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There is an example of text recognition from an image on the recent Android 4.1 demo. The example is a picture taken with the phone of a post office receipt that is then OCRed and indexed. Is this OCR and indexing already available to all Google Drive users or just limited to Android 4.1?
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This is nothing new. Google Docs supported character recognition in both images and PDF files. It is also available in the mobile clients regardless of the OS version as this is a server side feature.
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Google Drive’s image recognition on Android 4.1 demo available on older versions?
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android
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I get too many Gmail notifications so my phone beeps too often and is annoying. How to only get Gmail notification with certain tag(s)? For example, only "Important" ones as I'm using Priority inboxes with Gmail.
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You don't mention what version of the app you're using or which OS version, but this is how I do it on my Galaxy Nexus with Android 4.0. Open Gmail app Open the overflow menu (three vertical dots) and choose <code> Settings </code> Tap the email account you want to use Under "Data Usage" tap "Manage labels" You'll see your labels there, including "pseudo-labels" like "Starred" and "Important" Tap the label for which you want notifications (in your case, "Important") If not already on, turn on <code> Sync messages </code> (either last 30 days or All) Tap the checkbox for <code> Email notifications </code> Choose your options (ringtone, whether to vibrate or not, whether to notify once or not) You can have different notifications per label per account, which is nice, but if you overdo it you'll have way too many notifications in your notification bar.
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How to only get Gmail notification with certain tag(s)?
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android
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I've been struggling to get decent USB transfer speeds with my Ubuntu computer, which I've asked about on the Ask Ubuntu site. The answers there have helped me improve USB speeds overall, but it seems my phone is still much slower than other devices. For example, I can transfer to my Sony video camera at about 17.5MB/s, but transferring files to my Android phone (Samsung Galaxy 2 with ICS) is running at about 2MB/s. How can I determine if 2MB/s is a normal transfer speed for my Android phone? In other words, what do I need to know about it's SD card (it has two, internal and external) specifications or other details in order to determine if I am getting the maximum performance or if it is still hobbled?
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There's no such thing as normal USB transfer speed. It depends on several factors including but not limited to: Class of the sdcard USB speed (1.1 vs 2.0) Performance and load of the the computer Out of these three the one with the most influence is the class of the sdcard. The class describes the minimum write speed of the card in MB/s. For example a Class 10 card has a minimum writing speed of 10MB/s. Based on this your sdcard is most likely a Class 2. If you can't locate your sdcard Class , there's a free tool (only for windows users) that gives you the transfer rate of your sdcard: H2testw 1.4 After you've finished verifying your unit you will be able to see the exact time it took for the operation to complete, the number of megabytes tested, and, of course, the writing / reading speed. As a side note: The cache that Abdul mentions has nothing to do with this. That's for reading and only applies if the card is mounted in the phone.
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How can I determine what is a normal USB transfer speed for my Android phone?
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android
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I'm trying to create a link on my website where you can click and add my info to your phones contacts. Is there a file format that android will recognize & load a contact from?
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The easiest way is to use a barcode you could e.g. create with an app like My QR code Generator. If you do not want to install an app for the purpose, there are also web services available like e.g. GOQR.ME -- simply search google for QR Code generator vcard. The result is a QR-Code -- a simply image you can put on your web page. On Android (and other) devices, a QR code reader (best known and widely used on Android is Barcode Reader) utilizes the camera to take a picture from it, analyzes the coded content, and then offers an appropriate action. In case of a VCard, this would e.g. be to add it to your contact list -- exactly what you intended. Of course you could simply export your contact data in VCard format for download (on opening that, the user would get the same choice to add the content to the contacts). You also could combine both, linking the QR-Code image to the downloadable VCard (make sure the file extension of the vcard file is set to <code> .vcf </code> , so the web server gets a chance to set the correct mime type -- otherwise it may be treated as "plain text" and opened inside the browser instead of being downloaded). This way a visitor could either use a barcode reader, or click on the code to download the VCard. Thus it even could be imported to apps on the PC: MS Outlook, Gnome Evolution, and others understand the VCard-Format as well. Troubleshooting: If you linked the VCard <code> .vcf </code> file for download, and it still only gets displayed in the browser window, here's how this can be fixed with Apache web server (solution by MrGlass -- thanks!): Edit your Apache config (or, if you cannot access this, edit/create the <code> .htaccess </code> file in the directory your <code> .vcf </code> is stored) to contain the following segment: <code> <FilesMatch "\.vcf$"> ForceType text/vcard Header set Content-Disposition attachment </FilesMatch> </code>
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How can I create a downloadable file with my contact info
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android
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When I do a hot reboot, everything is killed and restarted, but I never ever experienced any interruption in music playback. How? System: Samsung Galaxy S (ICS) Music Players: Stock music player, PlayerPro, Rocket Music Player
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The typical implementation of a "hot reboot" does not actually shut down the OS and restart it (see stackexchange-url ("What does Hot Boot mean?") for related discussion). In essence, it's killing the UI and other foreground processes, then restarting the UI components, making it somewhat analogous to restarting the X server on a *nix machine. The music player spawns a background service that actually handles playback, and services simply aren't interrupted in the hot reboot process. Using the *nix analogy again, restarting your X server typically doesn't kill your daemons, but it will stop any currently running X applications. It's a similar principle on every hot reboot implementation I've seen. Now I should probably also qualify this with a disclaimer that this is based on my understanding of one such implementation of the "hot reboot" feature. There may be others that do it differently, but since this is not a standard/native feature and it's generally not documented anywhere you'd likely have to reach out to the developer of your particular app or ROM for more information. Heck, this may even vary depending on the music player you're using - the above is just my analysis based on the limited information I've found available on the subject.
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How do music players survive hot reboot?
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android
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I'm looking for a way to create an encrypted folder on the sd-card and provide password protected access to its contents. Ideally, this would provide a UI to encrypt new files by moving files to it and retrieve them back. I know there is EncFS but it only works in rooted devices. And also BoxCryptor which is only for Google Drive or DropBox. I need a solution which would work with sd-card folders and on unrooted devices.
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There are many available choices, depending on the features you need: Cryptonite uses EncFS and requires root LUKS also requires root and provides on-the-fly encryption (AES by default) to virtual folders Eds provides encrypted containers and does not require root. It even is compatible to TrueCrypt. DroidCrypt can encrypt single files or full directories. No root needed. Encryption Manager is a file manager providing file encryption support, and so is AnDisk FilesCrypter supports encrypted files and folders And many more. Just check the examples, and take a look at the "also recommended" stuff on their market pages to find more.
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Creating and handling an encrypted folder on sd-card for unrooted devices
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android
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I purchased the Galaxy Nexus HSPA+ directly from Google Play. I'm looking to buy a Proclip holder that's specific to the Samsung Galaxy Nexus (GT-I9250) http://www.proclipusa.com/brodit-device-holder/samsung-galaxy-nexus-(gt-i9250)/holder-with-tilt-swivel-511324-18854.aspx Is the Google sold device the same form factor?
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Yes, the HSPA+ Galaxy Nexus phone from Google Play Store is the i9250 model. That clip should fit it just fine.
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Is the Google branded Galaxy Nexus HSPA+ the same as GT-I9250?
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android
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I Have a Verizon Galaxy Nexus which was rooted. I used an OTA Rootkeeper to keep the root after I upgraded to 4.0.4 which worked great, I was able to use root well after the OTA update. But recently the root has stopped working however the apps that I had saved permission before the mysterious removal of root still work. So I can use Sixaxis, Wifi Tether, File Explorer with root permissions, etc. They all work great however any new app I download is unable to get root access. I first noticed it trying to flash a rom. When I go into SU app says I have a outdated binary and when I try to update it (from 3.0.3) it fails to gain root access. Any ideas why I've lost root access and how I can get it back short of going back through the entire root process?
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Having "root" just means you have a working <code> su </code> binary installed (the "su" application is generally just a management front-end for the linux-level binary installed in <code> /system/bin </code> or <code> /system/xbin </code> ). So, something has gone wrong with the binary, or the way its installed, or its permissions, or its location, or ... I suspect the apps that still work must have <code> chown </code> 'd themselves once at setup time? So they only need <code> su </code> to work once, and after that they're good to go. If you can connect an <code> adb </code> shell or run an Android Terminal (that was just the first play store search hit, I'm not endorsing that specific terminal), type "su" and see if you get a meaningful error. You can use <code> adb </code> to copy a new <code> su </code> binary over, or just re-"root" the device. See the FAQ questions here: http://androidsu.com/superuser/faq/
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Root Gone but still works for many Apps
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android
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After upgrading to Skype 2.8.0.920... it randomly crashes (I mean just Skype... I just suddenly hear that Skype is logging out..randomly, AFAIK it crashes..)... BUT WHY?? I can revert to an older version of Skype... My phone is a LG GT540..
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I installed a Skype 2.6.0.95 apk (which is an earlier version) and it works now.
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Skype randomly crashes on Android 2.1update1
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android
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Okay, so I just upgraded from the Galaxy S Captivate to a shiny new Galaxy S III. In both the stock TouchWiz ROM and the AOKP ROM I later ran, on my Captivate, i could set specific accounts to not show their contacts in my address book. Specifically, while I want to sync my Facebook contacts to get photos for people, I don't want all my Facebook contacts showing up in my phone address book. Poke around as I might though, I cannot find any way to hide a specific account from the address book on the Galaxy S III. Is there any way to do this? I should note, I am running the AT&T version.
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I just encountered this same problem on a new Galaxy SIII with Verizon. I'm using stock Android 4.1.2 and found the answer to be simple. Just open the Contacts app, then click the phone's Menu button, then choose the "Contacts to Display" menu, the select the gear icon to the right of "Customized list", then choose the respective contacts account, then uncheck (or check) the email contact groups that you wish to hide, press "Done" in the upper right when finished. That should have activate the "Customized list", but you can return to that menu to confirm. That's it! simple and no need to install custom ROM.
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How do, or can you hide account contacts on the Galaxy S III?
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android
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I understand that the stackexchange-url ("colour of the signal indicator tells me whether or not I've got a connection to Google servers or not"), but what is the "H" that sometimes pops up? Usually my indicator says "3G": But, in addition to having an "H" now and again, sometimes it has no letters at all: I assume this is telling something about what kind of data network I'm on, or not on, but what exactly is happening?
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It's HSDPA which if I'm not mistaken is referring to 3.5G.
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What does "H" mean in the signal indicator?
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android
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Is it used for remote machine access? How to configure the VPN setting?
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It is the same use of using VPN with desktop computer. You can connect to a network and become a part of it to access its resource. VPN stands for Virtual Private Network, which means that you can join a network (typically a organisation's LAN/WAN) through Internet and access its resources link printing or accessing intranet web portals etc. As you has asked, it can be used for remote access for computers which are not exposed to Internet and are connected to LAN only. You can see this link for more information.
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what is the use of VPN Connection in Android phone?
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android
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I have a Micromax Funbook tablet (codename:P300) running Android 4.0.3. While playing with a file explorer, I accidentally moved a file from /system folder. Yes, the device came as rooted and I had enabled root explorer and mounted the partition as writable. I did so because I was mistakenly taken an assumption that I had installed Clockworkmod Recovery mod recovery. Upon restart, the device does not go beyond bootloader image (it just says "Funbook" for ever). I had attempted restart into recovery by pressing option button and then powering on. To my nasty surprise, now only I realised that I had not installed Clockworkmod Recovery and landed on some recovery with following options: Android system recovery <3e> Reboot system now Apply update from external storage wipe data/factory reset wipe cache partition apply update from cache Can anyone can help in restoring the tablet to original ROM? Even if I have ROM file, without Clockworkmod Recovery how can I recover?
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This link helped me to flash a rom image. As an additional benefit, this ROM seems to be faster than Micromax's original ROM and also claims to support a list of 3G dongles. The previous (i.e. original) ROM I had did not support Reliance and BSNL's 3G dongles. As in a settings menu the following dongles are supported (I haven't got any 3G dongle to test): WCDMA: Huawei(E230, E176G, E160E, 182G, E1782, E1750 UMG1691), ZTE (MF633BP-1, MF633, MF637U) CDMA2000/EVDO: Huawei(E150, EC1261, EC122, EC156, EC1270), ZTE (AC580, AC2736, AC2746) After re flashing, I installed clockworkmod recovery as per this link as well.
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Micromax Funbook tablet frozen at boot screen. No clockwork mod recovery - how to restore?
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android
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In my application list, Dolphin Sonar/Sonar is not one of the icons. I've "peeled off"/deleted all of the Dolphin Sonar icons by mistake, and I want it to be on my home screen. I use it very often. Where might I find the icon? Do I need to reinstall Dolphin?
