persistent corporate access for users on the go. One thing that's not clear on your question is if you're aware that this Cisco solution is a corporate solution, not for the end user who just want's to navigate the web covertly. Whether providing access to business email, a virtual desktop session, or most other Android applications, AnyConnect enables business-critical application connectivity. Through the use of Datagram Transport Layer Security (DTLS), TCP-based applications and latency-sensitive traffic (such as voice over IP [VoIP]) are provided an optimized communication path to corporate resources. Users have to authenticate to their enterprise networks in order to use this app and the features provided, but you can navigate the internet as usual , only restricted by the security policies applied. Additional Reading about this solution: Motorola AnyConnect from Google Play Store Android User Guide for Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client AnyConnect Secure Mobility Introduction Video from YouTube
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How to ensure that the data traffic is going over the VPN connection?
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I just moved our network access point to a different subnet (which has a different default gateway). After the change, all the laptop computers adjusted without much issue (some XP computers needed the "repair" option run on the connection). However, none of the Android phones have Internet access anymore. They can connect to the wireless access point without a problem, but they can't access the Internet. This only seems to happen on the Android phones. I am wondering if maybe it remembers the old settings and isn't picking up the new default gateway? What can I do to fix this?
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Turns out it was a problem with the DNS servers my DHCP was serving up. The first two were local DNS servers. I don't know why they weren't working for android (they worked fine for the laptop computers), but as soon as I replaced the second local DNS server with a remote DNS server, things started working. It also appears that android only pays attention to the first two servers given by DHCP since I had other servers listed after my local server. It seems kind of fishy that only the android phones had problems with the local DNS server. I wouldn't mind finding out what the underlying problem is, but changing the DNS servers is an acceptable workaround.
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Android phone has Wi-Fi troubles after subnet change
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Is it possible to sync only some folders of Dropbox? I have 5GB+ files on Dropbox cloud, but only want a few folders to be synced to my Galaxy Tab 7.7.
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Yes there's a way. It's called Foldersync. It allows you to set up folder pairs to sync and the full version even allows you to sync on changes. It also supports several other cloud services.
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How to partial sync Dropbox contents to my device?
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Is there a (preferably built-in) way to show the remaining battery percentage in the status bar on the Nexus 7 (4.1.1)?
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Jelly Bean Unfortunately, there is no setting that you can enable to show battery percentage on the system icons tray. Without using an app, all you have is: Battery indicator on the top right corner of your screen. Access to the battery settings, level and usage details: Go to: Settings > Device > Battery App Using the Battery app by MacroPinch available from Google Play Store, you are able to get the percentage on your status bar:
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Show battery percentage on Nexus 7 (Jelly Bean)
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There are many contacts in which I have more than one phone number listed. I want to call the default number of the contact directly without going to the Infinity view and select the number to call. How to do this?
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As 3rd party apps are acceptable, there are some available which look promising. Not sure, though, that they completely fulfill the request, they should still be worth a look: GO Contacts EX -- from the well-known GO-Team, and with an excellent rating. Feature list mentions two things: "Smart dialing" (just type a part of the number, and it will be found) -- and "speed dial". The former is not what you look for, the latter is probably something like "favorites on 0 to 9". DW Contacts & Phone & Dialer promises the dialer "has many options to make it exactly to your wishes" exDialer offers "speed dial" and promises a lot of flexibility Dialer One is also worth a try -- feature-rich, high rated and regularly updated Angel Dialer seems to be highly configurable (and again is high rated) Eir Fast Dialer -- as the name suggest, this one promises fast dialing, and seems a promising candate indeed As said, I cannot promise any of those will do exactly what you wish. But having checked many of them, these seem to be the best candidates. Personally, I'm not initiating too many calls, so I'm still contend with the default dialer...
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Make calls directly from contacts
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A newb question, as I just received my wife's HTC Desire: Where can I check how much bandwidth it uses (or used during certain time period)? Her contract only includes 500MB a month, so she needs to be able to monitor this.
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Mentioned 3G Watchdog probably is the best choice. Alternatively, you might want to take a look at... NetCounter Traffic Counter Extended Mobile Counter Net Traffic Counter ...which also cover your needs. Might be you like one of them more :) Talking about more, I obviously missed... Traffic Monitor Traffic Monitor (same name -- other app; this one goes as deep as on per-app stats)
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Where can I check how much Internet bandwidth did my HTC Desire use?
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I'm wanting to try the CyanogenMod9 Alpha builds for the T-mobile myTouch 4G Slide [MT4GS/Doubleshot] and all the instructions say I need S-off. The problem is that I have HBOOT 1.55 so software solutions like Revolutionary do not work and I'm left with the JuopunutBear wire trick. I'm not up for that so I'll stay S-on for now. Then I found rom manager that claims to easily install custom roms easily, but I can't find if rom manager requires S-off for HTC devices. Does anyone know if I can install custom roms through rom manager with S-on?
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ROM Manager doesn't do anything particularly special to install a custom ROM. It essentially makes a call to the <code> recovery </code> binary that allows it to save instructions for your recovery partition to run the next time it boots, thereby automating the process of flashing whatever zip file you choose. You could do the exact same thing manually. Therefore, if your device needs to be S-OFF to flash a custom ROM from recovery, it will also need to be S-OFF in order for ROM Manager to flash a ROM. It will not work on an S-ON device since it won't be able to write to the NAND, and you won't even be able to get a custom recovery to stick in the first place, most likely, which it will ultimately need to flash the ROM.
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Does rom manager need S-off
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I've deleted my WhatsApp account according to the official instructions . Unfortunately I'm still visible to my friends and they can still send me messages. But with a deleted account that shouldn't be the case — at least in my opinion. I've already contacted WhatsApp's support but to no avail. Until now I haven't gotten a response. Do you know what I could do about this issue? Have you already experienced such a problem yourself?
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PS: I've just talked to some of my friends and on their phone I disappeared from their Favourites list automatically without manually refreshing. I've just received the following answer from WhatsApp's support team: Hi there, Thanks for confirming your account to be deleted within the WhatsApp settings. Your phone number has been deactivated and it is scheduled to be deleted within 30 days. Therefore, please have your contacts refresh their Favorites List so that you no longer appear as a WhatsApp user. If you have any other questions or concerns, please feel free to contact us. We would be happy to help! Sad that my friends have to refresh their Favourites list manually for me to be deleted. Especially when exactly this is described by WhatsApp's FAQ to be done seemingly automatically when you delete your account: Deleting your account will do the following: […] Delete you from your friends' WhatsApp Favorites lists. […]
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Still visible after I deleted my WhatsApp account
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Android 4.0 just came out for my phone today (a Sprint-version HTC Evo 3D). I didn't get the update yet, but I guess Sprint is doing it in phases. Anyway, I'm wondering whether I need to unroot my phone before installing the update. I used HTC's method to root it. Another thing I should mention is that I currently do not have the ability to install "Firmware updates" from the "System Updates" settings menu. There is a pending update now (not the ICS update), but when I try to install it, the phone restarts, then shows an error (what seems to be a green robot with a triangular warning sign above). Does this mean I need to unroot before installing any firmware updates? If so, how can I unroot it, when it still has HTC's bootloader? I am aware that there are ICS ROMs I can download and install, but these all have problems, and I'd rather stick with the update from HTC. What do you guys think I can do?
