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I have searched quite a bit but still javen't manged to find a general Jabber client that supports video calling. There are a few that support sending video files though.
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No there is no federated XMPP Client for Android that supports video calling. Federated because there many proprietary XMPP Clients that do so, but they work only within their own network. The reason because there is no such XMPP client is pretty simple: Jingle (the XEP which is used for XMPP video calling), is pretty new and most XMPP libraries don't support it yet. This is espically true for the most relevant XMPP library SMACK (relevant because it's a Java library). SMACK has some Jingle components, but the development on them stopped years ago and they don't seem up to date. But there is hope: For example the Beem Project started to work on an Jingle XMPP Branch of their XMPP Android Client. UPDATE : JITSI has not released it yet, but it's already available in alpha and has video calls.
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Is there a Jabber (XMPP) client for Android that supports video calling?
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android
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I just got my Galaxy from eBay. The auction said it's 16GB, but I am afraid I was a fraud victim; I'm checking at Settings-> SD card and device storage-> USB storage, and Total memory says 5.01GB. Am I missing something?
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My Galaxy S Vibrant has 16 GB internal SD storage, and <code> Settings -> SD card and phone storage </code> reports 12.78 GB. I would assume the ~3 GB difference is due to the reported size being actually in GiB, not GB, and partitioning (the internal data partition is 1.84 GiB as reported by Titanium Backup) and formatting. The numbers work out, anyways. Given that 8 - 5.01 is also ~3, I would say that you have an 8 GB model on your hands. Checking with Titanium (requires root) or something else might be a good idea.
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Determine if my Galaxy is 8 GB or 16 GB
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I want an android phone to have both 'normal wi-fi' and 'portable hotspot' turned on at the same time, so that I will be able to get the RSSI values of wireless networks as well as involve in an hotspot connection. <code> Scenario: 4 rooted android phones in CyanogenMod (2-Nexus One, 2-Galaxy S2; consider A,B,C,D). Kernel version 2.3.3 in all the phones Portable wi-fi hot spot enabled in all the phones. </code> I wrote an application to find the RSSI values of available wireless signals. But as the phones(A,B,C,D) are using wi-fi hot spot, the normal wifi does not turn on. Either wi-fi hot spot can be on, or normal wi-fi can be on. i.e. If each phone(A,B, C and D) have a wifi hotspot created(AH, BH, CH, DH), then I am not able to use my application, as normal wifi connection needs to be turned on to find the wireless networks. So I want the phones to scan available wireless networks with portable wi-fi hot spot enabled. Is there a way to do this.?
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What you probably want is your phone work as adhoc and as an AP at the same time I guess it's called bridging http://compnetworking.about.com/cs/wirelessproducts/f/apbridgingmode.htm I don't think that at first android phones support the adhoc mode at all yet. stackexchange-url ("stackexchange-url bridging is only possible for normal wifi routers not for android phones. Routers also support WDS http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wireless_distribution_system There's no such thing as WDS for android phones yet AFAK. hope it clarifies the matter abit. thanks.
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Enabling both normal wifi and wifi hotspot to get RSSI values of wi-fi hotspots
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I want to use my Spice MI 350 for testing an application I'm developing. I have tried following this link , but so far I cannot get it working. When I run <code> adb devices </code> I get <code> ???????? </code> as device name. The Device Chooser which appears just before running the application also displays <code> ??????? </code> . How do I get my <code> adb </code> to recognize my Spice MI 350 (Android 2.3.3) so I can test my application? EDIT I work on Ubuntu 11.10 and Eclipse 3.7.
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I work on the Linux 11.10, I solved the problem by researching on various blogs. I particularly found this link very helpful. Actually the vendor ID in "/etc/udev/rules.d/51-android.rules" was wrong. As I couldn't find the Spice in the Android's developer site. Executing command <code> lsusb </code> gave me the correct vendor id.... <code> $ lsusb Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub Bus 001 Device 002: ID 8087:0024 Intel Corp. Integrated Rate Matching Hub Bus 002 Device 002: ID 8087:0024 Intel Corp. Integrated Rate Matching Hub Bus 001 Device 003: ID 046d:c31d Logitech, Inc. Bus 001 Device 004: ID 046d:c05a Logitech, Inc. Optical Mouse M90 Bus 002 Device 004: ID 2006:0c03 (-->2006 is the vendor id for Spice MI 350) </code> Now My /etc/udev/rules.d/51-android.rules file looks like:- SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTR{idVendor}=="2006", MODE="0666" GROUP="plugdev" Now after restarting adb services... i.e. <code> su $ adb kill-server $ adb start-server $ adb devices </code> The output is :- <code> List of devices attached 0123456789ABCDEF device </code> Now when I launch application from eclipse ide it automatically identifies the device....