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According to the Dolphin for Android phone faqs , you can manually create a shortcut to the home screen: How do I create a shortcut for Dolphin Sonar to the home screen manually? Please click Menu> More> Settings> Gesture & Sonar > Sonar Settings> Create Shortcut.
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How do I recover the Dolphin Sonar icon?
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android
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Since 1990, when a new version of Windows comes out, the (only) thing that stops PC owners from upgrading is whether there are compatible device drivers for their hardware (network adapter device driver, display adapter device driver, printer device driver, etc.). Does Android have "device drivers" that Acer, Archos, HTC, Huawei, and other phone manufacturers can publish on their website such that Android device owners can, if they want, upgrade their phone's OS and afterwards (download and) install the appropriate drivers?
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Android does not have "device drivers". If you were to think of the entire Android ecosystem within your handset, split into 3/4, using the Java Programming language, the remaining 1/4 is the kernel written in C/Assembler. It is there within the kernel is where the drivers are embedded. That is part of the kernel's job to interact with touchscreen, accelerometers, compass, etc, and certain interactions with the hardware gets delegated to the Android side of things. That is a summary in abstract form for the layman to understand. On to hardware manufacturers such as Acer, Huawei, HTC, Samsung, Sony, Zte, to name but a few, what each of those companies do, is publish the sources to the kernel, so that it can be built. Although, having said that, some are not exactly GPL compliant, some provide sources, which may not be fully complete, quite possibly, due to the restrictions on certain closed-source for a particular hardware, or others just flagrantly violate the GPL and not publish it at all. Perhaps, some do distribute the source in which the process of rolling your own kernel can fail due to malformed errors in the code or missing extra code. That applies to, generally older kernels, version 2.6.x, in which a mix-and-match of the appropriate sources gets merged in manually, to create a build, this is where it can backfire quite horribly, the build breaks, kernel refuses to boot and lots of hacking to get the build to work. Atheros, is one very classic example of a wifi chipset found in quite a large majority of handsets, notably, the sources for the device driver, are quite hard to find, which has resulted in broken builds of the driver, in turn, when integrated with the kernel, as a whole, Android refuses to start the wifi. Due to obscurity of the source, hackers have attempted to get the appropriate wifi driver from other stock ROMs thereby exacerbating the gambling on the functionality of the wifi which either work or break. The newer kernel versions 3.1.x, have most of the device drivers employed for usage with Android, merged into the main kernel sources thereby minimizing the chances of mix-n-matching, merging the source manually for a hardware, be it a new compass, acclerometer etc. If there's anything amiss feel free to comment, and amend this accordingly.
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Does Android have a "device driver" architecture?
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android
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I'm in a bit of a problem. You see I have a preinstalled youtube app on my phone. Normally, there's an update and so I wanted to make the preinstalled one up-to-date without keeping the older version so I uninstalled it using Link2SD. Now when I was about to reinstall youtube with the latest version, I keep getting an error. So now my phone is stuck without a YouTube app. I even tried sideloading but it still fails to install. The error I'm having is
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Is your device rooted? If so you may use adb or any root supported file manager to manually remove it and re-install it from Play store.
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Why can't I re-install YouTube? Error message: "Duplicate provider authority"
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android
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I purchased an stackexchange-url ("ASUS TF300") from Amazon and it arrived today. The manual says to charge it for 8 hours for optimal battery life, so I plugged it in and let it charge for a bit. The power button is now displaying a green light after about two hours of charging (it's still plugged in), and when I press the button the tablet's backlight comes on. However, the screen is blank - nothing is being displayed. I've tried forcing a reboot (holding the power button down for 8 seconds). The tablet makes a chiming noise and appears to reboot - based on the backlight turning off and then back on - but there is still nothing displayed on the screen. Any suggestions? Is it possible it's DOA?
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I was unable to resolve the issue through all types of hard/cold resets/reboots (PWR+VOL, PWR for 30 seconds, hard reset pin, etc), so I returned to Amazon and received a working tablet today. It appears that mine was just DOA.
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New TF300 is not showing anything on the screen
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android
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On an Asus Transformer Prime, my notification bar at the bottom of the screen will randomly start dancing up and down, and sometimes just scramble then go normal. When it does either one of these behaviours, I need to restart my Android to get it to stop. When it scrambles, the rest of the screen is fine, and I can click on areas of the bar that are messed up as if it wasn't, and access their functions (i.e. Back, Home, etc)
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Asus released an update, and it's been 2 weeks since it happened
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Shaking notification bar
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android
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I have a new Samsung Galaxy Y, I am able to sync in GMail, Google Calendar and also completely use Google Maps, but I am not able to Sync in the Evernote App. What's Wrong?
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Un-installing the App and Installing it back again, fixed it.
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Unable to Sync Evernote?
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android
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Occasionally, when I put my Samsung Galaxy S3 down relatively firmly, it makes a noise that's sort of half way between 'BONG' and 'CLANK'. When it happens I can immediately pick it up and put it down again to make it happen again. I can repeat this for as long as I like. Pick up, put down, BONG/CLANK, repeat. There are no on-screen messages, just the noise. Why is it doing this? Can it be stopped? Thanks
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Well, I've figured it out. Sort of. I habitually put my phone down on top of my wallet, which contains my NFC-chipped credit card. It turns out the phone actually makes that noise when it finds an NFC chip. If I push my credit card against the back of the phone the same thing happens. I'm still not sure what it really means, though.
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Why does my Galaxy S3 make a noise when I put it down?
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android
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The ICS notification allows users to "swipe" single notifications away. I was wondering if this can be done on a rooted Gingerbread phone?
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On a stock carrier/manufacturer's ROM there's probably not a whole lot you can do I would imagine, but CyanogenMod 7 (its Gingerbread-based version) allows you to dismiss individual notifications by swiping them away. You can see it in action in this Lifehacker article .
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Is there a way to make the Gingerbread notification behave like ICS?
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android
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How much user-available memory is needed in an android phone that runs Gingerbread and is likely to be upgraded to Ice Cream Sandwich in order to be able to install and work with a reasonable number of apps. Of course, the answer might differ depending on the usage profile of the specific user so 2-4 number ranges would be useful (e.g., light, typical, or heavy user).
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How much more /data space does ICS need in comparison to GB? Easy answer: The same . 3rd party installed apps need as much storage on both GB and ICS and maybe ICS' internal apps need a little more storage, but that's negligible. Most often it's just the user apps that grow bigger and bigger by time (with bigger devices. It's the same with bloated websites as connection speeds grow). I have installed ICS on all of my current devices and can say that it's not a big difference. I typically need 400-800MB with some games (MaxPayne, GTA3, etc.) and consider myself a medium-to-power user (with number of apps installed). <code> Breakdown for my Nexus S: 650MB used Internal stuff, summed up: around 100MB (after some usage time) User installed apps+data: 550MB Dalvik-Cache: 85MB (15MB for internal apps, 70MB for user apps) App sizes: 350MB (15MB for internal updated apps, 335MB for user apps) App data: 190MB (40MB for internal apps, 150MB for user apps) Remaining: 25MB for the FS journal and misc random stuff </code> So I guess, you need around 80-100MB for the minimal stuff (maybe less) and on top of this all that you want to install. I think the comfort zone starts at 250MB if you move apps to the sdcard and 500-750MB if you won't.
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How much user-available memory do you need?
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android
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How do I connect my Android phone or tablet to a LogMeIn Hamachi VPN? Is it even possible? LogMeIn has command line clients for Linux, and of course Android has built-in VPN settings. Is there some way to hack my Android to get it on the Hamachi VPN? I'll try almost anything no matter how involved. Root and non-root answers welcome (I have root access).
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As described in this how-to , you can do this by installing a "chrooted" Linux distro on Android such as Ubuntu , and then downloading, installing and configuring Hamachi manually. Hamachi is a vpn program which can be used to link up computers. With hamachi on an android you would be able to access the files on multiple computers from anywhere in the world (provided that you have wifi, 3g, 4g or any other type of internet connection on your phone) this is useful when programs like dropbox can't hold the file that you want because it is too large and you know that you will need it at some point when you are on the go. To get hamachi on android there are a few requirements which must be met first: Internet access. Ubuntu/Debian/Backtrack or any other Linux distro on your phone. Rooted phone (root access). Once those 3 requirements have been met you should be set to go. Boot up the Linux distro on your phone Either open up the browser on the distro or the browser on your phone. go to http://www.mediafire.com/?jwng92o6j56ov8l and download the hamachi file. If you did this on the distro then you may skip to step 5A If it hasn't happened already, move that whole file to emmc on your phone (5A. Move the hamachi file from the downloads folder in the distro to <code> /root </code> ) Open up the distro and copy that hamachi file from <code> /mnt/emmc </code> to <code> /root </code> Open terminal and cd into that directory and run the following commands <code> sh ./install </code> <code> mkdir /dev/net </code> <code> mknod /dev/net/tun c 10 200 </code> <code> apt-get install sudo </code> <code> apt-get install libcrypto++7 </code> <code> ln -s /usr/lib/libcrypto.so.0.9.8 /usr/lib/libcrypto.so.0.9.7 </code> <code> sudo tuncfg </code> <code> hamachi-init </code> <code> hamachi start </code> <code> hamachi login </code> <code> hamachi set-nick </code> [enter desired nickname here] <code> hamachi join </code> [networkname] [password] DONE.
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LogMeIn Hamachi VPN
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android
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Why is the NFC in the Galaxy Nexus embedded in the battery? Wouldn't it make more sense to separate the two things? Is there any hardware advantage of being this way? Disadvantages I can see several, like replacing the battery with another, without NFC...
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The NFC feature does not sit in the battery, only the antenna does. NFC consists of: an integrated chip (soldered onto the logic board) an NFC Antenna that needs free view to the phone's back side (antenna signals from the sticker on the back of the battery only need to pass the back cover) If you look at the antenna you'll notice how big it is. It's basically just a coil with 4 windings, see ifixit's teardown. NFC allows for passive devices (Credit cards and such) which need to be fed energy from an active device through the antenna. Some engineer decided its best fit would be as a sticker on the battery. There's only 2 positions where you can place it: Back of the battery Inner side of the battery cover (like with the Nexus S) My guess is this: By placing it on the battery, the expensive and big 2-point connector (as with the Nexus S) could be merged together with the battery contacts to make it cheaper (and/or maybe more robust).
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Why is the NFC in the Galaxy Nexus battery?
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android
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I'm new to android and trying to connect my tablet to LCD TV using a HDMI connector. The instructions in the manual are as below: Set the TV mode to HDMI. Connected the HDMI cable between tablet and TV's respective ports. Set the tablet display mode under Display Settings to HDMI. Steps 1 and 2 went good, but in Step 3 I'm unable to find any option in Settings and Display Settings as HDMI. However my default video player named Vortex player has an option to "Play on TV" where the display can be set to HDMI and the video plays fine on the TV. This leaves me to think that both the TV and HDMI cable are working fine but I suspect that the tablet's firmware might be that of a different model perhaps which does not support HDMI (wild guess). The tech support suggested to download and install the latest "software" (not sure if it's a firmware or not, even they were not..) to help fix the issue with steps by connecting it to PC through USB with a bunch of steps. But this software which shows prompts in chinese doesn't seem to help the cause either. Tech support also says I should be prompted to select display mode on tablet when connected to HDMI but it didn't happen either. Details of my tab as below: Name: Penta T-Pad IS703C ( T-Pad IS703C With BSNL ) Manufacturer: Pantel Android: 4.0.3 Kernel: 3.0.8 Build Number: fj_vortex-userdebug 4.0.3 IML74K eng.zjd1.20120413.113558 test-keys Request thoughts and suggestions on the same that could help me fix the situation. P.S the above information remained unchanged even after the "software update", so I suspect that it might've done nothing at all.
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After hours of searching on the net and string of emails with the customer care I received a call from a member claiming to be from the technical team. The end result of the call was that there is no HDMI setting in the settings panel and the only way to display content on to the TV using HDMI is through the stock "Vortex" player, which basically has no options than to change volume, display mode and the tracker. I couldn't find any info on this player's version or if there's any update for it that could help. Also my search for some effective alternative like RealHDMI for DroidX almost has hit a dead end. Marking this as answered to serve as information source for people who buy this product and hope I might receive some effective alternatives in the future.
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Unable to set tablet display mode to HDMI
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After setting a destination and start navigation and my journey, if a new incident occurs and slows/blocks the route, is Google Navigation able to update the route and find a faster alternative automatically before I get near?