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ROM Updates from vendors/manufacturers/carriers usually evaluate checksums of at least the system partition -- which fails in case of applied modifications, such as required by rooting (rooting needs to place at least the superuser apk on the system partition, and other root-apps may then add to it). I'm not sure how this is handĺed by HTC for devices "unlocked" via their "service" -- but in all cases I experienced, OTA-Updates failed due to the CRC check. "Un-rooting" will probably not help much: the system partition remains "tainted". The only thing I know which should definitely help is flashing the original ROM locally. As for me, I ended up using CyanogenMod on my devices, which runs quite smoothly (HTC Buzz as well as Motorola Droid 2). If you either have to flash (the original stock ROM), you might want to give CM a try. A good backup with Titanium Backup should take care for your data and make migration easier.
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Do I need to "unroot" my Evo 3D to get the ICS update?
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I got a nandroid backup of a stock android froyo firmware. The device (GT-I9003, Galaxy SL) is now running cyanogenmod 9. how can i transfer the contacts (and sms/mms optionally) from the backup to the running system?
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If you had contact sync enabled and you added the account on this rom too your contacts should appear. If they don't, try Titanium Backup Pro. It's a terrific backup solution and it's pro version allows you to restore individual items from CWM backups. It costs more than your average app but it's super well worth it.
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Restore contacts from nandroid backup
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With ICS my phone now ALWAYS mounts my SD card as an external drive when I plug it into a computer. Sometimes I just want power, especially if I am trying to play a game that's on my SD card. Under the previous version I had the option to connect JUST for charging, without talking to the computer at all. Is there a way to get this functionality back w/ an ICS device?
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Answer With Android 4.0 ICS, charge only mode is no longer available. Unfortunately there's no app to deal with this issue AFAIK. You can try, but I believe that this isn't possible with your phone, but for future readers, placing the phone in "media transfer mode", allows access to SD cards on both phone and computer. Further into this matter One can always disable the "automount" feature from the host OS: Windows 7 Click "start"; At the search box type "autoplay"; Select "AutoPlay" from the search results list, should be under "Control Panel"; Find the "Mixed content" option and select "take no action" from the selectbox. This will effectively disable Automount for devices like mobile phones. By my tests, the phone doesn't ask to "turn on USB storage" either. Ubuntu Using GUI: Access the "Software Center"; Search for "dconf editor"; Install and after, open it; Navigate to "org" -> "gnome" -> "desktop" -> "media-handling"; Un-tick "automount" and "automount-open". Using Command Line: Open the terminal; Type <code> gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.media-handling automount false </code> . Use <code> true </code> to enable it again.
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Connect JUST as charging
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is it possible for me to connect to <code> http://localhost </code> websites on my laptop from my phone without any internet connection? Phone is Samsung Galaxy W. Laptop Acer with Windows 7. The server I'm using on the laptop is XAMPP at the moment, but this can be changed if another program is easier. Basically, I want to connect to my laptop server from the phone without router or internet connection. I know the phone is supposed to have hotspot functionality, does this work without internet (just bought it so I don't know much about it yet)?
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One solution to your problem probably is Reverse Tether : Other than your hotspot functionality (which lets you use your phones Internet connection with other devices via Wifi), this allows you to use your computers network via USB, as the screenshots imply. Thus your phone gets a (configurable) IP address (pic1: "Desired IP") matching your computers (pic1: "Gateway IP"; it is important that both are part of the same subnet), and then you can access your computers web services from your Android device as described before (using the computer's IP). Drawback: This solution requires your device to be rooted. I will check further, maybe I find a similar solution not requiring root, and then will update my answer with that new information. UPDATE: If your computer is equipped with Wifi, an " adhoc connection " could also provide a solution. You might want to take a look at the question stackexchange-url ("How to connect android wifi to adhoc wifi?") for details on this. And there is a brand new article just published today at PC Advisor: Connect Android phone to Ad Hoc network , which might be even more helpful to you.
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Connect to laptop's localhost websites
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I had started downloading a attached file from GMail app, suddenly it hang. When it resumed, notification bar was showing download process but it was not being downloaded in the app. i retried and downloaded it. Its been 3 days but notification bar still shows the file is being downloaded. I have tried switching off the phone but doesn't work. Can anyone tell me what I should do. Thanks for the help.
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You might need to clear the cache of the Download Manager. Go into: <code> Settings -> Apps -> All (tab) -> Download Manager </code> Here tap <code> Clear cache </code> and for good measure <code> Clear data </code>
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Download stuck in Gmail
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With my Android tablet, the Gallery shows images from an old Blogger blog that I used to use (the blog belongs to my Google account, obviously). I currently have a WordPress blog hosted on my own web space, and I would really like to have the same functionality--some way to have the images that are hosted on my WordPress blog show up in my Gallery. Is there any way to do this currently?
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No. The blogger images showed up because they're hosted in Picasa which is integrated into the Android gallery. But as a workaround you could host your images on Picasa and link to them from your blog.
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View WordPress images in Android Gallery
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Problem: I have an internal flash drive ( <code> /sdcard </code> ) with "stuff I don't like losing". Due to a bug in ClockworkMod Recovery, it got wiped the other day. I had been manually backing up my entire card to my local computer every so often, but it was a manual process. I have a Box.com account. I have a Dropbox account. I have a Google Drive account. I want to automate uploading everything to one of those services (preferably Box, as I got in on the 50GB promo they did). I'm assuming this exists as a free or one-time purchase app, but all I can find are "back up services" that require a subscription. I use Titanium Backup to back up my apps, I take full images of my phone via CWM every so often, but I can't pass all that data to the cloud (well, TiBu will upload to Box/Dropbox, but that's not everything). Dropbox has a built-in image backup that will automatically upload any pictures I take to my account. Google+ can do the same to my G+ account. However, that's still only a portion of what exists on my internal storage. I want something that will grab everything else. Ideas?