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How can I get ADB to recognize my Spice MI 350?
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android
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I'm having issues to upgrade my tablet to the 2.2 system. It's a generic tablet, from Kaser, I'm using it to develop a specific application. Now the specs changed, and I need it to run on 2.2. I had a look at their website and there is no info about the upgrading. Is it possible? Thier page
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If you have complete kernel sources for your device from the manufacturer, then compile your own kernel and AOSP and flash the device.. I guess this is the only approach if you don't have any alternate solutions
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Upgrading from Android 1.6 to 2.2
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android
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My wife finds her HTC Incredible incredibly difficult to make a quick call without having to look at the screen. She'd like to have a one-button activation of the voice dialing or voice commands "call < > " or "" I thought one option might be to reprogram the optical trackball button. This is rooted with CyanogenMod.
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I'm not sure about the optical mouse specifically, but CyanogenMod does give you the option to alter the behavior of the various capacitive/hard buttons on the phone to some extent. In <code> Settings->CyanogenMod Settings->Input </code> you can set the long-press behavior of the home and menu buttons, and completely change the behavior of the search button. What I've typically done is set the search key (or long-pressing the search key) to open up the voice search app. You could substitute the voice dialer or anything else you wanted if you set it up this way, with the trade-off being that you lose the default search functionality (in my case it's okay because I never use the search button).
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How to have one-button access (on HTC incredible) to do voice dialing or voice commands?
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android
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I recently created a label on gmail via web, and assigned it a color. On the app on my Nexus S it shows as the default color instead, while all the other labels have the correct color. I've tried to wait a day, or to reboot the phone; I've also tried to either rename it, or delete it and create it again. OS is stock Android 2.3.3. Any idea?
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This issue is fixed as of Gmail 2.3.5.2.
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Wrong label color in gmail 2.3.3
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android
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I have serious problem with my Galaxy S2. Some guy stole my phone. With help from Samsung Dive, I gained his phone number because he put his Sim card in my phone. Then, with help from police, I got my phone back. Just today, I went to shop for a new Sim card because my old one was lost (thanks to that guy!). First, I did factory reset without any Sim card inserted. Then I put in my new Sim card in it. Here comes the problem - it doesn't recognize my Sim card! First I thought that I did put it in somehow wrong, but after few tries - I think that it isn't the case. I remembered that it asked me something about missing Sim card when i booted up phone after factory reset so I did factory reset again with Sim card in it. Still, problem remains. When I try to call someone it says <code> Mobile network not available </code> . When I try to select my network operator under settings, it says <code> Unable to connect. Try later </code> . What could be the problem? Is it possible that my phone is blocked? If so, where can I unblock it? Thanks for any advice! P.S. Are there any steps to find why I cannot connect to mobile network? Edit: When turning the phone on, it shows yellow warning icon. When phone is on, near clock in top bar there is like phone icon. If that anyhow helps, guys!
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Provider did block the IMEI of the phone. Now it's unblocked and all works fine! Thanks to Matthew Read for clue... :)
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Mobile network not available
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Does Android support hibernation? I'm interested specifically in two scenarios: Resuming after a "nice" powerdown - ie, the phone runs out of power during normal use (say, in the middle of writing or reading email) Resuming after a "catastrophic" powerdown - ie, say the battery accidentally is removed in the middle of some sort of activity.
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The Android system does not natively support any kind of resume after a full shutdown. Individual apps can save their state at any time and restore that state when the app is loaded, but the Android system cannot store its state or the state of all of the apps for a shutdown. Theoretically speaking, the kernel could probably be modified to support some form of hibernation but the stock Android system does not.
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Can Android save state on powerloss?
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I need to edit my OpenOffice documents. Is there any version of LibreOffice for Android? Or Is there any ODT texteditor app for Android?
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There is AndrOpen Office AndrOpen Office is the world's first port of OpenOffice for Android. You can view, edit, export office documents using full features of the OpenOffice. AndrOpen Office has 6 components: Writer (a word processor) Calc (spreadsheet) Impress (presentation graphics) Draw (drawing) Math (equation editor) Base (database) * AndrOpen Office is forked project from the Apache OpenOffice project. AndrOpen Office is not affiliated with the Apache OpenOffice project.