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In the new Google Maps app we finally have this feature. From this post on the official Google blog : Enhanced navigation: In addition to current traffic conditions, we’ve added two new features to help you navigate around traffic. You can now see reports of problems on the road that you can tap to see incident details. While on the road, Google Maps will also alert you if a better route becomes available and reroute you to your destination faster. This feature is available only on Android and is coming soon to iOS. From http://productforums.google.com/forum/#!msg/maps/hL8UXVgRMcE/6PfnMZP8tIQJ Once you are in the "navigation" mode, you will see a status bar on the bottom that gives you an estimate of time remaining to your destination. The text of the time remaining changes color based on the traffic situation. The colors correspond to the former colored traffic light dot. If the words are red, that means there is some serious traffic on your route. Yellow indicates areas of slowed traffic. Green indicates that there are no anticipated delays.
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Does Google Navigation Live Traffic reroute during the journey?
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android
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Does it require some kind of activation-code? If so, can I read it while I scan it on the original scanner?
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Not all RFID systems are compatible with NFC. NFC uses an RF frequency of 13.56 MHz (so-called HF), but there are other common RFID systems that use frequencies in the range of 100-150 KHz (so-called LF) or 860-960 MHz (so-called UHF). Your key may belong to an LF or UHF system. Another possibility is that your key is part of an HF system, but uses a command set or an RF modulation scheme that is not compatible with NFC.
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My nfc-enabled android-phone won't read a rfid key I own, why and what can I do about it?
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I can get a root prompt in the terminal by running one exploits documented elsewhere. (e.g. here: http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/wiki/Motorola_Droid_2_Global:_Full_Update_Guide ) At this point, I can install the "su" binary and give it permissions 4755. This should allow anyone to execute it, and since the owner of the binary is "root" and the sticky bit is set, I should become root. But I apparently have no way of un-become root from the terminal short of rebooting. But, after I reboot, then I can't seem to become root using 'su'. <code> $ ls -l /system/bin/su -rwsr-xr-x root app_101 26234 2012-07-09 15:00 su </code> Ok, the permissions look fine, should I should be able to run it to become root, but only in this particular invocation of the terminal. <code> $ /system/bin/su Permission denied </code> It also fails if i specify the command to run as root, or with any other arguments: <code> $ /system/bin/su /system/bin/sh Permission denied </code> Why? Is there some other mechanism at work? I don't want to install Superuser.apk, because I just want a way that I can temporarily get a root shell if needed, for instance to delete unwanted files manually. Besides, Superuser.apk relies on the su binary anyway, so it must have some way of calling it, so why can't I replicate that in the terminal? Edit: I had another thought, so I tried copying /bin/sh to another locattion and made it suid root. But while I can execute the new binary, it doesn't give me root. Is Android doing something tricky/different with suid that regular Linux does not do?
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The clue is in the owner/group id... <code> $ ls -l /system/bin/su -rwsr-xr-x root app_101 26234 2012-07-09 15:00 su </code> Notice the group id is set to 'app_101', that should be 'root', but then again, you need the <code> busybox </code> binary (which is part of the SuperUser.apk binary, when installed, it copies the relevant said binary into <code> /system/xbin </code> ) in order to be able to <code> chown </code> it.
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How do I invoke "su" from a terminal prompt?
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My home screen looks like this: <code> Empty_folder | Application 1 | Application 2 | Application N </code> When I long press over the folder, I have the option to rename it. How do I delete the folder, though? I've been moving them to a different screen, but now I have three screens of blank folders that I accidentally created by trying to rearrange icons. Also, I wonder how do I switch two icons on my home screen? When I drag two items into each other, they don't switch but rather create a folder and then add themselves to it, which seems ridiculous. In any other OS, if I want a new folder, I have to be very specific about that.
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If you press and hold the folder, one of the home icons will turn into a trash icon. Just drag the folder to the trash icon.
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Delete a folder in my home screen Android 4.0, Aquos?
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I updated my Motorola RAZR to ICS lately, and was using the Go Launcher Ex launcher, and when I tried to select a widget, it popped up a "Choose Widget" dialog that showed the icons, but the text was white on white background. I can see them if I select them, but not otherwise. At first I thought this was a problem with Go Launcher Ex, so I installed the Apex launcher instead, and it's choose widget dialog shows the same white on white text again (see below). I've tried changing Go Launcher Ex and Apex themes, but still have the issue so I began wondering if it was an issue with the underlying color palettes. I've seen a few posts about this being an issue with the "Light Theme", and they suggest choosing a different theme when you create the alert dialog. However, I'm just a user, not a developer, so I'm wondering the following: 1) Is this just a bug in Go Launcher Ex and Apex Launchers respectively, and I should complain to both of them? or 2) Is there something goofed up with the color palette of my phone's light theme and I can tweak it? Thanks in advance... Screenshot (click image to enlarge)
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Aparently this is an issue with several of the launchers in many of the ICS builds. Will just have to wait for it to be addressed by Verizon, I suppose... Droid Forums: ICS and Go Launcher Problems
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Alert Dialog List View Shows White Text on White?
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I'm looking for a ROM which is closer to stock Android for my HP Touchpad and haven't had much luck finding any information for ROMs other than CM and MIUI. Is there anyone out there who's working on a AOSP ROM which hasn't been modded too heavily (aside from making it work, obviously)?
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You may also be interested in AOKP ROM for the Touchpad. It's a derivative of AOSP, with some CM.
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Are there any ROMs (other than CM and MIUI) for the HP Touchpad?
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Google Support says: The type of lock that's acceptable may be predetermined by your system administrator. Where I can define what's acceptable? I can regenerate the certificate if needed. So I can use slide lockscreen again. (I'm using CM9 RC1, Android 4.0.4)
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The problem with disabling the lockscreen security using the toggle/profile is that the lockscreen widgets don't appear either so you can't slide to unlock. Also, when you reboot your phone the buttons don't work until you retoggle the setting again. Another way is to install the certificate as usual then backup the /data/misc/keychain and keystore directories using something that preserves the ACLs such as Root Explorer to a location that supports ACLs. I suggest copying them to /tmp. Then clear the credentials from Settings and enable Slide To Unlock. Then copy back the folders from /tmp. The CA will be installed.
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Certificate Install without mandatory PIN lockscreen
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I've got Motorola RAZR (XT910) and I decided to install the Google+ app to stay in touch with it. Whenever I take pictures with my phone it would upload those pictures to my Google+ account even though I have set my Instant Upload settings to OFF. How can I really disable that without uninstalling the Google+ app? I would like to hand pick photos from my phone to be uploaded to my Google+. Thanks
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Open the Google Plus app, go to settings and disable "instant-upload". Please note if you enabled it : Each photo you take will be uploaded to Google Plus' staging area but not be shared immediately. It's just for convenience so that you don't have to grab your phone if you want to share some past pictures you took with your mobile. You will be able to to share from any browser you're logged in at any later time you want. You can also select if you only want to instant-upload when you're on wifi.
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How to disable automatic picture upload to Google+
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The problem: I want to use an (offline|online) navigation app but: I have an Asus Transformer Prime with very bad GPS reception I have a tablet without GPS (e.g., a Nook Color) My phone has a very low GPS signal (Samsung is infamous here, Galaxy S, Nexus S, Gio and so on all have users complaining about it) My phone often loses track of GPS satellites My device has Bluetooth however. What can I do to get a working and precise GPS signal?
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I have several bluetooth-GPS adapters that I use with all of my devices when I need a superb signal because a specialiced receiver is almost always superior to a smartphone's internal GPS (due to integration constraints). GPS Receiver : My favourite is the Bluemax 4043 bluetooth receiver. It has more than one day uptime, it can also log 32MB of GPS data and uses a cheap Nokia BL-5C battery . Linux support ! OpenStreetMaps Wiki has a comprehensive list of good receivers (search for the bluetooth enabled ones). Software support : Cyanogenmod7+ can connect to GPS bluetooth receivers , stock Android users may install 3rd party apps like Bluetooth GPS Provider . It's very handy for my Nook Color tablet that has no GPS but bluetooth (Asus Transformer Prime users also have this kind of problem).
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What can I do when my GPS doesn't work (or if my tablet doesn't have GPS)?
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On Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS) the OS categorizes your app and each category has its own threshold in which the OS uses for determining which app to close first when it runs out of memory. Has anyone of you been annoyed by, say you opened a timer to run in the background to measure the time elapsed of something, then you opened few more apps and got back to your timer just to see it was reset or closed? I mean, seriously, it is really excruciatingly annoying. Is there a way to force an app to remain running in the background no matter what even when the OS runs out of memory?
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Simple answer: No. Android always uses OOM (Out-Of-Memory) prioritizing to free unused memory. You can change the priorities of apps (at least until reboot) with some task managers but even then if the memory runs low, apps in the background start getting killed. Think about this scenario: you've downloaded a badly coded app which runs on boot, causes a buffer overflow and hogs all your memory. Normally, this app is killed, but if it's set to stay open it effectively bricks your phone until reboot, and after that starts again, and again, etc. Some timers use services with high priorities to avoid this problem, but if you launch enough high-performance, resource-hogging apps while the timer is in the background, it will eventually get killed.
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Is there a way to force an app to remain running in the background no matter what?
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I have been deliberately avoiding the latest Verizon D2G update for a few months now. It is really annoying that there is no way to make it stop asking me. But tonight I was tired and my finger slipped and it accidentally accepted instead of delaying 12 more hours. My phone started to shut down to install but I quickly pulled the battery out. Now every time the phone boots after about a minute of starting services it apparently remembers it was going to update so it starts shutting down the phone. I have tried going to updates and manually looking for an update, in the hopes that this would confuse the phone and it would start asking me again if I wanted to update, but in the middle of searching for an update it just suddenly aborted and threw me back to the setting menu, and subsequent attempts just immediately aborted. [edit:I tried this again, this time immediately looking for updates as soon as I could login. This time it immediately started searching, and continued searching until the auto-shutdown started.] I also tried looking at the processes with a system monitoring app I have but wasn't able to identify a process to kill before it started shutting down - and even if I did I am afraid it might still start updating when I'm not watching later. Is there any way I can abort the install? I am afraid to let it actually start installing because I don't know what to expect. Does it offer me a chance to cancel? If not, I fear I might brick my phone if I pull the battery after it starts to update. And in case you are wondering, I absolutely will not allow this update because of the risk of the update breaking some obscure feature I depend on. For another, this is the update that removes the ability to root. My phone is not rooted, and I really don't have the the time or inclination to root it at the moment (it is another risk I don't want to take) but I won't accept the ability to be removed. Edit: The following information is from the adb log: <code> 07-XX XX:31:15.883 1306 1433 I ActivityManager: Start proc com.motorola.Upgrader for broadcast com.motorola.Upgrader/.UpgraderReceiver: pid=2334 uid=1000 gids={3002, 3001, 3003, 1015, 2001, 1007}^M 07-Xx XX:31:15.953 2334 2334 W UpgraderReceiver: !!! INSTALL UPDATE !!!^M 07-XX XX:31:15.961 2334 2334 W RecoverySystem: !!! REBOOTING TO INSTALL /cache/Blur_Version.4.5.608.A956.Verizon.en.US.zip !!!^M 07-Xx XX:31:15.961 2334 2334 I RecoverySystem: in google bootCommand, 23103 disalbed^M 07-XX XX:31:15.961 1306 1340 D ShutdownThread: Notifying thread to start radio shutdown^M </code> So, it wants to install 4.5.608.A956.Verizon. [update: actually, that can't be right, because that is the version I am already running! ] Also, the following did not work: <code> bash-4.1$ ./adb uninstall com.motorola.Upgrader Failure bash-4.1$ ./adb shell kill $(./adb shell ps | grep com.motorola.Upgrader | awk '{ print $2 }') could not kill pid 2379: Operation not permitted </code> Update: Well, I am thinking it is looking like maybe the only way to avoid the update is to actually root my phone. :-(
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Ok, here is how I solved the problem: I followed the first part of the directions here: http://oldwiki.cyanogenmod.org/wiki/Motorola_Droid_2_Global:_Full_Update_Guide to wipe the flash and install older version of the Motorola software. (specifically, section 2.1.1) Then I upgraded to the version that I was running before the update started attempting to run.
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Accidentally accepted update, how can I abort before it actually installs?
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There was an app moved to SD card. I did a factory reset. Then I reinstalled the app. It was side loaded by Humble Bundle app, it's not from Google Play. Now the app can't be moved to SD, getting error "Couldn't move app". I am guessing there is this some type of Android's cache for this app on SD already that prevents it from moving again, but this is just a speculation. Titanium backup couldn't move it either. Well, it said it did but it's still "on the phone". Any ideas welcome. The phone is HTC Sensation.