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If your device is rooted, you might want to take a look at Titanium Backup , which has built-in support for Dropbox, Box and Google drive. As for your "special folder", I'd say you will probably like FTPSyncX -- which allows you automatically sync with Dropbox as well as with your local PC via SSH, FTP, and others. The latter can happen automatically all xx Minutes when your Wifi is in reach, or when any Wifi is in reach, or generally... And the App is well supported. Alternatively, there is FolderSync , additionally offering support for SkyDrive, SugarSync, Ubuntu One, Box.net, LiveDrive, Google Drive, Google Docs, HiDrive, NetDocuments, Amazon S3 and WebDAV. FTPSyncX: FolderSync:
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Back up sdcard to cloud
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I have a Galaxy Nexus (rooted, running stock Jellybean). When I place it in the car dock, my screen gets flooded with notifications for "shell granted superuser access," and after a few minutes something attempts to send an email, which I know because it raises the "Select an application to continue" dialog box with choices between Gmail and Email; if I allow it to continue, it simply provides me with a bug reporting email message with no pre-filled recipient, a screen shot of my lock screen, and a 4.7MB(!) textfile. When I check the superuser log, all of the last 200 events are for "shell," all within a second of each other, which tells me that the actual count of superuser accesses is far higher than that. Consulting the log indicates that the <code> su </code> process is being used to run a bunch of different diagnostics (one for <code> lsof </code> , one per running process, one per sqlite database, and so on). So this tells me that it's actually the bug reporting process that is causing the "shell granted superuser access" messages to pop up. Also, the <code> su </code> instance being used is not the third-party root one but <code> /system/xbin/su </code> - and this process is terminating with exit code 127. I have never seen this behavior occur anywhere else - it is only when I dock the phone to the car dock when plugged into my car (plugging it into a USB AC adapter doesn't cause this behavior, which is especially strange). I have written a small application that uses UiModeManager to artificially enter car mode, but doing that does not cause the issue to occur; aLogcat doesn't show anything interesting while the issue is actually happening. I am running Apex Launcher instead of the default, but these notifications occur regardless of what's in the foreground (the first time it happened, Maps was running in navigation mode), and whether I have a Car Home-specific shell installed or not.
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It's a built-in bug report feature. http://rootzwiki.com/topic/16019-keeps-asking-me-to-email-bug-report/#entry410481 This is built into Android. It is a debugging tool that lets you send a bug report. It sends to you because you manually triggered it. It is very easy to trigger it, even accidentally. If you press both volume buttons and the power button at the same time, it will vibrate once. Then it takes nearly a full minute before the phone vibrates three times and the bug report pops up. It also doesn't seem to keep processing when the phone is asleep, so if you accidentally do it when say checking the time or something, it will not show up until the next time you unlock your phone. It is easy to trigger and I have done it by accident quite a few times when either checking the time or taking a screenshot (it is pretty easy to press both volume keys accidentally when taking a screenshot). You can disable the bug report function by going to /system/bin/ and deleting or renaming bugreport and bugmailer.sh, but I am not sure if this will affect the ability to send bug reports for other system apps. Then it won't happen anymore. It can also be disabled in the ROM code by the developer.
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Strange/troubling behavior when putting phone in car dock
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I hate visiting websites that lack mobile views. Two examples are Phoronix and Gamasutra . They have huge amounts of navigation/advertising on the sides, and the actual article text is ridiculously small. Even zooming in does not help. Is there something on Android similar to iPhone's reader feature? I'd like to strip a site's bad layout and read just the main text (larger font, wrap-around based on my screen width, etc.). For what it's worth, I'm on a Galaxy S III.
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The best I have for now is the app Readability available from Google Play Store: Readability turns any Web page into a clean view for reading now or later on your computer or Android device. With the Readability app, you can catch up reading you've saved with the free Readability add-on for your Web browser. Already a favorite on Kindle e-readers, now you can enjoy the benefits of Readability on your Android devices.
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Is there an app/tool/setting for reading tiny websites?
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I'm living in UK and all my apps understand it. All except Google Now. It keeps showing me cards about the rate between $ and £ or time in US (supposed to be time at home). I checked all my settings and UK is set every where even for my Google account. I've got a Nexus S running Jelly Bean that I bought in UK. How to make Google now understand that I live in UK? Am I missing something?
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Google Now by default will think that you're in the USA. The app pulls your home address from Google Latitude. This is also how it knows when you're home and it is the basics for traffic info. To change this go into: <code> Maps -> Location History (tab) </code> Here you can set both your home and work address.
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How to set Home country for Google Now?
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I ran bigxie's 4.1 jellybean for a while, worked great, switched to the same brand but 4.1.1 instead (I always do a full wipe) and since then I have issues with my camera. I think the installation of Camera 360 might have done something to cause my regular camera and Gallery app to have problems (both of them simply crash upon start). I just installed the latest AOKP (4.1.1) and tried two separate gapps, the most popular one from somewhere in april that some forums claim fix this issue, and also the absolutely newest one. Both give me the same issue as the 4.1.1 bigxie ROM. Is it possible that Camera 360 did this? What can I do to troubleshoot this? When I go to "manage apps" and then "all" I can't even find an app called "Camera", and also nothing called "com.android.camera". Are system apps even included in gapps? Can I find the system app "Camera" from somewhere and just install it to fix this issue? Thank you in advance.
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This issue was resolved by reinstalling bigxie's 4.1.1 ROM from scratch (with a full wipe). I suspect that fiddling around with TitaniumBackup caused me to remove the system camera app, and for some reason this was not put in when I installed AOKP + gapps. Please note! Full wipe and complete reinstall of a ROM that is missing the Camera app will not help. Therefore, choose a stock ROM or a ROM close to stock that you know include the Camera system app. If this does not help, try reseting the phone completely to locked bootloader, unrooted stock ROM and so on as you will probably want to return it anyway if the Camera app is still gone in the stock installation :)
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Camera app is missing from my Galaxy Nexus
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Apologies if this is an elementary question. I have called up the voicemail service and I listen to the first message; I'm then invited to press a key to save, delete, and so forth, but the screen has gone blank and there is no key to press. How do I recover the keyboard so that I can select an option? A second problem then presented itself; that not only is there no key to select an option, there is no key to end the call either. The only way I could do this was to take the battery out of the back. This can't be what the designer intended, but there is no guidance given any of the manuals I have been able to find. Can anyone give me a pointer to an idiot's guide? Edit: It is a Samsung Galaxy (can't say what model number), and it has no protective devices attached to it.
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By what you describe, this is more likely to be related with the proximity sensor. It is located at the top right corner of your screen, outside of the touch area. If anything is blocking that sensor, the screen goes black. This happens to prevent the users face from touching anything on the screen during a call. What works for me, is either using the home button or the power button to bring the screen back on.
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How do I end a voicemail call?
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I have a subscribed calendar in my Google account. Events from this calendar get synced to my phone as you would expect. However, whenever it syncs it creates a completely new event instead of updating the existing one, or taking no action. How can I fix this? Samsung Galaxy S running Gingerbread 2.3.6
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I ended up disabling the linked calendar, and adding it manually using the ICalSync app in the market.
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Duplicate calendar entries presumably caused by Google's calendar sync
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I'm using a Motorola Atrix 2 for testing at work, don't want to use my SIM with it. When I startup the phone I get an emergency calls only page and I can't get past it. I have had a look at this very related question: stackexchange-url ("Can I use a Motorola Atrix without a SIM card?") but I seem to have a different experience than the suggested solution says I should. When I try to boot with the volume down button pressed down and then press the volume down button again, I never end up seeing "Boot Android (NO BP)". The top of my screen only ever says "AP Fastboot Flash Mode (S)". Any suggestions?