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Is there any way to edit ODT documents on Android?
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android
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I've occasionally used Stylish to improve usability of websites on the PC. Is there an equivalent for Android - either plugin to FireFox, the default browser (mine is a Galaxy Note), or other. Basically, there are some sites that don't have mobile-specific stylesheets that I'd love to improve with a bit of CSS...
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Stylish 1.3b1 adds support for Firefox Mobile.
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Stylish for Android?
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Is there a way, maybe even with root, to increase the maximum speaker volume? I own a Lenovo Thinkpad Tablet, which are known for their crappy and quiet speaker. There are ways to replace the speaker with another one. But I'd like to know a generic, not device related, software based method to increase the maximum volume on Android (if there is one).
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There is an app which can do it for you... Try the free one first, and if it works, then buy the full version :) Free: https://market.android.com/details?id=com.FREE.android.lvh&feature=search_result Payed: https://market.android.com/details?id=com.TEST.android.lvh&feature=search_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEsImNvbS5URVNULmFuZHJvaWQubHZoIl0 . Have a great day :)
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How can I increase the maximum speaker volume?
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android
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I have several apps like Crayon Physics that don't show up in the list of installed apps in the market. How do you get rid of them? Samsung galaxy note.
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If Crayon Physics was a pre-installed bloatware application then you must root to delete it. Ice Cream Sandwich lets you "freeze" the app though that may not be what you are looking for. If you side-loaded the application then I have seen times when an application won't show under the Market application because it doesn't have a signature the Market recognizes; that is, you didn't get it from the Market. If you installed the application go to Settings-> Applications-> Manage Applications. Under the 'Downloaded' tab you should be able to find it. Again, if it was pre-installed then you didn't 'download' it so it won't show up here but you should see it here even if you side-loaded it. Good luck (:
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How to uninstall apps such as Crayon Physics?
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android
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Following the link taken from stackexchange-url ("this question"), I got the following error. <code> $ ./freenexus [*] Android local root exploid (C) The Android Exploid Crew [*] Modified by ak for HTC Nexus One [+] Using basedir=/data/local/tmp, path=/data/local/tmp/freenexus [+] opening NETLINK_KOBJECT_UEVENT socket [+] sending add message ... [-] sendmsg: Connection refused </code> Does this mean that method is now outdated?
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As far as I know, a fully updated N1 won't have any exploitable vulnerabilities to allow you to root the device. Most of the older "one click" and similar methods used things like Gingerbreak, which were holes in Android that eventually got patched. I have not seen a root exploit on vanilla Android since Gingerbreak. XDA's wiki has a couple of different options regarding the N1 which work but require unlocking the bootloader, and unlocking will perform a factory reset automatically. They can be found here and basically amount to: Unlock the bootloader from fastboot mode with <code> fastboot oem unlock </code> Flash a custom recovery (usually ClockworkMod) Flash a zip file from recovery that will install <code> su </code> and Superuser for you Reboot
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"sendmsg: Connection refused" trying to root a Nexus One
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android
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Is there any way of having a "Bookmark" as part of the items in the "Share" options that show when one clicks "Share" on a given app?
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I found an app Bookmark Home which adds Add bookmark to the share list. If you send a bookmark to it, it will be stored in the apps own storage, but there is an export option to save all of them in the Browser bookmarks.
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Share to bookmark
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I bought "Cut the Rope" on my Nexus One cellphone from the Android Market. When I open this game on my Kindle Fire it asks me to buy it but I expected it to be "Purchased". How can I add my Google account to Kindle Fire's Amazon appstore account list?
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The Amazon Kindle Store and the Google Android Market are different stores. Apps you buy in one store are not honored in the other store. You can install the Amazon Store on your Nexus One pretty easily, so you'll be able to use Apps you buy on your Fire on your Nexus One. But going the other way is more trouble (it currently requires you've rooted your Kindle Fire). See stackexchange-url ("How can I get the Android Market installed on my Kindle Fire?")
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How can I use an app purchased from the Market on a Kindle Fire?