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You most probably left some residuals of the (moved) app on your SD card. The easiest way to remove that would probably to pull out the SD card and remove the moved app on your computer (it's not accessible on your phone easily). For example, the full path to the moved tricorder app on my phone is: /mnt/sdcard/.android_secure/org.hermit.tricorder-1.asec Just access it on your PC and remove the appropriate .asec file in the .android_secure folder. Background (why not to do it on the phone): Moved Apps are located in a cryptoloop mounted container file which is stored at /mnt/sdcard/.android_asec/*. This is however not accessible so that normal apps cannot mess around with moved apps (there's a tmpf mounted over /mnt/sdcard/.android_secure with 0kb space to inhibit access). The original .android_secure is bind mounted to /mnt/asec/secure where the system can access the containers. <code> app_36@android:/ $ mount # omitted unecessary stuff, only the sdcard, the bind mount and the tmpfs mount are shown /dev/block/vold/254:1 /mnt/sdcard vfat [mount-options-omitted] 0 0 /dev/block/vold/254:1 /mnt/secure/asec vfat [mount-options-omitted] 0 0 tmpfs /mnt/sdcard/.android_secure tmpfs [mount-options-omitted] 0 0 # no output, tmpfs still mounted: app_36@android:/mnt/sdcard/.android_secure # ls app_36@android:/mnt/secure/asec # umount /mnt/sdcard/.android_secure # umounted... now there's what we expect: app_36@android:/mnt/secure/asec # cd /mnt/sdcard/.android_secure app_36@android:/mnt/sdcard/.android_secure # ls org.hermit.tricorder-1.asec </code>
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App can't be moved to SD card
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A few days ago, the phone got an OTA update (build number: IMM76D.I9300XXALF6). After that the phone got unusable: Once the screen goes out, I cannot wake up the device anymore. The only exception is when it's connected to my laptop, then I can wake it up any time. I already tried resetting it to factory defaults, but it did not help. Any ideas? Or should I send the phone back?
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Sent it back for repair. Main board was exchanged and now it's working fine with the latest version. Just bad luck I guess.
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Screen keeps black after official upate for Samsung Galaxy S3
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Somehow, Facebook for HTC Sense has disappear from my HTC Vivid. In <code> /system/app </code> I've found <code> HtcFacebook </code> which is <code> com.htc.socialnetwork.facebook </code> . When I try to install it errors with Application not installed . I've tried to find this package on the Internet to install it, but could't find it anywhere. How can I get the HTC Facebook back onto the device?
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After many failed tries to reactivate the HTC Facebook, I've decided to reset to factory defaults . This fixed the issue. Now Facebook for HTC is working fine.
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Facebook for HTC Sense not working
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Why is it that I am able to play only a few .mp4 files in my New Samsung Galaxy Y Mobile but not he rest. What should I do to make even the other .mp4 files to play? What should I do to make .mkv, .avi and other video formats to play?
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Deriving from the stackexchange-url ("link") given in Comments: Answer by stackexchange-url ("Richard") You are not able to play the high resolution videos in your mobile. Your device should be able to handle videos up to 640*360, this is the resolution of HQ YouTube. Note that there's absolutely no point in watching HD videos on your phone. It has a screen resolution of 240 x 320. Anything above this will be scaled down to fit the screen. Comment by stackexchange-url ("ce4") In General, HD videos need to be decoded by a specialized companion chip (h264 decoder) because the CPU is not powerful enough. For price reasons, only a subset of h264's Features may be supported leaving you without HD support
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Able to play only few mp4 files in Samsung Galaxy Y?
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Swiping programs from the process-list should kill/shut them down, right? I listened to music and then swiped the music player away but the music was still playing. How come? Does swiping not kill processes? if so, how can i close them correctly?
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Taking Google's Music app as an example (I would wager most others are implemented similarly), there are two distinct parts that constitute the app: The foreground processes and tasks that the user interacts with The background service that actually handles music playback Point 2 can be verified in this Android Developer's blog post wherein it is stated: Music playback runs in a service to allow it to continue operating after the user leaves the music application. This distinction ends up being important when you remove an app from the recent tasks list. As covered in stackexchange-url ("my answer to another question"), the following is what happens when you swipe an app out of the list, as stated by Android engineer Dianne Hackborn : Actually, removing an entry in recent tasks will kill any background processes that exist for the process. It won't directly causes services to stop, however there is an API for them to find out the task was removed to decide if they want this to mean they should stop. This is so that removing say the recent task of an e-mail app won't cause it to stop checking for e-mail. In this case, that means that the foreground tasks of the Music app are being stopped, but the background service (evidently) chooses to continue running. This is a product of the way the app is implemented, so you simply won't be able to stop music playback by swiping the app out of the list. Instead, you can try the following from the recent apps list (also covered in the above linked answer): If you really want to completely stop an app, you can long press on recent tasks to go to app info, and hit force stop there.
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swiping music player does not kill the process?
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Context: T-mobile G1 CyanogenMod No data plan WiFi is available for free in many places, including my home, local libraries, and even at least 1 doctor's office. However, not all of them are secure. While I don't mind using insecure networks for Google Maps or simple Google searches, I don't want to transmit my Google account infomration/e-mails/contact list/etc. in the clear. Is there a way to keep the phone from doing this? Incidentally, I really don't want to turn off background sync completely because that would defeat the point of having a phone that's (more or less) always up to date.
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In general, you should never assume that any internet connection is secure. Not even if you owned the hotspot. Internet is built under the assumption that intermediary links are unreliable and not necessarily trustworthy (not even your service provider or the backbone operators should be considered trustworthy). That's why we have developed various authentication and encryption protocols which can ensure secure communication through these untrustworthy channels. In short, use HTTPS or SSL when accessing informations that you don't want anyone snooping on and do not use apps that do not use HTTPS/SSL. Gmail always uses SSL when communicating with Google servers, although last time I checked not for Calendar or Contacts, though this may have changed since then.
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Can Android phones restrict background syncing to secure WiFi connections?
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I had a question about screen orientation in the Google turn-by-turn navigation app. Previously the screen would orient as you would expect with the maps/arrows pointed in the direction of travel(with a 3D-esque view of what's coming). However of-late(I suspect after an update or so), the maps are always oriented to point north and the app just plots your current location giving you a top-view of the map(as you would see in the normal Google Maps app). Is there any way to change this back to how it previously was? I am using a Droid Incredible running Android 2.3.4(Gingerbread). Also, just to clarify the above post is about the turn-by-turn navigation app(which can be fired up from Google Maps or as a standalone - 'Car Panel' or 'Navigation') and not Google Maps, per se. Any help would be appreciated. TIA.
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Clearing the app cache (and data) seems to have resolved the issue for me.
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Turn-by-turn navigation screen orientation
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My final goal is to programmaticaly access files on a Wifi/USB storage device, like a Seagate GoFlex Satellite wifi or Kingston Wi-Drive (preferred because less expensive). The storage devices are made to be connected to a PC by USB and also can be connected to Android (and iPhone) by wifi. Once connected, it is possible to put files on the hard drive over wifi using a custom Android application provided by the manufacturer (like Kingston Wi-drive or Seagate GoFlex Access™ app )? How do they do this? Can I access on my filesystem with program like Astro ?
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According to this review Pocket-Lint: Kingston Wi-Drive review : You are also able to access the files on the Wi-Drive on a PC or Mac by visiting it's IP address in your web browser. This, again, allows you to play any files that are supported in your web browser. MP3s, for example, play fine, but you might struggle more with video files. You can also connect to the Kingston as a regular network drive. We were able to view it as if it was any network attached storage device. That means we could also copy files over wirelessly too. This suggests that, the Kingston at least, supports something like SMB (the Windows file-sharing protocol). Many Android apps let you connect to an SMB shared drive to copy files on or off, I use File Manager to copy files from my Windows machines to my phone/tablet this way, and I'm pretty sure Astro supports it too. To do this from your app, you just need to include SMB file access support in your Andoird app. How to do that is off-topic for this site, as that is a developer question.
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How can I access files on a Seagate GoFlex Satellite wifi or Kingston Wi-Drive?
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I have tablet (Android 4.0.3) with "Android ICS calendar" and I want to synchronize it with my google account. In "Accounts and synchronization" menu I have my google account, but in details i can only choose synchronization for Books, Gmail, Google Reader, Internet and Contacts. Do I have to install some other tool? EDIT: Ok, Currently I have: Android ICS calendar 4.0.3-eng.root.20120523.181717 Android ICS calendar 4.0.3 Business Calendar Free 1.1.9.8free Jorte 1.4.6 Checkmark Callendar 2.4 And like @Christian wrote first one (first two) are unsupported by google. So which one is supported - i mean which on i have to install to get sync option in "Accounts and synchronization" menu?
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Founded ugly workaround ( link ). Add exchange account: domain\username: is my aspmx.l.google.com\[email protected] server: m.google.com Now I can sync calendar - but only first one :/. Still looking for a proper solution.
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How can I sync Google Calendar to my tablet with Android 4.0.3?
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I want to know if there is any official documentation on how to upgrade Samsung's Android enabled devices?
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I assume your device is not rooted since you did not mention it. For non-rooting device you just have to wait for the Over The Air (OTA) update from Samsung or your network provider.
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How to upgrade Samsung Galaxy S2 to ICS?
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I have been using Google Listen as podcast player on Samsung Galaxy SII paired with Plantronics BackBeat 903. It worked well until I upgraded to ICS and now the play and pause buttons won't be registered by Google Listen. The play/pause button only unmutes/mutes the sound while the podcast continues to play. This was not the case prior to upgrade. Anyone else noticed this and have a fix for this?
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After trying a few apps, I settled on KiesCast by Samsung . Pros Simple intuitive UI. Has almost all settings that one would generally need without being overly complex. Play speed from 0.5x to 2.0x. Skip interval is configurable. Very good podcast search. Plays videos as well. Cons Sometimes CPU use goes thru the roof. Loses the play position sometimes after the podcast is stopped. Ad supported. Can't complain as it is free but company like Samsung should be able to support it without ads. Moreover, while listening the screen can shut off and thus no ads. In video play mode I haven't seen any ads as I usually watch video full screen.
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Google Listen doesn't register Play/Pause commands after upgrade to ICS
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What application will let me allot a certain functionality to the home button? Currently, I want to make it so that pressing the Home button twice will activate Voice Actions. Do you know of any app that does that? I'm rooted. EDIT: Okay, while doing some further research, I found out that one of the ways to achieve this is via a launcher app. I'm currently using ADW Launcher Ex. Is that modifiable via theme to do something like such?
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There is an app in the Google Play Store called Advanced Home Button . Although this app won't allow you to directly configure Home button's single press, this may allow you to replace the double-tap which is configurable. However, this app does mean replacing your default launcher (in your case, ADW launcher). You, may, though, try it out whatsoever and see if it helps your issue. Edit: There have been many negative responses on the app saying the app causes issues with the home button. So you need to be careful while installing such an app.
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Add functionality to home button?
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There are three apps that needs an update on my device, I've got an always-on 3G connection and it's working (I can use whatever app I need), but when trying to download the update from the app store the progress bar reach the end (100% downloaded, should have saved it entirely) but it won't install the new update and the page on the store keeps telling "Downloading..". I tried clearing the store cache/data several times but didn't work, I tried clearing the app's cache too (the one that needs to be updated) but it wasn't useful. How can I solve? I didn't do anything to my un-rooted semi-new phone (Galaxy S plus with gingerbread)
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I solved this by reinstalling the store update (i.e. switching it back to the basic market app and let it update again)
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Update from app store stuck on "downloading.."
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android
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So I'm trying to manually backup my SD card and transfer over files to flash the CM9 alpha4 to my phone, but it apparently decided to just start automatically switching to PC Mode. No matter how many times I try to switch to USB Mass Storage, it changes back to PC Mode before the drives can even mount. The only thing I've done since I was last able to change modes was upgrade Titanium Backup to the Pro version and run a backup.
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I transferred the CM9 files with Dropbox and flashed. The issue didn't persist after flashing.
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Droid X2 constantly changing USB mode to PC mode
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android
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I would assume most all of you know why I am asking this, but for those who don't, Loop Device Support of a Kernel on an Android device is utilized to mount a Linux Distro IMG file (Ubuntu or Debian, & a couple others) to run the linux img in a Chrooted environment to run side by side next to your Android System. So there is tons of information on what Loop Device Support is (if you need a good explanation see Wikipedia's article.), and why you need it, but there is a great lack of explaination as to how you find out if your device supports it. The most information relating to it is that "most roms support it"... So down to the issue, how would one discover if my device currently supports it? Is there some script I can look at or something in the kernel I can view to find out if my device supports it?
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You can verify by checking <code> /proc/config.gz </code> and search through it looking for the configure option - <code> CONFIG_BLK_DEV_LOOP=y </code> . To do that you need to do it this way: <code> cp /proc/config.gz /sdcard/kernel_config.gz </code> and <code> adb pull /sdcard/kernel_config.gz </code> Unzip the kernel_config.gz and open it up in a notepad or text editor and search it. If its either <code> # CONFIG_BLK_DEV_LOOP is not set </code> or <code> CONFIG_BLK_DEV_LOOP=n </code> all bets are off.