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I don't have a Motorola Atrix 2 at hand, but as far my memory goes, you can go past the "No SIM/Emergency Dial Only" screen if you boot the phone while holding the camera button pressed.
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Use Android Phone like an iPod Touch (without SIM)
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I was using the Navigator app and I was still hearing voice directions even though Task Manager showed no apps running. How can Task Manager show no apps and there could be an app still running?
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Not sure which task manager you are using -- but some devices/Android versions distinguish running apps from services. On my Droid2 running Gingerbread, I find running apps at Apps-> Apps in the "Running" Tab, while services show up at Apps-> Active Services . Parts of Google Maps (which is the navigation app you probably refer to) are implemented as services, as e.g. the "location service" which keeps checking your GPS or Wifi based location in the background. I never used navigation itself, but I imagine this is handled similarly.
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Do some running apps not show in Task Manager?
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I have an Asus Eee Pad Transformer which I recently upgraded to 4.1 Jelly Bean from the manufacture. If I were to root my device, will I still be able to get updates from the manufacture? Its great that Asus has been so great about keeping such an old device up to date, but it makes me more apprehensive about making changes like rooting. I need to root it to change the hardware keyboard to the dvorak layout. I still need to find if I can even root it after I've upgraded to 4.1.
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When you root your device you're gaining administrator access to it ( root ). Nothing more nothing less. So, unless you install a third party ROM, you will continue to receive updates and be able to use the source code you download . One small issue, updates may unroot your phone if you install them. Some useful reading on this subject: stackexchange-url ("What does “to root a phone” mean?") stackexchange-url ("Are there any risks to rooting a device?")
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If I root my Asus Transformer, will I still get and install the manufacture updates?
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My Nexus S is running the stock "soju" build of ICS from Google (build IMM76D). However, I have not seen the OTA update for Jelly Bean. Am I running the wrong version? Do I need to change some settings? Or should I expect the device to see the update soon?
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You can try forcing your device to ask for a free download slot: Settings > Apps > All Find Google Service Framework in the list, tap on it First tap Clear Data , then Force Stop After this procedure the last checked date under Settings > About Phone > System Update should have been reset to 1970 or so. Tap the Check now button there and see if the update notification pops up now. If this fails even after multiple tries, you can follow a slightly longer procedure described in this post , which involves taking out the SIM card. Apart from that, you could just wait (you'll definitely get the update with your current config) or flash it manually.
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Why does my Nexus S not see the Jelly Bean update?
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Is it possible to remove some apps from appearing in "Other apps in my library" in "My Apps" in Google Play when logged in from my Google Account?
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No. This is up as a 'Known Issue' on the Google website. See: http://support.google.com/googleplay/bin/static.py?hl=en&page=known_issues.cs&ki_topic=1319135 Under 'Google Play Website' Sorry.
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Removing Apps from "Other apps in my library" in Google Play?
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There are a lot of system apps in my mobile that I do not use, and have no intention of ever using. I know that is is possible to stackexchange-url ("uninstall system apps and bloatware with root"), but is it possible without root? Are there any non-root options that will help me to deal with unwanted system applications?
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No, that is impossible -- as only root can make the system partition writable (which is required to delete a system app, which is stored there). However, using ICS (Android 4.0) or above, you can at least "freeze" them (make it "invisible and unusable") -- and, if you later decide otherwise, also unfreeze them again (see e.g. How to Remove / Disable the Bloatware Apps in the HTC One X or Bye-bye, bloatware: Disable system apps in Android Ice Cream Sandwich).
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How can I deal with unwanted system applications without rooting?
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I have just noticed that all my contacts in Google Talk are grayed out. I can't chat, see their online status or otherwise use the app. What happened? Any suggestions on how to troubleshoot or fix this? I have a Nexus S. I don't use Google Talk often, so this is the first time I have noticed the issue. There were a couple of recent events that may be related. A few days ago I received the official Android 4.1.1 Jelly Bean OTA update from my carrier (I previously had 4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich). Also, there was a major Google Talk outage that affected most desktop and mobile users. I searched around and found possibly related reports, but with a few differences. For example, I don't have settings for turning off data usage. Also, I can correctly use Play Store and other Google apps. I cleared the Google Talk cache but nothing changed.
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I did some tests, and turns out that the contacts are grayed when your phone's APP isn't able to communicate with Google Talk servers. This is also the behavior when using Google talk on other systems, or even from Google web pages, like Google+. You didn't noticed this before, most likely because you never had a communication issue with their server, witch is good. I have my grayed contacts all the time :(
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Why are all contacts grayed out in Google Talk?
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I have a few email accounts at a free email service (and all accounts are old but I prefer to use them as non-primary), and I'd like to connect them to my Android email client. In free mode, that email service only allows POP3 access so I use that for registering at message boards, services etc for really long time. When I was trying to add those accounts to my Android email client, I failed to do that because my client also requires SMTP settings. Sure, as a work around, I can use Gmail to import those accounts to my primary Gmail, but I'd like to keep them separated. So, the question is: is there an Android email client that does not require mandatory SMTP access? Thanks in advance.
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Found it myself: K-9 Mail @ Google Play
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Android: POP3-only email clients without mandatory SMTP settings?
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I need the latest version of GApps for my rom (running Android 4.1.2), however none of the sites that I found allow me to download it (I think it is an issue with my internet). What is the best place to get them from?
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The most frequently used site for downloading Google's proprietary bits is Goo.im (formerly goo-inside.me). However it can be a little confusing as it list all version so I recommend you check out this Rootzwiki page as it list the recommended versions as well as the changelogs.
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Where Can I Get The Latest GApps (Google services framework)?
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I have two Google accounts set up on my Verizon Motorola DROID RAZR MAXX. I wish to use Google Talk with only one of the two accounts, but not the other. But I still want to use Google Talk with the second account when I use it from the desktop and in other places. Is there a way to have Google Talk sign in to only one of my two Google accounts?
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Yes. You chose which account(s) to sign in with and what status they have individually. Just ensure you've signed out of any account you don't want to use. And how exactly do I do that? There doesn't seem to be any option in Google Talk's settings to sign out of an account Open Google Talk Select your current account, to show a list of all accounts Chose the account you want to sign out of Select your own account Change from Available to Sign Out
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How do I use Google Talk with only one Google account?
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I am remotely controlling an old Nexus One attached and talking to a Lego NXT robot. The Nexus One has a broken Home button. In the past I remember overcoming that by finding an app which added an emulated Home button placed in the Android notification/status bar pulldown. The Nexus One is running CM7, I am controlling it by pushing/running scripts (ssh and http/https servers) and full GUI control (VNC server). Even with all of that control, I am still missing basic button/navigation control. Any ideas on how to overcome this? I once used an OSD trackball emulator. Anyone know of OSD buttons or recall what I may have used to get a Home button in my notification menu?
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You may be talking about Button Savior , but even if not, this APP allows you to trigger click on your phone buttons: Relevant Features with or without root Simulates: Home key Power key Volume key Camera key Call key
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Navigation Buttons (Back, Home, Menu, etc.) in the Notification/Statusbar?