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android
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Currently I am trying to upgrade my Android OS from 2.3.3 to Cyanogenmod 9 not with "Odin" but via the bootloader and SD-card. Now I had a problem with "Signature verification failed" described here which is highly likely due to the fact that I failed to install a custom bootloader. Now as it is mentioned everywhere as a pre-requisite , I want to install "ClockworkMod Recovery", but I cannot find it anywhere! More so in articles around the www from bloggers and journalists (who actually never tried what they wrote about) it is assumed that you already have installed CWM. It seems to be needed also for other ROM's for the EU Samsung Galaxy Tab 7"inch (GT-P1000) , not only the one that I want to install. The actual problem is: When I try to install CWM with ROM Manager (5.0.0.6) it only shows the two models "Samsung Epic4G" and "Samsung GalaxyS i9000" in the list and not my model (Galaxy Tab EU) or any other model. When I researched I only found outdated YouTube videos and XDA-developer threads that don't provide a link to a newer / the most current solution. Most of all, I had a hard time coming up with any Google search results that provide a current solution for my issue. I am willing to try anything to get CWM up and running, as long as the process is outlined somewhere more or less understandable. Finally: I am aware that I void the warranty I never had. I did win my Galaxy Tab, thus never paid for it and never got a receipt and now live in another country anyways.
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You cannot install CWM recovery onto the Samsung Galaxy Tab P1000 via ROM Manager app. You will need to flash it via Odin or Heimdal utilities. XDA-Developers forums are a good start. I suggest reading up on the Galaxy Tab Android Development section. This thread seems to have good instructions for flashing ClockWorkMod v3 along with a Euro-specific kernel. This should be a good start that will allow you to format the Tab to Ext4 file system, and allow for flashing other ROMs such as CM9 alpha/beta. What's in the package: Galaxy TAB (euro) kernel 1.4Ghz clockspeed (stock voltage) Voodoo Sound patch V6 (search the market for the Voodoo Control App) 100 % MCR EXT4 compatible & separate Overcome version UV control by sysfs or app (thanks to xan) Camera/key-backlight working UV LCD (3.3v to 2.6v) thanks to koxudaxi UV RAM(1.8v to 1.6v) thanks to koxudaxi LED Flash for flash light apps thanks to koxudaxi Filesystem support - EXT2/EXT3/EXT4 frequencies 100/200/400/800/1000/1200/1400 rooted adb shell ClockworkMod 3 (thanks to Paul Obrien) Always BACKUP your stuff before flashing anything. Extract the zip and use Heimdall to flash the zImage (kernel directory). Heimdall must be version 1.1.0 or greater. You MUST have the libusb drivers WORKING in download mode before you can flash using Heimdall. Use the command line: <code> heimdall flash --kernel zImage </code> where zImage is the name of the kernel, full path names are allowed. Downloadlink: Galaxy Tab 1.4Ghz V16 - MCR version If you have a problem with the sensors just push this file to /system/lib/hw: http://xda.richardtrip.org/tab/sensors.default.so
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How to and from where install ClockworkMod Recovery (CWM) on GT-P1000?
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android
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One of the things I hate about Android is the folder organization. Each app creates its own folder, usually in the root of the SD card. When I'm trying to find something, I have to search it through long lists of app-specific folders. Is it possible to reorganize these? For example, this is how I would like my SD card to look like: Android: OS specific data AppData: Application specific data. This is where every app puts its settings and data, not where they want Documents Downloads Pictures Music Video etc. So in other words, can I restrict where apps put their data?
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You cannot restrict where the applications write the data on the sdcard. You can go and delete what ever you want on the sdcard, but it may be data for an application. If you move it, the application will think it has been deleted or doesn't exist, and it will just create the data in the same place again. Google recommends applications use the /sdcard/Android/data/ folder, but if the application has permissions to write to the sdcard, they can write where ever they want on it. Some applications were created before the recommendations, others may not know the recommendation, and others may not care for what ever reason. The "standard" is the following for non-application specific data: Music/ Podcasts/ Ringtones/ Alarms/ Notifications/ Pictures/ Movies/ Download/ and then application specific is: <code> Android/data/<application> </code>
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Is it possible to reorganize the SD card? Because it is a mess in there
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android
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I am buying an Archos G9 (Android 4.0). And a Raspberry Pi . I'd like to take them along for trips, and they need to be able to communicate over a network so I can use stuff like VNC etc. How do I do this? AFAIK ad hoc WiFi is annoyingly unsupported on Android, but can I connect to the Raspberry Pi if I manage to set the latter up in Master Mode with a usb wifi dongle? That might be hard though. How about LAN over bridged usb cables? Does Android support that? Any other ways of getting a network between this device and a generic linux box? It has WiFi, Bluetooth and Usb connections.