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How to find out if my Device's Kernel has Loop Device Support
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I'm attempting to write a script to test out a camera for long periods of time, and one of the issues right now is the fact that it runs out of space when pictures are taken. My initial approach is to remove the picture using adb after its taken. The issue is, even after I remove it from the location it is saved in, it remains visible in the gallery, and I assume it's taking up space somewhere. The properties associated with it (such as width, height, flash info, etc) all get deleted as well, except for the size. What I'm currently doing is deleting all files in the DCIM directory (where the camera saves the pictures) after every time a picture is taken, using adb. Additionally, when I search throughout the phone using adb, I cannot find anything similar to the pictures anywhere in the file structure. Is it possible to fully delete the pictures using adb? Is there a cache where the images are stored somewhere? The only way I can get the pictures to fully be removed from the phone are to either reboot, or use monkey runner to delete the pictures through simulated touches in gallery (which is tedious for a large # of photos).
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The reason the pictures remains visible in the Gallery is because the Android's MediaScanner is a bit weak in this regard. What happens is this - when Android boots up, it runs the MediaScanner, which goes off and checks all the images, ringtones, audio to sum up, and keeps tab on it. This is only done once on boot . You can get around this, by unmounting the SD Card, do this safely (Settings > Storage > Unmount SD Card) this will take a few seconds, once its unmounted, you can pop out the SD Card, pop it back in again, this in turn will force the MediaScanner to run again, and then all the images that you've deleted are no longer there in the Gallery. MediaScanner is a service that acts as a caching service in that it caches all media (images/audio). On some ROMs, there is a facility to force it to run again without having to do the above.
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Deleting Pictures through adb - Yet They Remain in Gallery
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I've just ordered a Samsung Galaxy Note, and since I generally don't like manufacturer-installed bloatware (TouchWiz etc.), I'd like to reflash it with a stock ICS ROM. However, one of the main reasons I've bought the Note is for the S-Pen functionality. Is a vanilla ICS ROM capable of running the Note-specific S-Pen apps that come with the phone? If not, is there at least a way to make the phone look and behave as if it doesn't have TouchWiz?
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At first, there's a current Hardbrick warning and a tool to diagnose this for the Galaxy Note (and other Samsung devices). Here's the Galaxy Note N7000 CM9 team's current issue list , it doesn't mention missing S-Pen functionality (unlike an experimental build #1 ) so I guess it's fixed. The CM9 alpha for N7000 announcement on XDA also mentions S-Pen beeing worked on. And finally, here's the CM9 builds for N7000 and a full update guide .
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Galaxy Note apps on stock Android
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android
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I had some wifi connection dropping issues with my One X. I don't appear to have the " you're holding it wrong " issue (the squeeze test comes out negative), but some googling found that there seem to be issues with 5 GhZ WiFi bands as well. It eventually turned out to be some sort of known incompatibility between the One X and my router's firmware (a router update fixed it), but in the process of testing, I tried to disable 5 GhZ WiFi. However I had to disable the 5 GhZ band on my WiFi router (and thus disable it for all my devices) because I couldn't find a way to disable it on the phone. A posting in the thread above contains In the WiFi settings, under the menu, "WiFi Network Bands", select "2.4 GHz only". However I cannot find such a setting. Am I just blind? Or is there at least another way to disable 5 GhZ on a (non-branded, non-rooted) One X?
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I assume this was just a bug; this option re-appeared in the "Advanced" Wi-Fi settings after one of the OTA updates.
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Disabling the 5 GhZ wifi band on the HTC One X
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I recently upgraded my Galaxy S2 from Android 2.x to 4.0.3. I had, and still have, two keyboards installed & enabled - MultiLing Keyboard, and Swype. In my previous ROM, long-pressing an input field let me switch keyboards. This method now stopped working, and the only way I found to switch them is via the setup menu. Has the method to switch inputs changed in ICS?
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Once you've activated an input field, you should see a keyboard icon in your notification area. Drag the notification bar down and tap on the notification saying <code> Select input method </code> and you should get the menu. If this doesn't work, it's due to Samsung's modifications. At least the vanilla ICS has this option.
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How to switch Input Method / keyboard?
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I am keep on getting this pop-up every 30 sec. I searched on the internet, and most of the solutions are to play with the charging pin. It's also showing it's charging when it's not. stackexchange-url ("My phone thinks it's charging") I think this has to be a software issue. Does anyone have any solution?
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Short answer: That's no doubt a software issue, reported across forums after an upgrade to ICS 4.0.x. Some users reporting this can be found here: Galaxy s2 charging port problem - xda-developers Re: ICS 4.0.3 Charging Paused, Voltage Too High an... - Vodafone eForum Don't know with certainty if you've upgraded the firmware to ICS 4.0 or any other variant, being the latest ones 4.0.3 or 4.0.4 Nonetheless, you either roll back and wait for a new version that doesn't cause that issue or you can try some of the suggestions provided below (all reported to have worked without problems by other owners of a Samsung Galaxy S2 ). Extending the answer: First and above all Backup all personal data on your phone to make sure you are not going to lose anything either by rolling back or trying a new/different firmware. e.g., contacts, SMS, MMS, Internet settings, Wi-Fi passwords, etc... You can go with one of these suggestions: Once the backup is concluded, the following solutions are documented as to have solved that particular issue on your phone. Solutions ordered from the simplest to the most complicated: Clearing cache data The problem you're facing can be related to old files still in cache. Follow these steps to clear your cache and see if it solves it: Boot your phone in recovery mode, to do that press and hold VOLUME UP and MIDDLE KEY , while holding both press POWER ON ; You will see your phone booted in recovery mode , in recovery mode touch screen will not work so use Volume UP and Volume Down to navigate through options and MIDDLE KEY to confirm; Choose “wipe cache partition” from menu; It will clear the cache data; Now select reboot system now; Factory Reset Samsung has a master reset code used to factory reset your phone. You can try this as to cleanup your phone and wait for a better ICS version, or try another ICS version ( see suggestion n.º 3 ): Make sure you have a backup of your personal data (e.g., contacts, SMS, MMS, Internet settings, Wi-Fi passwords, etc). Take your SIM and memory card out of your phone Turn your phone back on, and wait for the dial pad Dial the factory reset code: <code> *2767*3855# </code> This will wipe, reset and then correctly format the internal storage. After the process is completed, place your SIM and memory cards back on the phone. Firmware Flash (Odin) Download the Latest Samsung Odin here , and install either one of the latest ICS versions or a previous one that can be found on the links at the very end of this answer. 3.1. flash your firmware to the Android 4.0: XXLPQ — Update Galaxy S2 to Android 4.0 Official Firmware Manually This firmware and the guide below is compatible only and only with Galaxy S2, model number i9100. It’s not compatible with any other device, including US variants of S2, the Epic 4G Touch, T-mobile Galaxy S2 and AT&T Galaxy S2 along with Skyrocket. Check your device’s model number in Settings » About phone. 3.2. Install Android ICS 4.0.3 XXLPJ Firmware Update: Install Android ICS 4.0.3 XXLPJ Firmware on Samsung Galaxy S2 GT I9100 Here is another tutorial how to Install Android ICS 4.0.3 XXLPJ Firmware Update on Samsung Galaxy S2 GT i9100. Samsung Galaxy II got the Official XXLPQ Firmware update recently. But the Firmware had some bugs and users reported it. Samsung revived the Android 4.0.3 and added some other latest features 3.3. flash your firmware to the Android 4.0.4: XXLQ5 - Download & Install Official Android 4.0.4 ICS Firmware for Samsung Galaxy S2 Finally, you can download and install latest official Android 4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich Firmware on Samsung Galaxy S II now. Yup, there is a leaked official Android 4.0.4 ICS Firmware for Samsung Galaxy S2 ~ XXLQ5 Firmware (Europe region). Update Samsung Galaxy S2 I9100 to Android 4.0.4 ICS XXLQ5 Leaked Firmware Samsung Galaxy S2 I9100 has been running on the Android 4.0.3 firmware and recently there were rumors that said that it won’t receive the Android 4.0.4 ICS update. However, all these rumors were shattered today because there is a new leaked firmware for I9100 that is based on Android 4.0.4 ICS and with XXLQ5 firmware, which means that Samsung should eventually launch the new update in the near future. Useful and related links: The official Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) website. A very extensive list with Official i9100 Firmwares LPE/Q/7/2/F/S/4/7/G/9/W/D/F to Download and an how-to guide to flash your firmware with Odin. Android Firmwares.NET - Samsung Galaxy S II Firmwares .
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"Charging paused. Voltage too high" on Samsung Galaxy S2 after upgrading to ICS
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I just upgrade my S2 to Android 4.0.3, and I'm trying to configure it to show my info on the lock screen. I go to Setup--> Security--> Owner info Then, I type in the info, but I don't find any way to save or submit this info. I can only hit the back button, and then when I go to the lock screen, nothing is displayed. What am I missing?
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There is no submit button. Just hit the back button and lock your phone to see the result.
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How to configure Show Owner Info on Lock Screen on Galaxy S2 / Android 4.0.3?
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android
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Is there a Play Store log file? Or should I be looking where apps are installed on the phone for time/date stamps?
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TitaniumBackup also displays this when you go to the batch (backup/restore) tab. You can have it sort your apps by date of installation, name, size and so on.
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Where can I find out when I installed an app?
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I've made my website and it can be accessed only through specific domain name. <code> http://my.specific.domain.name </code> . And of course, you have to change your <code> /etc/hosts </code> configuration and add <code> my.specific.domain.name 192.222.222.222 </code> to make it look to the right IP. Any idea how to do this on a Sony XPeria Arc?
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You need a rooted phone for this. First get the <code> /hosts </code> file: <code> adb pull /system/etc/hosts </code> This copies it into your current working directory. Now make your changes. (If you're not using a UNIX system make sure that you use something that supports UNIX newlines, like Notepad++, Sublime Text, Gedit etc.) Then we need to send it back to the device with: <code> adb remount adb push hosts /system/etc/hosts </code> The first line remounts your <code> /system </code> partiton so you can write to, and the second pushes it back. Now reboot your device. As you already have a terminal open just type: <code> adb reboot </code>
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Sony XPeria Arc: How force DNS resolution with a specific host?
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I am using an HTC Wildfire S with Android 2.3.5. Recently my Android Market got automatically updated to the Google Play Store. I had to factory data reset due to some problem, Now I can see Android Market in phone and Android Market isn't updating to Google Play thus I am unable to access Google Play. I have already logged into Google Account in my device.
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This happened to me previously. All I did was just wait and it eventually updated to Play Store.
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Android Market not working after factory data reset
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android
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Is there a plain ICS ROM for the Samsung Galaxy Note? I'm looking for something that is relatively stable and without any kind of mods/frills.
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XDA Developers have published on May 10, 2012 an article regarding the update of GB ROM to ICS: International Galaxy Note Official ICS Released, Repackaged If you’re looking to install an ICS AOSP ROM on your Note, there's an article published on April 24, 2012: Get AOSP ICS ROMs on the Galaxy Note the Easy and Safe Way On both you'll find the step by step guides, links for the necessary files, the XDA forum thread with user comments and experiences about those two updates.
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Is there any Vanilla ICS ROM for Galaxy Note?
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Fido has a service where they allocate a public IP address for some fees. I have paid the fees and apparently they have allocated my phone a public IP address. In normal circumstances, I should be able to see the IP address in my device settings (status information), but it shows "IP address unavailable". Fido customer service is not able to help, saying that they only have instructions for the iPhone. For any other phone, I should contact the manufacturer. Any idea how I could go about finding the public IP address that I am paying through my nose for? Carrier: Fido in Canada. Phone: Samsung Galaxy S2 OS: Android 4.0.3
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So reproducing the solution here for posterity: Need to change the default apn to either publicip.apn or vpn.com. All the other settings remain the same as the original default apn (which is fido-core.appl1.apn). Restart the device and voila!, the phone has a public ip. It can be discovered using adb and netcfg. @MartinSchröder, thanks a lot for pointing out Network Info II tool, its quite useful. Only thing is, after tethering the device, it reports an IPV6 rndis ip as the "internal" ip of the device.
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Find carrier allocated public IP address
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I ran my HTC Desire on a 0% charged battery - and it shut it self down. Now it won't charge anymore and wont start even when plugged in. What are my options?
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There are two options from my point of view: Buy a cheap replacement from ebay (search for 'BA-S410 HTC battery', the Nexus One also has the same battery) Leave it 'charging', maybe it revives on its own Background: LiIon batteries need a safety circuit because they must stay within certain charging levels (not under nor overcharged). If that circuit detects undercharge it may just think it's dead and prevent further charging for safety reasons.
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Can I save my htc desire if the battery is dead?