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Recently I stackexchange-url ("had a problem") where my Nexus S phone would not upgrade to Jelly Bean. During the upgrade process I was getting an error message saying one of the files on my current system is corrupted, so the upgrade cannot be applied. I knew clean install (instead of an upgrade) would fix the issue, but I had a really hard time finding clear information on how to do this. Most tutorials require you to download the new OS from untrusted sources (shady download sites) and assume your phone is rooted. Thankfully as it turned out you can do this using official Google software only and you don't need to root your phone (you can - it doesn't matter). I post instructions for the method I used, as an answer below. This is also useful when you need to do a true factory reset . The "factory reset" function in Android only clears user data, leaving the OS as it was - useless if your operating system is damaged or if it was modified and you would like to bring it to an original, stock state. This solves the problem. This instructions should work for any Nexus phone or tablet.
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Beware: The instructions are for clean installing an OS. That means ALL YOUR DATA will be permanently LOST. If your phone was previously rooted it will be brought back to an unrooted state (whether you want it or not). Please, remember to make backups of any important data on your phone. It will be lost. 1. Turning on USB debuging Turn on USB debugging on your device: Go to System settings / Developer options and check "USB debugging". 2. Fastboot You will need the fastboot tool. It's an official Google command line tool intended for developers. You can follow the official instructions for installing the tool , but they are pretty complicated. If you are on Mac OS X or Linux you should probably do what I've done and use the adb-fastboot-install open source tool . Just download it , unzip it and use one of the following command line instructions (depending on your operating system): <code> sh ADB-Install-Mac.sh </code> or <code> sh ADB-Install-Linux.sh </code> Obviously while doing that you need to be inside the directory containing those files. There are plenty of instructions on how to install fastboot on Windows (for example this one ). See also user17512's answer for an alternative method for Windows users. 3. Going to device's fastboot mode You need to connect the device to your computer using a USB cable and then access your device's fastboot mode: On Nexus S : Turn off your phone. Press and hold Volume Up, then press and hold Power. On Galaxy Nexus , Nexus 5 and Nexus 10 : Turn off your phone. Press and hold both Volume Up and Volume Down, then press and hold Power. On Nexus 4 and Nexus 7 : Turn off your device. Press and hold Volume Down, then press and hold Power. 4. Unlocking the bootloader Execute the following command on your computer: <code> fastboot oem unlock </code> Note: this step will remove all your data from the device. 5. Downloading the factory image Download the factory image for your particular device and your desired Android version directly from Google. 6. Installing the system Unpack the archive (if you are on Windows you will probably need to download additional software for unpacking .tar.gz files. 7-zip will do the job. Mac and Linux users have all the required software installed already) . Go inside the newly unarchived directory and execute the following command: <code> ./flash-all.sh </code> Note: This will wipe all data from your device After some time your device should reboot and boot to your newly installed operating system :) 7. Relocking your bootloader This step is not strictly necessary, but it's a good idea for security reasons. Reboot to the fastboot mode again (see step 2 above) and execute the following command on your computer: <code> fastboot oem lock </code> This worked great for me, I hope it will be helpful to other people :)
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Doing a clean install of Android on a Nexus phone or tablet
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In Google Plus, I am able switch between my personal page and Brand Pages. (As described here .) How do I do the same using the Android app version of G+?
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The process has changed as of version 4.1. You no longer have to sign out and sign back in. To switch: Open the menu by swiping right or tapping the icon in the upper left Tap the down arrow next to your name (or your Page's name) If necessary, tap "Switch Google+ page" Tap the name of the Page you want to switch to The process is the same to go back to your regular account. This is how to do it with versions 3.2 (or the version updated 11th October depending on your device) to 4.0.x. To switch: Sign out Choose your user account (if you have more than one) If you've recently updated the app you may need to go through a few settings screens Choose to sign in as yourself or one of your pages
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How to switch between personal page and Brand Page in the G+ Android app?
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Is there a way to auto-enhance multiple selected photos without picking one by one which supposedly takes more time since it returns me to start of photos list and I have to navigate and find last photo I shot and once again navigate to "Auto-Enchance" option. If there's only app that can accomplish that, it is fine, I would like to know which one is it. Andorid 2.3.5 HTC Desire S
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There is a fairly new app called Perfectly Clear which allows you to select multiple images and apply corrections to all of them at once in batch. You could also set a preset and apply the enhancements the same way for all images. Fair warning, for the more advanced features they have in-app purchases.
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Auto-Enhance Multiple Photos In Gallery?
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It doesn't strike me as normal that Google Reader should drain more battery than even my screen. Is this a known bug, or is it a settings issue? I'm using 4.1.1
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Try installing BetterBatteryStats or GSam Battery Monitor Pro . Both apps can provide you granular data about how your phone's battery is being drained. You know the power hog is Google Reader but these apps can help you determine if the app is killing the battery because it's using a ton of data or if it's initiating long or frequent wake-locks... If I had to guess without any more info, I'd guess that Reader is updating in the background frequently and consuming a lot of data.
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Is there a reason Google Reader drains this much battery?
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I have a Galaxy Tab 10.1. It was powered off and charging when my nephew picked it up and turned in on. When he handed it to me on the screen was a graphic of an open box, the android logo with the words downloading. It has been in this state for 4 hours now and I cannot switch the device on or off. Please help me understand what has happened and what I should do.
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Your device is in Download Mode. I don't have that device, but if the battery doesn't come out, you will probably need to use ADB and send an <code> adb reboot </code> to get it out of Download mode. If you don't know how to use ADB, then you can just let the battery die. I don't like that option though because the same image will be on the screen for an extended period of time. Does the screen look like this: To use ADB: Download the USB Drivers from Samsung Download the Android SDK connect the device to your computer via USB cable open a command prompt where the Android SDK was installed and change to the platform-tools directory. for example, my sdk is installed at c:\android-sdk so I run the following: C:\android-sdk> cd platform-tools then try to reboot with adb: <code> C:\android-sdk\platform-tools\> adb reboot </code> if that doesn't work try the following command: <code> C:\android-sdk\platform-tools\> fastboot reboot </code>
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Strange (unfamilar screen) on my Galaxy Tab?
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So I formatted my phone today. I have not used it, and it was at 100% this morning. No apps installed, the screen was only on for about 10 minutes. Yet when I go to check it now, about 12 hours later, its battery is at 13%. I got a new battery a few days ago, so the battery isn't worn out. My phone is a myTouch 4G from t-mobile. My android version on it is 2.3.4
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You can install BetterBatteryStats (from Play Store or from XDA , the latter is free) and see which is causing this. If you're running the phone without a SIM card this might also be the reason: Some phones aren't tested well if there's no SIM inserted (my old Xperia X8 is such a phone for example). Narrow it down this way: Switch the phone to airplane mode (switches wifi/bluetooth/gsm off) Then re-enable wifi (plus maybe bluetooth) again. Just leave it for a while and see if it's better now.
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Why does my myTouch 4G lose battery so fast?