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I've recently bought an Archos 101 G9 Turbo (running ICS 4.03) with the intention of using it for work purposes to replace my slow Windoze netbook. The only shortcomming I though I would experience was having access to an ethernet port on the device. I found an old USB lan adapter that's been lying around in a drawer for a few years and out of curiosity I thought it can't do much harm to try it. I plugged it in the the micro-usb port via a host cable and much to my surprise a grey Ethernet icon immediately popped up in the tablet's system tray. I plugged in an ethernet cable from my network switch into the adapter and lo-and-behold it picked up an IP address via DHCP and connected to the net! No software, no configuration - true plug-and-play! The ethernet icon 'lights up' when connected so you can see it's good to go. The only thing I can't find is any configuration options under settings, so it looks like it might only work with DHCP and default settings (if anyone can throw any light on this It would be appreciated). Even better, these things are still available and really cheap to buy, the host cable (micro USB male to USB A female) was GBP £1.99 and the USB ethernet adapters can still be bought for less that GBP £2.50 online. The USB ethernet adapters are available from the usual online sources and the one I find works looks exactly like this: http://star01.en.made-in-china.com/product/UqjmkZcOATri/China-USB-1-1-LAN-Card-Adapter.html Other similar type adapters may also work, but the one I have uses an SR9600 chipset if that's any help. FWIW I've just tried this on my old Archos 7c G2 tablet running Froyo 2.3.3 and it doesn't work with that. I've tried it on a Samsung, Galaxy tab running Honeycomb 3.2 and this too doesn't recognize the device so I guess it's just ICS it works with. Please feel free to share this on any other interested communities as I feel it really puts the Archos G9 series ahead of (ahem) much more expensive tablets ;-) Cheers, Mike
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How to establish a LAN directly between an Archos G9 (Android 4.0, WiFi) and a linux box?
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android
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Is there a comm app similar to minicom, hyperterminal or zterm for Android? I would prefer a port of minicom, if it exits. BTW, I'm running Android ICS on a Galaxy Nexus.
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I found one. There is an app called microcom that is part of some newer busybox packages. I used the latest busybox (1.9.3) that could be installed by BusyBox Pro (Steven Stericson) from the Android Market. I replaced busybox 1.9.3CM that came with my ROM and which did not have microcom. With that busybox you just have to open a terminal (I used BTEP) and type microcom. The short help file will be displayed. Using it can be as simple as: <code> microcom -s 115200 /dev/ttyUSB0 </code> I am still interested in a more full-featured version -- something more like minicom. But at least microcom gets the minimal job done for now. If no one offers a more full featured app than microcom, I'll accept my answer in a few days.
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Minicom app for Android?
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android
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I once had Acrobat Reader and Seesmic installed in my LG GT540 (Android 2.1). I had to uninstall them to free some space. After a few days I tried to install those apps again, but their updates made them unavailable to my Android version. Is there anything I could do to install the latest compatible version?
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Ok, this is not exactly what I was looking for, but it works... it is more like a preventive approach . So, my solution would was to install Titanium Backup (which requires root access to work) and backup all my apps. Then, whenever I need more space, I just backup my apps before I go on. If I need them again, I can use Titanium Backup and restore. And this is why I consider it a preventive approach: it is all about regular backups. If anyone knows a better way to do this, please share =)
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How can I get the latest compatible app version?
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android
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How do I use an external microphone on my Galaxy Nexus, and what kind do I need? I know if it should use a jack plug (3.5 mm), but not all jack connectors are the same, and I don't know if the lower or middle or upper part is for the microphone. I want to use my phone for a video conference, but there is going to be a lot of noise around me, so I need an external microphone without all the background noise which the microphone in the phone gives. I don't think the Gnex can handle a USB mic through the micro USB port, correct me if I'm wrong.