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Does anyone know how I can access exchange email subfolders on my Samsung Galaxy S3? I have set my Samsung Galaxy S3 up with my corporate exchange 2010 server and it syncs all the inbox emails, calender appointments, and contacts without problem but I cant access any of my email subfolders. This device is running Android 4.0.4.
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It's there all along! Open up the email app and press the menu button. Go to View> Folders You now need to tap the folder icon next to Inbox and it will 'expand' and display all the subfolders under it. This MUST be the icon and not the text. It wont work if you press the text so you must press the icon. I have to say this is pretty poor UI design, as it is not obvious to end users. I'll try and add a screenshot when I next get the s3.
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How can I get exchange email subfolders on my Samsung Galaxy S3?
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On the previous version I could swipe left or right to start with my camera, or just unlock the phone. I just got the Ice Cream Sandwich update and now I can swipe up or down to access the dialer or my text messages. Can I customize this at all? I'd love to have more apps accessible from the lock screen, and I'd also like to change from the default text message program.
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Install WidgetLocker Locksscreen . Using it, you can put high no. of apps on lockscreen.
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Can I change (or add more apps to) the unlock screen in Ice Cream Sandwich?
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I've decided to embark on learning Spanish. Last time I learned a foreign language, I was in a foreign country watching a lot of American TV subtitled in the local language. Seeing the translation of things said on the show was very helpful. I'd like to watch my Netflix movies (and possibly other sources as well, like Amazon streaming) with Spanish subtitles, but Netflix generally does not support them. There are a large number of free, independently-made subtitle archives out there; it would be an easy task to download the subtitles for a movie or TV show I'm about to watch. I'd like to sit in my TV room and watch movies or TV shows on my TV, while the subtitles are displayed on my phone. While there are a few video players out there that support external subtitles, I have been unable to find a way to do subtitle-only viewing. Is there an app or some other solution?
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After more searching, I found SubtitlePlayer in the Google Play Store. It seems to work adequately for what I need, but because its name is two words jammed together, doesn't show up when you search for "Subtitle" in the market. Also, the page says it needs 'Unicode' subtitles; after a few tries, I got it to work correctly with UTF-8 encoding, without a BOM.
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Playing subtitles - and only subtitles - on Android
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My Android Nexus S does not boot anymore. If I start it normally, I get a screen like the following and it won't ever change (tried for hours): I can still go into the boot loader with PowerOff + Volume Up, if I try the RECOVERY option, I just get a screen that looks like this: Does anybody know how to install the original google android again, or at least flash it with a similar operating system?
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If you don't mind to end up with Cyanogenmod9 (Ice-Cream-Sandwich): Here's the full update guide from CyanogenMod's Wiki: http://oldwiki.cyanogenmod.org/wiki/Nexus_S:_Full_Update_Guide Here are builds (go for release candidates or stable builds for CM9): http://get.cm/?device=crespo Recovery images are here: http://www.clockworkmod.com/rommanager/ flash via 'fastboot flash recovery [recovery.img]
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Android Nexus S Boot Freeze
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In "Settings" > "SD card & phone storage settings" under "Internal Phone Storage" it lists "Available Space" as 13.78MB. I'm trying to install an app that is 2.38MB. Why do I get the "Insufficient storage available" error message? I clearly have enough space. If it's relevant, my phone is an LG Optimus V.
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Android devices actually have several different buckets of storage that can fill up independently, any one of them can cause an "insufficient storage" error. This question: stackexchange-url ("Why is "insufficient storage" wrongly reported when installing an .apk via adb?") seems to cover the details and options best.
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Why can't I install apps when I have enough storage?
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android
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Having trouble finding an app that will smoothly play .MKV (matroska video) files. (For those unfamiliar with the format, MKV is commonly used for HD video.) The popular QQ, Mobo, Mvideo, and MX players result in choppy, un-synced play. These apps do the same on my 2.1 device. I am using Samsung Galaxy Ace with Android 2.3 and these QQ, Mobo, Mvideo, and MX players are not able to play .mkv file smoothly.
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HD Player and Real Player sound promising to play mkv videos smoothly. But, if video quality is overloading your hardware capabilities, no software can help playing that HD video smoothly. However, you can do one thing: Install Hot Reboot from Play Store and run it once before video playback. It'd reduce load on system. If you're unable to play that video on your device, I'd recommend you to use Handbrake to rip that video for your device.
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Video Player App for MKV?
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android
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I installed MightyText the other day. But I haven't used it so I uninstalled it. Then I remembered it required links to my Google account - so I went to Google Account security . But it doesn't list the app - when I reinstall MightyText it doesn't prompt me for authorization again - it says it's "linked". There is an "unlink" button - but I have no way of knowing if it actually does it. Where can I find the Google interface to revoke this permission?
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Your app doesn't do Oauth/OpenId, instead it uses Android's integrated auth model via a special permission: <code> YOUR ACCOUNTS USE THE AUTHENTICATION CREDENTIALS OF AN ACCOUNT Allows the app to request authentication tokens. </code> ColorNote , for example, doesn't need this permission and thus must get an auth token via the browser. It ends up in the list in the link you provided if you authorize it and you can revoke given permission for ColorNote via your assumed method. That's why you won't find Google's Drive, Youtube, Maps and so on in the list either as they also use Android's integrated auth token permission. Pro/Cons: Integrated: less friction for the user, depends on Google Apps and a Google account OpenId: no Google Apps required, works with accounts from any OpenID provider (see stackexchange-url ("this site")'s login support for any provider)
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Deauthorize an app
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android
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When trying to import photos from my Galaxy S2 in Windows, it tries to import all image files on the phone (including application data), not just those in DCIM. The system is Android 4.0.3. The phone is set to connect as a camera (but Windows Explorer can still see the full directory structure on the phone and SD card.)
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Probable answer by guessing what you are doing: If all those unwanted pictures are also displayed in the galery, and you use some "media-importing-software" (as opposed to just copying files in explorer yourself): This importing software is probably contacting your Android device's media server for "media of the type image", so it gets all images returned the media service knows about. No big help up to this, but : You can tell the media service to exclude directories from its library by placing an empty file named <code> .nomedia </code> there (the leading dot is essential in the file name!). As soon as the media scanner finds that file, the entire directory it resides in (including all subdirectories) is skipped. If there are any pictures, videos or sound files, they won't show up in the galery (but you still can access them via a file browser if you want), and the media service will not even know they exist. So the next time it is asked for "all media of type image", those files won't be mentioned.
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Importing photos finds all image files, not just camera pictures
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android
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I am a new android user. I switched from nokia to android today only. Been googling around for various solutions to transfer my sms (text messages only) from my old nokia to my new Android (Galaxy Ace with Android 2.3). After exploring my laptop, I found the synced(using Nokia PC Suite) sms were stored in AppData as a sqlite file. Can I transfer all these to my new Android? Any app for this?
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Well I solved the problem. Documenting the solution here for future references. Using any sqlite manager (I used firefox plugin- SQlite Manager), export the database to XML format (generally any db manager has options to export the database in csv, xls & xml formats). If your sqlite was generated by nokia pc-suite sync, you would get an xml like: <code> <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <!-- - sqlite-manager XML Dump - version 0.7.1 - http://sqlite-manager.googlecode.com - - Generation Time: Sun, 08 Jul 2012 14:12:42 GMT - SQLite version: 3.7.10 --> <!-- Database: msg_db.sqlite --> <sm_xml_export version="2.0"> <database name="msg_db.sqlite"> <table name="messages"> <column name="msg_txt" type="3">Your message body</column> <column name="msg_address" type="3">+919203487229</column> <column name="msg_folder" type="1">1</column> <column name="msg_time" type="1">1305483332</column> <column name="msg_imei" type="3">355940045825435</column> <column name="msg_status" type="1">36</column> <column name="msg_uid" type="3">{c33eb602-1456-4542-a755-268dc3728638}</column> <column name="msg_address_substr" type="3">4487229</column> <column name="msg_subject" type="3"/> <column name="msg_attachments" type="3"/> <column name="msg_type" type="1">0</column> <column name="msg_binary_path" type="3"/> <column name="msg_attachment_tns" type="3"/> <column name="msg_sent_frompc" type="1">0</column> </table> <table name="messages"> <column name="msg_txt" type="3">Hi gopi, how are you? ;)</column> <column name="msg_address" type="3">+919582821300</column> <column name="msg_folder" type="1">1</column> <column name="msg_time" type="1">1305516490</column> <column name="msg_imei" type="3">355940045825435</column> <column name="msg_status" type="1">36</column> <column name="msg_uid" type="3">{15a0d257-2318-4baa-b764-dd14c1aa1fb5}</column> <column name="msg_address_substr" type="3">2821300</column> <column name="msg_subject" type="3"/> <column name="msg_attachments" type="3"/> <column name="msg_type" type="1">0</column> <column name="msg_binary_path" type="3"/> <column name="msg_attachment_tns" type="3"/> <column name="msg_sent_frompc" type="1">0</column> </table> </database> </smses> </code> Then you can use the following php script to do the conversion to the generate the xml format script required by the SMS Backup and Restore App . <code> <?php $file=fopen("sms-20120708160401.xml", "w"); $xml=simplexml_load_file("messages.xml"); echo $xml->getName()."<br/><br/>"; $begin="<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8' standalone='yes' ?>\n"; $begin.='<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="sms.xsl"?>'."\n"; $begin.='<smses count="">'."\n"; fwrite($file,$begin); $start=' <sms protocol="0" '; $finish='/>'; $i=1; $j=0; foreach($xml->children()->children() as $table) { echo $i++." "; $read=1; $msg_status=$table->column[5]; $msg_folder=$table->column[2]; if($msg_status=="34") { $type=1; $read=0; } else if($msg_status=="36") { if($msg_folder=="4294967295") { $type=3; } else { $type=1; } } else if($msg_status=="1" || $msg_status=="5") { if($msg_folder=="4294967295") { $type=3; } else { $type=2; } } else { echo "<br/>".$msg_status."; ".$msg_folder."<br/><br/>"; } $body=htmlspecialchars($table->column[0]); $body=str_replace("\n", '&#10;', $body); $address=$table->column[1]; if(strlen($address)==11) { $address="+91".substr($address,1); } else if(strlen($address)==10) { $address="+91".$address; } else if($address=="") { $i--; continue; } $sms=$start; $sms.='address="'.$address.'" '; $sms.='date="'.$table->column[3].'000" '; $sms.='type="'.$type.'" '; $sms.='subject="null" '; $sms.='body="'.$body.'" '; $sms.='toa="null" '; $sms.='sc_toa="null" '; $sms.='service_center="null" '; $sms.='read="'.$read.'" '; $sms.='status="-1" '; $sms.='locked="0" '; $sms.='date_sent="null" '; $sms.=$finish."\n"; fwrite($file, $sms); } $end='</smses>'; fwrite($file, $end); fclose($file); ?> </code> One point to be noted: You have to manually write the <code> count </code> attribute in the <code> smses </code> tag. Just check the number of lines in your generated xml file & subtract 4 from it OR just write the last echoed integer by the script Now just send this to your android & restore using the SMS Backup & Restore App . Bingo! you are done!
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Transferring messages to android from a sqlite db on my laptop
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Is there an Android feature that will allow my phone to set off an alarm when I receive a text message from a specific phone number? If not, is there an app that does this? I want to turn text messages I receive from my employer into pages. So, whenever I receive a text message from a specific phone number, I want my phone to keep ringing until I hit a "snooze" or "done" button.
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Android Anti-Theft Security and AndroidLost both provide these functions, along with many other security apps available for Android. There is also an app called SMS Alarm Pager which sounds like exactly what you need, but I cannot tell as the description is in another language :/
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Can an Android text message set off an alarm?
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Over the last couple of weeks, Google calendar has repeatedly deleted the events I entered. It occurs approximately 12-24 hours after I create the event. EDIT: In response to question below, it's deleting events created both on the phone, as well as at calendar.google.com. Is anyone else experiencing this issue? If so, has anyone had luck fixing it? Finally, does anyone know how I can contact Google directly about this issue? Their "help" page is a labyrinth. Devices: Sprint HTC EVO 4G, Android v. 2.3.5 Macbook OSX 10.6.8
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I used Spanning , which was perfect. Took care of the whole thing. Why google doesn't have this functionality is beyond me.
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Google Calendar Erroneously Deleting Events
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Here I see various versions of the official 4.1.B firmware for the Xperia Neo V. What are the differences between nordic, central europe, etc. versions?
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Languages support I guess, plus the build number targets the specific SI numbers found underneath the battery hence the differences between them, however minor they may be, to target the region itself.
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What is the difference between nordic, global, etc. firmware versions?