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android
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Is there any Android device with a stereo audio input available? I understand there is the analog microphone input commonly available on the headphone jack, but I am hoping there is a device out there that might have a stereo audio input hidden away on a dual-use USB port or something.
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Try the Olimex OLinuXino A10S - https://www.olimex.com/Products/OLinuXino/A10S/
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Stereo audio input on any Android device?
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android
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In terms of using android.os.build serial as a unique identifier How/when is it generated When does it change Is it possible to manually change the value back to something that I had before Is it something that can be expected to be available across devices and operating systems
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most of these properties are in /system/build.prop (or a file like that). But i believe the <code> android.os.build.serial </code> is actually set when the device first boots. The system gets the device serial number and adds it to the properties. I actually found a commit in some cyanogenmod code that you can see how exactly it is set: (now this does say it is somewhat of a hack, but it is set when the device boots). From Git : <code> 57| sprintf(buf, "ro.serialno=%s", serial); </code>
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Changing android.os.build.serial
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android
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So I've wiped my Asus / Google Nexus 7 tablet, and reinstalled Dead Trigger from the Android Market (Google Play Store). How do you log into Dead Trigger with your user account? Do you have to play through the first mission where you escape into the garage, or is there another way to do it? I can't find any option in the tools menu (tap the gears).
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I think you need to unlock it to the part where the New Hope building is already accessible.
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How do you log into Dead Trigger after a fresh install?
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android
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Recently in the UK we've had an unexpected bout of nice weather which means wherever I leave my phone it tends to get quite warm. I know the operating range of my phone (Sony Ericsson Arc) however is there an easy way to find out how warm it is? It's never left in the sun, always in the shade. If I need to root it I'm open to options - currently running stock 2.3.4 Android.
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You can use TempMonitor available from Google Play Store: System temperature reading in your status bar updating at your choice interval. TempMonitor is the oldest CPU Temperature monitoring app on the android market. This app is built to do one thing: Temperature, and it does it well. Some features that you might like: The temperature can be displayed on the status bar or in the APP Screen. You can also select what you want to see: Choose from Celsius or Fahrenheit. Choose what temperature to display (Battery, CPU). Choose the update interval.
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Can I monitor my phones temperature?
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android
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I am developing an application in my university lab. My lab administration provides a proxy server instead of a real internet connection to our university computers. I don't know how to configure a proxy server with the Android emulator. Any ideas?
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I see this blog post explaining how to configure APN settings to browse through a proxy. At first, I could not believe that the APN mentioned (as TelKila) in the post will be available in my emulator. But to my surprise I find a APN is available though with a different name (as T-Mobile US). Since I do not have a proxy server environment, I could not check and confirm this. However the comment in the blog seems to confirm it.
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How to provide Internect connection via proxy server in Emulator
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android
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My fiance has figured out how to make android emoticons with hearts as eyes, and a kissing emoticon, and I'd like to send the same emoticons back to her, but I can't figure out how. Is there a list of the default emoticons in Ice Cream Sandwich and Jelly Bean? Edit : To clarify, I'm looking to find a table showing how different strings of characters translate into the icons that ICS displays when I receive an emoticon.
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Here are all the emoticons from Ice Cream Sandwich with typed string. And a couple of extra ones that are not mentioned above. From http://juxtaposedgraphix.blogspot.in/2012/09/android-40-ics-emoticons-ice-cream.html
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Where can I find a list of the default emoticons on Ice Cream Sandwich?
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android
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I currently have WLAN enabled all the time for triangulation, even when I'm not near an access point I can use. Is there any way to automatically enable it whenever an app requests location information, like it is done with the GPS?
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As far as I know this is not possible. IMHO, it contradicts Google's incentive to have an as best as possible geolocation service. Some background information: Google maintains a huge database for its geolocation service ("Access coarse location" permission). It consists of: Wifi access point mappings: Wifi MAC address resolve to a geolocation Cell tower mapping: Cell tower ID's resolve to a geolocation This database is "community" crowd-sourced by the huge Android user base, aka. everyone that has Google's location service enabled (see below) Google is interested to have a high quality database, i.e. convince you to opt in to allowing your phone to be part of the crowd-sourcing Hence: If you want to use 'coarse location' services from Google you opt in to constant data mining as long as it's enabled PS: Disabling Wifi only cuts you off from one of the possible information sources. Having Cell tower ID's will still give you coarse location, but with lower accuracy Some may recall the Skyhook vs. Google dispute where Google seemingly pressured Motorola and Samsung to prefer Google's own geolocation service over that of Skyhook (out of fear for losing part of the crowdsourcing community if those two big players would have used the 3rd party Skyhook service). Source: TheVerge
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How to automatically enable WLAN when an app requests location info?
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android
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I just wanted to know if there's a OneNote app for Android, that would allow me to actually use it to its full potential (unlike that crap released by MS). I am thinking about getting a Transformer and it is very important to me since all my notes from classes and lectures are in OneNote. I found many apps that would allow me to work with Word, Excel or PowerPoint. But everybody seems to be forgetting about OneNote...
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OneNote for Android? https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.microsoft.office.onenote&hl=en hope I got you right - as my answer is... well... just tooooo obvious :)
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Reasonable OneNote alternative for Android
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On a HTC Sensation running ICS 4.0.3, something caused my contacts database to rapidly grow. The DB is now 580 megabytes and growing (sometimes over a megabyte per hour) despite the fact that I: disabled all syncs (I found out that the Google Contacts sync had been not working for the last couple of months) uninstalled all 3rd party sync apps (LinkedIn, FaceBook) removed all all accounts but my Google accounts from "Accounts & Sync" disabled all network access (no WiFi, no Data) None of the above steps made the problem go away. Looking with Contacts Remover, some contacts have about 300 LinkedIn contact links and photos. My goal is to save as much information as possible, sync that to my Google account, then ditch the Contacts database and reload from Google. The constant memory pressure makes it hard to run applications (I need to move apps to SD to get some storage memory, then run something, and hope that while running the storage memory doesn't run out). Basically my phone is now useless. My idea to try solving the problem is this: export the Contacts to VCF on the SD card (success) copy the VCF to a machine that can run the Android AVD (success) install an AVD that allows to add a Google account for sync (success) copy the VCF to the AVD SD card using DDS in Eclipse (success) import the VCF into the People app of the AVD (success) sync the AVD to Google (fail) The last step fails, but doesn't generate any error. The AVD is using these settings to be as close as possible to my physical device: Target=stackexchange-url ("Google APIs") (Google Inc.) Platform=4.0 API Level=14 CPU/ABI=ARM (armeabi-v7a) Two questions (given that I want to sync back the contacts to my Google account): How can I make the last step work? What alternatives can I use if I cannot get the last step to work? The VCF files total to about 3 megabyte (with about 3000 contacts that is about a kilobyte per contact, not close to 200 kilobyte as in the DB)
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You already have a working vCard file (.vcf), just import it using GMail's web interface. If this VCF is still bad, you can apply simple text processing (regex search & replace) to it before importing it to Google. Here are the steps to import a vCard file into GMail using the web interface. Here's an excerpt from Google's help: Click Gmail at the top-left corner of your Gmail page, then choose Contacts. Click the More actions dropdown menu and select Import.... Click the Choose File button and locate the vCard file you'd like to upload. Select the file and click the Import button.