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Is there a way (an app, or a special launcher, a set of apps with instructions) that allows turning an Android phone into a child-proof "only call parents" one? Here are my main requirements (and some possible implementation ideas I was thinking of as bullet points): The phone's main purpose is to serve as an emergency way to contact parents etc... Yes, I know there are special child proof phones like stackexchange-url ("LG Milo") - I am interested in how to turn an Android phone into that same functionality when not "unlocked". When "locked down", the only thing a child must be able to do would be to call one of several pre-defined phone #s. Whitelisting #s in dialer app (requiring password for non-whitelist) or, having a custom dialer that only has "call Mom" etc... buttons with no way to dial specific phone #s; and tuning off access to Android dialer app (see item #2) When "locked down", access to ALL non-whitelisted apps is restricted Password protecting ALL apps not whitelisted (including of course Play Store and browser). Or, custom Launcher that doesn't have anything but a widget for calling whitelisted #s and apps. Or, if push comes to shove, I'm OK with ONLY phone functionality being whitelisted if no other apps can be to get this to work. Less importantly, it's a nice-to-have if the phone can be "unlocked", perhaps via "parent" password, to allow full Android functionality without having to re-flush/reinstall etc... This does NOT need to be genius-child-proof. E.g. if the way to unlock it is to reboot and launch Recovery mode, that's safe enough for me. The goal of locking down is mostly to cut down on accidental bad usage; and on temptation to do stuff that the phone isn't designated for in school (IOW, emergency contact method); if a child is smart enough to bypass lockdown, it's not the end of the world. As far as what it takes to do this, I'm extremely comfortable with rooting, somewhat comfortable with flashing as a process (but less comfortable with flashing a random ROM of questionably stability, for obvious reasons); very comfortable with generic Unix commmand line; shell, Perl and C programming; but not Java or Android development. Basically, the sky's the limit technically as long as I don't have to actually write a genuine Android program
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Activate <code> Fixed Dialing Numbers </code> feature from <code> Call Settings </code> (and, add numbers there to allow). You may need to contact your carrier. This is supported by even classic Nokia phones, so all ROMs should support it. Kiosk lockdown the device and allow only <code> Phone/Dialer </code> app in Kiosk Mode . For Kiosk Mode, try searching "Kiosk" in Play Store. SureLock Kiosk Lockdown app looks great to me. Don't forget to allow kid apps other than phone in Kiosk Mode. Happy Parenting! Update: A new app in Play Store Famigo Sandbox looks more fancy than other Kiosk lockdown apps. Its has a free trial, and specifically designed to make device child-proof.
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Child-proofing an Android phone?
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I've been over to XDA forums and am overwhelmed by the amount of information available. I am interested in getting 4.0 or 4.1 on to a Galaxy Note but don't really know where to start with the whole process. Currently the device is rooted and runs 2.3, but that's about it. What options are there right now? The few I've found cautioned users strongly against using them at the risk of bricking a device. Obviously this is always a concern, but it seems to be mentioned far more on the Galaxy Note. Any advice or links to unofficial roms or guides on how to get this going?
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You should look at CyanogenMod 9. It's an ICS rom. I've tried a few roms on a few phones and I still think CyanogenMod is the best. I doubt there would be any decent JB roms yet, at least none that were in any way usable or stable.
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Unoffical roms 4.0 or 4.1 for Galaxy Note?
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android
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I just upgraded to the Galaxy Nexus. In the new Google Now, the traffic for my home destination is listed incorrectly. I also noticed that the Home address for myself under the People listing is incorrect. If I try to edit my local profile, there is no field for address. Long pressing on the address only allows me to copy it. How can I update my Home address?
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I finally figured out how to do this and thought I would explain (since it is not very obvious). Open up Google Maps or Latitude Click on yourself (the tag that shows your name, last update time, and city) You should be able to click a <code> Location history </code> option With the history open, click the settings button in the lower right corner There are options to change your home and work addresses! Hope this helps someone in the future.
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How do I edit my home address for Google Now/Maps/Latitude?
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android
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I just got a Galaxy Nexus and I want to revert it back to it's original condition for starters ( I'm talking about the software ). I noticed I have ClockworkMod installed, does that mean I have a custom ROM installed?
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ClockworkMod is a custom recovery software. If you want to revert to the original ROM, then you can download the official ICS ROM for nexus and flash (install) it if you donot have a backup taken previously of the phone. And AFAIK, you can still root your phone again on ICS and then the phone will again be at your command (you can even install custom APKs). Also you can try a file manager like, Astro File Manager which I personally haven't used it but you can get it from marketplace and use it to install non-market apks by simply transferring the apk over usb to sd card and tap on the apk.
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Find out ROM version
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In some of the reviews I have read of the new Nexus 7 tablet, it seems to have a notification bar. For example: Why is that? I was under the impression that Android 3.0+ on tablets ditches the bar for a tray in the lower-right corner, next to the software buttons: So why is this? Did they ditch the tray in 4.1? Is it because the units currently reviewed are not final, and the ones that will be sold will have the tray? Is it because it's too small at 7"? (although, the galaxy tab shown above is 7" as well, but maybe they changed the size limit in 4.1?)
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Apparently, in the SDK the 7" form factor has the phone layout and tablet apps. The 10" form factor will still be tablet layout and tablet apps. I also heard that in 4.1 they expanded the functionality of the notification area so that notifications can do more (e.g. Reply to sms from notification area). I don't know how true that is though.
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Why does the Nexus 7 have a notification bar?
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I have recently purchased a galaxy S with Froyo to do some tests on my App. I would like to upgrade to use ROM like Gingerbread, Honeycomb,ICS. I have searched the web and I have found many ROMs but i can't tell if they are trusted or not (no bugs, no low performance..). I would appreciate if someone points me to some ROMs that he had used before for these Android version. I know that I can use Nandroid Backup if I disliked one tested ROM. Does some Roms able to turn my phone out of service?
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First of all, do not install HoneyComb on the galaxy s. HoneyComb is designed for tablets, not phones. Secondy most of the roms on XDA are good, just check the comments and see whats wrong with them. Check out this post here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1398223 seems pretty legit, only a couple of bugs that hardly matter (check below) Bugs: <code> Lockscreen occasionally does not react to touch Formatting external sd formats internal Facebook sync pictures are low res(but at least it works)probably not fixable from our end </code>
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Gingerbread,HoneyComb,ICS ROM for Galaxy S
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android
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Im trying to root my Motorola Defy (not plus) and when going to root it with SuperOneClick (1.9.5) I get <code> Object reference not set to an instance of an object. </code> What can I do?
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The problem was a bug that this specific version had, if you are using this specific version I strongly advise you to update.
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Object reference not set to an instance of an object. SuperOneClick
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android
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Is there a way to change between User and Eng mode on android devices? More specificity the Motorola Defy (2.2.2) and the Acer Iconia A500 (4.0.3) I need access to tools like dev tools. I dont mind if I have to root the DEFY.
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No you cannot, that is done at build/compile of the source of the said Android version whatever that may be. When the source gets compiled via <code> . build/envsetup.sh </code> This is setting up the environment, and that reads in the potential devices via BoardConfig.mk within each device/product directory. Its when <code> lunch </code> gets executed, the menu shows like this <code> $ lunch You're building on Linux Lunch menu... pick a combo: 1. full-eng 2. full_x86-eng 3. simulator 4. zte_blade-eng 5. zte_blade-userdebug Which would you like? [full-eng] </code> The above is the example of building the ROM for the Zte Blade, notice how userdebug and eng is prefixed!
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Android Engineering Mode
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So I've been having this problem recently where I get these extremely strange text messages being sent to my phone. They have no sender associated with them, and just look like a bunch of gibberish. Here is a screenshot: http://i.imgur.com/bl2Al.png Currently, I am getting the same message multiple times every 5 minutes. At first I just sort of ignored it, and one day I decided I would just go ahead and delete all the messages. As soon as I deleted them, they just kept on coming back at 5 minute intervals. I am on Sprint on the Nexus S 4G My phone has also been doing other weird things lately. Sometimes when I lay it flat on a surface, it will just reboot itself constantly. I'm not sure if this is related to the text messages or not. Also, the messages only show up in the "Messaging" app which I don't really use. They don't show up in Google Voice at all. EDIT: I actually got some of these weird messages about a month ago, however they stopped for a good while. Today, I just decided to delete them, and now they've been coming in every 5 minutes. So far I've received 32 in the span of about an hour. I have not talked to Sprint about this, and I don't believe I have been charged for them. Also, I can't reply back to these messages. If I try to reply and I hit "send", it just tells me that the message was not sent. EDIT 2: Factory reset the phone. The messages are still coming in.
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Questions for you: Did you install an app recently? What app did you last install? How long was that going on for? Have you checked with your Sprint provider? You're not getting charged for those incoming messages? It sounds like mal-ware, but do not wish to raise alarm nor fear in you, BUT by answering my questions above to ascertain it. Quite possibly, it sounds like a scam, if you were to reply innocently like " Who are you? " you could be charged premium rates for sending it. As for the gibberish, its likely in a language that is not recognized by your handset hence the font shows the "gibberish" character as a result. IF all else fails, try a factory reset the handset at last resort . Edit: Based on your edit, it sounds like its stopped for a good while due to perhaps its hit the threshold limit of how many SMS to be stored, then when you went to delete them, more kept coming in. The apps do seem legit.. btw :) Would you not suggest try this, download this app called ' History Eraser ' from Google Play, to wipe out the history of the SMS, just that specifically alone, and nothing else. See if that helps. If more are still coming in, then I hate saying this, factory reset the handset to clear out whatever it is that's causing the jam.
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Strange text messages at five minute intervals with no sender
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android
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I am using a Google Nexus S I9023 mobile phone (Android 4.0.4). For whatever reason my google account was deactivated. So, I registered a new one and added it to the phone. Afterwards, 80% of the contacts in my contact list, disappeared. What happened and how can I restore them?
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You lost all your contacts as it was tied to the old one, registered a new one, then when ICS sync'd, nothing there... as it was on a newly registered account. Question is what happened to attribute you to getting your previous Google account closed?
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Contacts disappeared after adding new google account
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How do I listen to radio on an Xperia arc S ? I use CyanogenMod (version 7.2.0), which does not include an FM radio app.
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The FreeXperia team have added FM radio in their latest CM nightlies, and it seems to work.
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FM radio for Xperia arc S with CyanogenMod?
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android
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I am trying to put some order in my contact list. The situation is as follows: I have first imported my contacts from Gmail and enabled sync, but I have set the phone as the default contact repository (until now), so that new contacts were saved on the phone. The result is as follows. I have some contacts on phone only, some merged between phone and Gmail, some Gmail only. I would like to have all contacts Gmail only, wihtout duplicates, except for some occasional contacts I want to keep on the phone (say, the plumber). It is easy, though tedious and error prone, to go through the contacts that live only on the phone, since they do not show the Gmail icon in the address list. I can then manually import them in Gmail and remove the contact on the phone. My problem is that I don't know how to find out which contacts have some information on the phone and some in Gmail, since they appear as Gmail only in the list. I have to actually open each one to find out. Moreover, once I find out, I would like to be able to copy the information that is on the phone to the Gmail account, so that I can sort the mess in Gmail and remove the contact on the phone. What is the simplest way to reorganize the contacts so as to move all the information on Gmail? If it is relevant, I am on Android 2.2
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I'm working from memory here as I'm now running ICS on my phone so I may be a bit off here. If you go into your phonebook settings, you should be able to stop it showing your gmail contacts. Now, to get them into gmail contacts just do the following. Go to your phonebook, this will now just be showing you the contacts stored on your phone. You should be able to export this as a VCF file. Copy this file to your computer. Now just log into your gmail account, go to contacts and then import the VCF from there. Then delete all the phone contacts and re-sync your phone to gmail. You may still have to do a bit of merging if you have part of a contact saved in gmail and saved in the phone memory but this will take most of the hassle out of getting them into gmail.
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Cleaning the mess in the contacts
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Starting yesterday, my Galaxy s2 device running Cyanogenmod 9 started to crash with android.database.sqlite.SQLiteDiskIOException exception for every running app. Does it means that my phone is dead or I can fix it? I was using an old cyanogenmod nightly on the device, and updated to cyanogenmod 9 rc1 after the problem started just in case, and it didn't helped me at all.
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I encountered exactly the same problem as yours on my Galaxy S2 with CM9 earlier this week. I figured out it might be the problem that the internal USB storage had some error on it. Unfortunately, formate Dalvik Cache and Cache won't fix the problem. You can try to mount your phone onto your computer and try to fix the error using some disk check utilities, which I tried but phone freezes after mount as USB. At last I fix the problem by doing a hard reset. So I suggest you start from trying mount your phone to your computer and do some quick backup first. If you cannot even copy out your files, it is the problem of internal USB storage with some logical errors.