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Trying to solve Problem: Huge Contacts Database
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android
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Are there projects (e.g. ROMs) out there that offers a more Linux like experience on Android? Here are some things that I hope for easy installation on similar platforms shell access development tools such as gcc, Python
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There are quite a few options already: Chroot to a full fledged linux (search for debian chroot android, it's got quite a few hits) There are also native ports of Debian or Ubuntu for some phone/tablet models. Shell access is already there: Terminal Emulator If you install an aftermarket firmware such as CyanogenMod you will get root access, busybox, bash, an ssh client/server amongst other things Here's the SL4A project (scripting layer for android), it adds python, lua, perl and other interpreted languages to android You can build Qt applications (yes, even those using QtGui) using Necessitas -- a port of most parts of the Qt Desktop framework to Android. Applications as complex as Quassel (an IRC client/server) can be built with very minimal source changes. In theory this would allow you to build much of KDE4, though some parts (e.g. the Plasma workspace) may be too heavily tied to Xorg/GLX. Most C/C++ programs from GNU/Linux that do not require a graphical interface can be compiled to run on Android using the Android NDK Other things, you aware of. Feel free to add it here
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How to get a more Linux like experience on Android?
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What is the difference between Android Beam on the Galaxy Nexus and S Beam on Galaxy S3? Are these two features inter-compatible? Can I transfer data between the two devices?
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Even though Android Beam and S Beam serve similar purposes, they actually work very differently and are not compatible with one another. Android Beam uses NFC to pair your devices over Bluetooth, then transfers files over the Bluetooth connection. I believe it can also transfer very small pieces of data (contacts, links, etc) directly over NFC, as the Ice Cream Sandwich version highlights page implies: For larger payloads, developers can even use Android Beam to initiate a connection and transfer the data over Bluetooth, without the need for user-visible pairing. S Beam, however, uses Wi-Fi Direct to perform data transfers instead of Bluetooth. Their reasoning for doing this is that Wi-Fi Direct offers faster transfer speeds (they quote up to 300 Mbps). Therefore, this will only work with other S Beam enabled devices, currently limiting it to communication between two Galaxy S3s. However, the SGS3 also supports Android Beam, so you can use that to transfer something between a GNex and an SGS3. Here is a tutorial on Sprint's website (should be essentially the same for other versions of the SGS3).
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What's the difference between Android Beam vs S Beam?
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There doesn't seem to be a central Android resource that lists the Trusted Root CAs included in the OS or default browser (stackexchange-url ("related question on SO")), so how can I find out which are included on my phone by default? With the number of root certificates that have been compromised, and the number of fraudulent SSL certs created over the last couple of years, this is an issue for anyone relying on SSL for security, as otherwise you won't know if you want to stackexchange-url ("remove any trusted CAs"). (not listing my manufacturer or OS version as I'm looking for a generic resource or solution that should be applicable to any device)
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On ICS or later you can check this in your settings . Go to <code> Settings->Security->Trusted Credentials </code> to see a list of all your trusted CAs, separated by whether they were included with the system or installed by the user. Earlier versions of Android keep their certs under <code> /system/etc/security </code> in an encrypted bundle named <code> cacerts.bks </code> which you can extract using Bouncy Castle and the <code> keytool </code> program. The summary is to first pull the bundle using <code> adb </code> (you need a root shell) then you can use Bouncy Castle to list the contents of the bundle: <code> shell~$ adb pull /system/etc/security/cacerts.bks` shell~$ keytool -keystore cacerts.bks -storetype BKS -provider org.bouncycastle.jce.provider.BouncyCastleProvider -storepass changeit -v -list </code> There's also at least one app that you can try if you'd prefer not to use the shell: CACertMan (requires root to modify the list, but should allow you to view the list without root). I believe it came about due to the DigiNotar fiasco since there were no particularly easy ways for a user to revoke the cert at the time. Since the certs are stored differently on ICS and later this app will only work on devices running Gingerbread (or earlier), but it is obsolete on ICS/JB anyway.
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What Trusted Root CAs are included in Android by default?
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On my Galaxy S3, when I slide my finger from the top edge of the screen down, a sort of quick menu is revealed to switch WiFi, GPS, sound... When it is revealed, the animation goes from top to bottom but also slides sideways. I would like to stop this sideways animation, but I don't even know how this menu is called to Google it and I found no setting for it so far.
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I believe you are talking about the notification drawer, and the top row of icons that toggle functionality like wifi, GPS etc. There appears to be no way to customize what appears in the top row when you are on Samsung's stock software/ROM. You'll have to switch to a ROM like CM9 for that.
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Stop sideway movement of menu revealed from top
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android
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I am looking for a very scaled down version of Android similar to CyanogenMod but with much less apps. I think just the OS , a basic landing screen and App Store. Is anyone aware of such ROMs ?
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The ones I know of are Android Open Source Project -based ROMs. Clean as they can be, no pre-installed applications (bloatware), just a "pure" Android OS. You may want to read this stackexchange-url ("Community wiki").
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Is there a known custom Android ROM without apps bloating
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android
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I have a Samsung galaxy nexus with official Android 4.1 running. I sometimes get strange notifications with a green + as the icon, saying you have won..., click here to..., or similar messages. Of course I would not open any of them as they immediately appear suspicious. I also sometimes get some shortcut icons on the home screen looking like games, etc. I do not find them in the app list though. I have had similar incidents before upgrading to 4.1. Does anybody get things like these? Is this a malware living in my phone? Any thoughts would be highly appreciated.
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It is probably spam notifications being generated by some third-party app that you have installed. Quite a few "free to play" games pull this garbage these days. It could also be malware, but it is more likely that some game you have installed is doing this. Note that in Android, an application icon does not have a 1:1 correspondence with installed applications; many applications provide different icons (or no icon at all), because of the way that Android applications are put together.
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Strange icons and notifications, is there a malware in my phone?
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android
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I know the Email app can fetch multiple accounts at same time, but apart from that are there any other major differences? If I only need to fetch stuff from the one gmail account, which app should I use? I only connect to the internet using wifi, so offline usability is desirable. Running Android 4.1.1 on a Nexus 7.
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The main difference that I can see is the type of accounts that are supported: The Gmail APP is limited to accounts from Google: <code> [email protected] </code> read and respond to your conversations online & offline Manage multiple accounts View and save attachments Set up label notifications Email APP: <code> username@your_domain.com </code> The main feature is that it works with all email providers, but its a very basic APP, you can send and receive emails, but no search capabilities present.
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What is the difference between the email app and the gmail app?
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android
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I added a folder to the home screen, but it's automatically labeled "folder." If I have multiple folders, it will get confusing. How can I change the name of the folder?