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Android apps keep crashing with android.database.sqlite.SQLiteDiskIOException
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android
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I haven't used Ice Cream Sandwich yet and as far as I know, some phones (Google Nexus perhaps) don't have capacitive or hard buttons. Now as you can see below, there's 4 buttons (this was an image I found while googling). As far as I know, the buttons are (starting from the left): Back button Home button ??? Menu button I want to know what the third one is? The one that has overlapping rectangles? My phone has capacitive and I have all the above aside from that one button. I asked this just out of curiosity.
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That's the "Recent Apps" button. It's alternative of long-press physical home button. If you tap this, a scrollable screen appears containing thumbnails of suspended or closed recent apps. You can tap thumbnails to switch to apps or swipe it to discard.
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What is the purpose of the 3rd on-screen button on a button-less phone?
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android
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When I got my new android phone (ZTE N762), I noticed something. If my phone is about halfway on battery, and I turn it off for a few hours, it will gain battery life when I turn it back on, around 5%-10%. I use this trick whenever I'm low on battery. Does anyone know why this is?
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I doubt very much that your battery is actually gaining energy, what with the conservation of energy and all that. Instead I imagine that the meter is fairly inaccurate, and is inaccurate in a different way just after you turn on the phone, than when the phone has been running a while.
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Why does my android phone gain battery when I turn it off and on again?
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Recently I started seeing this strange icon in my notifications bar (see screenshot). At the same time, I stopped seeing any notification icons in the bar on top. I still get audibly notified, and they're there if I pull the notifications window down. But the notification bar remains as in the screenshot. Any ideas what this might be?
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The little arrow with the <code> - </code> means that you have status bar notifications disabled, which is why you're no longer seeing them. If you pull down the notification shade and then swipe the buttons to the right (I believe it's to the right anyway, check both directions) there should be a toggle to re-enable them:
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Not seeing any notifications in notifications bar except srange icon
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I want to know if it is possible to use a Samsung Galaxy Note on Virgin Mobile's network. If so how would I go about setting it up? Virgin doesn't currently offer the Note, so I can't just buy it from them. So would buying an unlocked version and calling Virgin's customer service to activate the phone on their network work?
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Not in the USA. Virgin Mobile USA's network is CDMA, while the Galaxy Note is a GSM phone. Virgin Mobile UK is a GSM network, so Galaxy Note will work on it. Although depending on whether the phone and the carrier use the same frequencies for 3G, you may only get 2G speeds.
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Is there a way I can use a Galaxy Note on Virgin Mobile?
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android
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I searched it a while and found some articles regarding Xperia Mini X10 also on XDA but I couldn't understand them easily. So I want help from you geeks who can give me the lighted way with simple steps to root my phone. I want a step by step guide about to root this model. I'm a not much familiar with this technology so please guide me through some detailed answer.
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Rooting 4.0.4 build version 4.1.B.0.587 & 4.1.B.0.531 ICS ST15i For this I have tried many threads and finally got the steps for this and its very easy for me and will be for you after following this. I decided to post it as an answer to help out the other who don't familiar with the rooting........here is the procedure to root the Xperia Mini ST15i which has build version 4.1.B.0.587 with ICS. First of all you have to download the flashtool . Now download the stock kernel of ST15i . Download the rootable kernel of ST18i . Rooting Toolkit . After downloading these tools and kernels now you have to follow these instruction.... 1: First of all go to <code> Phone settings>Developer options>USB debugging </code> and mark it check 2: Now again go to <code> phone settings>Xperia>connectivity settings>MSC mode </code> and set it MSC mode, be sure you have not set the MTP mode. Optional <code> Phone settings>Display>screen timeout </code> set it to at least 10 min (IMO its worth to set it 10 min). 3: Install the flashtool which will install in the C: drive. After installing it go to the following path C:\flashtool\firmwares 4: Now delete all existed kernels/files in this folder and copy&paste the kernels which have you downloaded for ST15i & ST18i 5: Now click on <code> flashtool.exe </code> for 32-bit OS and <code> flashtool64.exe </code> for 64-bit OS. Now click on the <code> flash </code> icon for flash the kernel and select the Flashmode and click OK as shown in the screen shot below. and select the kernel of ST18i which has the name ray in falshtool and click OK. After clicking OK a guide window will appear and ask you to Switch off your phone Connect your phone with USB while hold the volume down key (Guide shows the method for other devices while ST15i has to hold the volume down key) If your phone driver installs successful then its good but if not don't worry go to <code> C:\flashtool\drivers </code> and run the exe and select the <code> Flashmode drivers </code> May be Windows will prompt you to not install these drivers but install them anyway and reconnect the phone while hold the volume down key. After flashing the kernel it will restart phone automatically. The screen will be blank/black don't worry its normal. Now close the flashtool its very important otherwise rootkit will not work properly . Now extract the rooting toolkit in the <code> C:\ </code> drive, if antivirus prompt you it as virus please turn off it its a false one while my ESET Smart security doesn't give any virus report in this. Now connect your phone while it would be blank/balck screen don't worry its normal and you can root it though, and run the <code> runme.bat </code> file. It will start the root process, your phone will reboot automatically but it would be still blank/black screen and when it will say All Done! on your command line you are done. Now disconnect your phone and pull off the battery and put it back(as you can't shut down it when your screen is black ;-)). Now open the flashtool again and flash the stock kernel of ST15i and now enjoy the rooted phone. For check if you have rooted your phone successful there is an app installed <code> superuser </code> on your phone or you can download the <code> Go backup/Titanium Backup </code> to check out its rooted or not. Following link will help you to root GB and ICS too. How To Root 4.0.3 & How to root 2.3 ( Gingerbread )
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How to root the Xperia Mini ST15i
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android
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I use tablet with Android in a professional environment and the it department doesn't accept to install wifi. My tablet need to synchronise with CSV file on a LAN share. I'm looking for solutions. Is it possible to connect a tablet on ethernet (possibly with builtin firmware)? If yes, which model? I looked for solutions and I found some interesting links: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1274656 / a pack to add ethernet support to Asus http://www.sosandroid.fr/forumAndroid/topic1980.html Iconia Tab a500 http://discuz-android.blogspot.fr/2011/07/step-by-step-to-enable-lan-access-for.html Motorola Xoom Does someone have experience with this? I prefer avoid root my tablet or use a custom firmware or launch some custom command when connected to the network, but if no Android tablet come with this feature built in, I would be willing to root it. Alternate solution: connect the tablet to the PC with USB and access the LAN share located on the computer (it was possible with Windows Mobile) and maybe access the whole network. I own a Galaxy Tab 8.9 and the best would be to find a solution with that tablet.
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i found that device https://sites.google.com/site/bobjgear/Android-Ethernet-Adapter I think it is the solution. If you have some specific tablet like Xoom you can use ethernet with that specific adapter
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Connect an Android tablet to ethernet
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Has anyone been able to find and activate 9-key keyboard for swiftkey 3? The qwerty in portrait mode is killing me it's not possible always to type in landscape mode.
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No. SwiftKey doesn't have a 9-key mode.
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SwiftKey 3 9-key keyboard?
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I have a stock Sprint Galaxy Nexus device. This device is unrooted, I have made no changes to the OS / Rom whatsoever. Today this device froze, it was showing a completely black screen except for the system bar at the bottom of the screen (with back, home, and the app tabs button) None of these buttons would respond to any input. Nor did the power button have any effect. It sat in this state for several minutes. Eventually I pulled he battery, upon re-inserting it and turning the device back on it booted up all the way but shortly after the boot was complete it just started rebooting again without warning. This happened several times (enough that I feel it would have gone on forever if I had not intervened) My question is: how do I recover my Galaxy Nexus device so that it can get out of this boot-loop that it is stuck in. This seems to be the same issue that was faced in this question: stackexchange-url ("Galaxy Nexus Suddenly restarts") but there is no real resolution given there.
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To fix my device I did the following: pull the battery to get the device to stay off (if you are quick you might be able to hold the power button and select shut down before it reboots) While the device is off hold both volume buttons and the power button. This will bring up a bootloader menu Use the volume buttons to change selection to "Recovery Mode" Press Power button to select Once there is an Android guy with an exclamation on the screen press Volume Up+Power at the same time. I had to try a few times to get it to work. Seems like you have to hit them in just the right way. This will bring you to another menu that you navigate with volume buttons and select with power. Choose "Factory reset" Wait several minutes for the reset to complete. Once it is done select reboot. At this point my device booted back up fine but was still stuck in a boot loop . I panicked slightly Get the device to the Off state again. Either by pulling the battery or holding power and selecting shut down from the menu quickly while it is actually on. I went with the latter this time, though I did have to be quick about it to not be interrupted by a reboot. Press the power button to begin turning the device on When you see the "Google" logo press and hold the volume down button. Continue holding the volume down button until the device is fully up and running. You should see "Safe mode" in the lower left corner. While in safe mode my device did not reboot itself. I took this opportunity to complete all of the device setup menus once done setting up the device I turned it off and back on in the normal manner once it came back up it was no longer stuck in boot-loop. Note: I factory reseted the device because it isn't the phone I carry and it had nothing I cared about on it. If you are having this issue with your real phone I suggest trying safe mode before resetting as the actual reset didn't seem to fix it.
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Sprint Galaxy Nexus stuck in boot-loop
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android
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How can I install stock ICS Google Calendar app to a Galaxy Note with original ICS ROM? I found <code> Calendar.apk </code> and <code> CalendarProvider.apk </code> on the net and tried to install. According to the install these are system apps and I was not able to replace the existing ones that I can't understand because there's no stock calendar on the phone.
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Google has released Google Calendar as separate app officially on Google Play.
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Galaxy Note and stock Google Calendar app
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I've just installed Android 4.0.3 ICS onto my Samsung Galaxy Note with 2.3.6. The installation was done by wifi via official installer. I did not download anything specifically, just got a popup with something like "Do you want to upgrade to 4.0.3?" After answering 'yes', it downloaded some files over wifi, and restarted the phone. But the restart didn't go well. I can see the initial Samsung animation, but after that the text "Samsung" keeps flashing in the center of the screen and nothing happens. I left it for a couple of hours - no changes. I tried rebooting and even remove battery - the same thing, it does not boot. I have never rooted the device or replaced the ROM. What can I do? How can I enter recovery mode or something? I tried to enter safe mode by tapping menu button while booting - didn't work.
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I would suggest flashing the stock ICS (or Gingerbread, if you prefer) ROM via Odin. Full instructions here . Get the official image from http://www.sammobile.com/firmware/ (search for "N7000" and select the download for the appropriate region.) Download and install the USB drivers (for 32 bit or 64 bit Windows) Download the Odin tool . Extract the contents of the downloaded ROM and place it somewhere on your PC. Reboot the phone into Download mode ( Volume Down + Home + Power buttons.) Run Odin and connect the phone to the PC via USB. Odin should recognize the phone by showing a yellow <code> [0:COMX] </code> sign in one of the "ID:COM" boxes. Select the "PDA" button and browse to the extracted TAR file. Make sure that only two boxes are checked in odin - <code> Auto Reboot </code> and <code> F.Reset Time </code> . Click "Start". This should refresh the phone with a brand new OS and all prerequisites.
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Samsung Galaxy Note does not boot after ICS update
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The charger that came with my Galaxy Nexus phone outputs 5 volts at 1 amp. I have another charger that outputs 5v at 2 amps. Is it safe to use this charger? What's the limit I can use without damaging the phone?
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All phone (wall-type) chargers are voltage sources , i.e. the adapter provides a stable voltage output (5V here) and the device decides how much current to draw. Your charger's specification says it provides a maximum of 2Amps. That means it will sustain its 5V output voltage up to a current of 2A. The phone's internal charging chip may or may not charge the battery in a voltage or current driven means (Li-Ion are typically charged voltage driven and current capped if I'm not mistaken). However this is completely hidden internally and you don't have to worry about it. If the adapter can't handle your phones current need, it may get hot or the phone may just discharge (instead of charge). It may even be the case that your device draws less than it would need to charge (if you do navigation for example): stackexchange-url ("What causes battery to drain faster than it can charge?")
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What's the safe limit on charger output for a Galaxy Nexus
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android
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How do I turn on flashmode in sony xperia ray? I am doing what is said in forum the flash tool says I am in Fastboot mode not in flash mode.
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HINT: Just try the combination with the other volume button if you enter the wrong mode (that's what I do because I cannot remember the button trick either and do trial&error every other time I need this. Launch your software, prepare the ftf for flashing and only then do the following to enter flash mode : Switch off the phone (remove battery maybe) Press the Volume down button and hold it (While holding) Plug in the USB cable If successful, the LED should turn green Just for the record, to enter fastboot mode : Switch off the phone (remove battery maybe) Press the Volume up button and hold it (While holding) Plug in the USB cable If successful, the LED should turn blue If I mixed something up, please correct me.
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How do I turn on flashmode in Sony Ericsson Ray?
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android
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