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Tap to open the folder, then long-press the text making up the name. That should change it to an editable field.
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How do you name a folder on the home screen (Gingerbread, HTC Incredible)?
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android
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My Galaxy S2 (ICS I9100G) connects to my home wifi but sometimes does not actually transmit data. I took it to the shop and they did a factory reset (which I could have done on my own) and then was told to take it home and see if it was any better. It wasn't. O2 tech support didn't really have much to offer so I tried various different online fixes. None worked. We got another router (for the back of the house) which used WPA2 whereas the initial router uses WPA. My SGS2 works absolutely fine on this new router. What's going on?
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My solution was to change the front room wifi to WPA2 to match the backroom's wifi (WPA2) which I never had a problem with. Don't know why this works I cannot believe the SGS2 has less than optimum support for WPA. Maybe it was buggy software ... although I am fully updated and have been since I got the phone. (September 11) I should mention this was not a problem caused by ICS or fixed by the firmware upgrade as I had the problem pretty much as soon as I got the phone (September 11).
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Samsung Galaxy S2 wifi - Connected but no internet
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android
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I've got a Nexus S phone. It was never rooted or modified. It currently runs the most recent version of Ice Cream Sandwich (that was installed as an Over The Air update, without any issues). Couple of days ago I received a notification from my phone about Jelly Bean upgrade being available. Unfortunately every time I try to install it there is a problem. The phone reboots and starts the upgrade process, but after about 30 seconds it stops and displays an image of a red triangle with an exclamation mark. When I press power+volume up to see what happened, this is the message it displays: Finding update package... Opening update package... Verifying update package... Verifying current system... assert failed: apply_patch_check("/system/etc/gps.conf", " [random letters and numbers - probably a hash] ", " [different combination of random letters and numbers] ") E:Error in /cache/9ZGgDXDi.zip (Status 7) Installation Aborted. I tried "wipe data / factory reset" and "wipe cache partitions" options, but the issue persists.
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Hurrey! After quite a bit of research I am now able to answer my own question. I was able to clean install Jelly Bean (in opposite to the usual method of upgrading) using official images posted by Google. This obviously solved the issue. stackexchange-url ("Here are my instructions how to do this.")
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Jelly Bean OTA Update failing on Nexus S ("assert failed")
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I'm trying to connect both of my Android devices to my Windows 7 laptop, to see what I can do with them (file transfer, bluetooth tethering, etc.) Here is the hardware I'm working with: Samsung Series 5 Laptop - Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 / fully patched Intel(R) Centrino(R) Wireless Bluetooth(R) 3.0 + High Speed Adapter Driver: Intel - 2011/12/09 - 1.0.90.20620 Samsung Galaxy Nexus with Google official Android 4.1.1 Jelly Bean ( unrooted ) Asus / Google Nexus 7 with Google official Android 4.1.1 Jelly Bean ( unrooted ) The pairing process between the Android devices and Windows 7 works flawlessly. Here is what I'm doing to pair them: Put the Android device into discoverable mode (Settings --> Bluetooth --> Tap device name) Open Devices and Printers on Windows 7 Click Add Device Select Android device in device list and click Next When the pairing code is displayed, confirm on Windows 7 and Android device Pairing is complete The devices are paired. However, they never seem to connect to each other. I see the device's icon switch between being greyed out and opaque, on Windows 7 Devices and Printers briefly, and eventually it just goes grey. No matter how much I tap on the Windows 7 computer's name in the list of paired devices on the Android device, it does not re-establish a connection. One function that I tested successfully, is sending a file using Bluetooth File Transfer ( fsquirt.exe ). When I attempted to send a file to one of my Android devices, initiated from that utility on Windows, the Android device prompted me to accept the file transfer. The Bluetooth icon on Android was still greyed out, however, which indicates to me that the devices are not connected to each other persistently. Bottom line : Does anyone know how to use Android Bluetooth features with Windows 7?
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I found Windows 7 Bluetooth lacking so I bought a third party package and have no problem using Windows 7 bluetooth with my Android devices. The package was by Blue Soleil
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Connecting Android Devices to Windows 7 via Bluetooth
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android
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I use the native camera app and many of my recent pictures either have a large grey area with no information: or noise in the picture made of bits of another picture: Is this a known problem? It was happening again last night with great frequency, so I restarted the phone and the next picture was fine. Edit: I have since removed all 752 pictures. I shot a few more, and still had at least one shot with each of the problems presented here. I believe I will try a 3rd-party camera.
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As it turns out, my SD card was failing. I have since replaced it and all pictures are fine thus far.
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Motorola Atrix 2 native camera app failing
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android
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I have read that samsung galaxy S3 has a 11 pin mhl connector and it can support USB OTG as well. Also I have read that the device can power the cable. I didnt quite get what is meant by USB OTG support included. Both MHL and USB OTG are there on other phones too (like sgs2 and htc one x). How do I use the 11 pin connector to my advantage? Also if the 11 pin connecter can power the device, then why do we need to again connect power cable to the mhl adapter provided by samsung?
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USB OTG stands for USB On-The-Go. This allows your phone to use USB devices (e.g. mice, keyboards, external USB drives) through a MicroUSB to USB adapter. The MHL adapter allows your device to connect via HDMI to a TV or monitor. The statement that it can power the device just means that it can both charge/power the phone and allow HDMI output via the MHL adapter. To get that power, though, it requires your power cable to be connected, as HDMI does not provide power. Not all MHL adapters can do this.
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What exactly is the advantage of 11 pin MHL connector in Samsung Galaxy S3
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android
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I want to run an SFTP server on my GSM Galaxy Nexus (Cyanogenmod 9 RC2). I plan to connect to the Galaxy Nexus from a Kubuntu 12.04 PC via USB cable (not wireless). It is my understanding that Dropbear does not include SFTP at this time. What are my other options? If anyone knows how to do this, I would appreciate a tutorial or a link to a tutorial. Thanks.
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The reason for using SFTP over USB is speed and convenience. MTP is unsatifactory, and transfering files over WiFi is slow. For those of you who have my setup (GSM Galaxy Nexus with Cyanogenmod 9 RC2 or later) here's how to manage files on your device with maximum convenience and speed. Install DigiSSHd (and DigiControl) on phone connect phone to PC via USB cable On phone, go to Settings > Wireless & Networks > More... > Tethering and portable hotspot > check "Enable USB tethering" Done. Exit settings. The first time setting up DigiSSHd on phone, open DigiSSHd and enable it (so it becomes active). Since I'm running KDE, I use Dolphin. Here's how to manage files on my phone with Dolphin. (You could do the same with Nautilus, but the syntax may be different.) sftp://[email protected]:2222/mnt/sdcard/ This assumes the default port of 2222. You can change password, port, etc. in DIgiSSHd settings. Once it is set up, establishing the connection is super easy. And managing files via a real file manager is way superior to using MTP. See more here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=29267792&postcount=12
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How to run an SFTP server on my CM9 RC2 Galaxy Nexus
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android
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