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Today i have made some progress in this question. On iPhone you can buy a iRig Mic which can do the job (and it should work on android too). But since i want to use another external microphone i have decided to make the adapter myself from some different adapters (which does the same thing as iRig Mic, but with a female 3.5 mm jack output, so i can use my wireless microphone with it) I have ordered the parts from an online store in denmark, but you can get it all over the internet, you just need to know what you need :) The first thing you need is a 3.5 mm male 4 pole conductor jack (TRRS) to RCA adapter. Like this one Then you need a RCA to either female jack or XLR adapter (either if your mic has a jack or XLR output) Like this one And thats all. Then you can plug everything together and use the mic of your choice on your Android phone. (BTW some stock camcorder apps can't use external microphones, then just use this camcorder app: https://market.android.com/details?id=rubberbigpepper.lgCamera&feature=search_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEsInJ1YmJlcmJpZ3BlcHBlci5sZ0NhbWVyYSJd ) I'm using this app ^^ with this set of wireless microphones And i'm just waiting for the last adapter in the mail tomorrow.. So from tomorrow i can record with my galaxy nexus and record the sound via the wireless microphone on a distance up too 30 meters :D And if i need to go around with the phone and the microphone, i will just plug in a wired microphone to the female jack and go around with the phone and microphone in my hand :) I hope someone in the future can use this information which was very hard to find on the internet :) When i have some time later today or tomorrow, i will upload a couple pictures to illustrate my setup :)
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How do I use an external microphone with my Galaxy Nexus?
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I want to install a module (bcm4329.ko) in my nexus one phone. I have rooted the phone and installed Cyanogenmod too. In Terminal emulator, I tried various commands but everything resulted in failure <code> $ insmod /system/lib/modules/bcm4329.ko //[Operation Not Permitted] $ su insmod /system/lib/modules/bcm4329.ko //[throw the syntax/man page of su] $ cd /system/lib/modules $ chmod 777 bcm4329.ko //[Read only file system] </code> The error messages I received are enclosed within '[ ]' after every command. How can I install this module in my android phone. Any help please.
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You need to remount the system partition as read-write, it's read-only by default. <code> mount -o remount,rw /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system </code>
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Permission denied when I run insmod in terminal emulator
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android
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What's the best way to record a video with high quality audio? Specifically, this is for a presentation where a microphone could be placed by the speaker. I know that an app that records with the right codec is necessary, but what about the microphone? I'd prefer to use a USB mic but, even though Android 3.1+ supports USB host mode, it doesn't appear that this is easy to accomplish. What about a 3.5mm microphone - would that yield acceptable results, or would it be better to stick with the built-in microphone? Are any of the video-recording apps capable of handling the microphone?
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It's not a USB mic, but I have found a solution for external mic via 3.5 mm jack. Look at my answer on this question: stackexchange-url ("How do I use an external microphone with my Galaxy Nexus?")
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Any success with external microphones for Android phones or tablets?
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android
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I know this question sounds dead stupid but I can't figure out how to rate an app in Android Market on my Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1. Honestly I've looked everywhere. Am I blind or what? Thanks in advance...
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The first versions of the Android Market on Tablets didn't have an option to rate an App. Rumors are that Google wanted to prevent bad ratings on Apps, because they weren't optimized for tables (yet). Some say that they received an Market Update that enabled the rate function. My Lenovo Thinkpad Market hasn't got it yet. But it seems just a matter of time. Until then, you can rate Apps on the web version of the Market.
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How to rate an app in Android Market on a tablet?
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android
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I wanted to know whether using Android's built-in encryption (introduced in 3.0) would affect my ability to use a custom recovery (Clockwork Mod in my case). More specifically if I will still be able to perform Nandroid backups/restores and flash new files and updates?
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Yes, custom recovery works with encrypted honeycomb device. The built-in encryption doesn't touch ROM & firmware at all. It just encrypts accounts, settings, downloaded apps & their data etc. which can be located on phone memory, internal SD or external SD. That's why encryption is no longer present after factory reset because there's no encrypted data available. Files for custom recovery environment live on ROM as firmware. That's why they survive factory reset. As Flashing files/updates has to do with ROM, you'll be allowed to do it. When it comes to Nandroid backup, you can do it too, but the chunk of encrypted data will backed up in that form which can't be restored using Titanium Backup. Yes, you could do Nandroid restore flawlessly.
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Will a Custom Recovery work with an encrypted device?
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android
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I've got an HTC Incredible 1, going to be upgrading to a Rezound. How do I get the apps (both free & purchased, some on the SD some on the phone) from my Incredible to the Rezound? Free isn't that big a deal, I can re-download them, but I don't want to re-purchase anything. Thanks!
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As long as you log in to the new device with the same google account that you use on the Incredible you will have access to all the apps that you purchased / downloaded. You will not have to purchase them again. The android market is tied to your google account, not the device.
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Upgrading my phone - what happens to the apps?
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Is Google Chrome for Android Beta compatible with the Android SDK (Android 4.0.3 system image)? I tried installing the Chrome .apk file and it installed fine. When running the application I can see the introductory screens, but when I try to navigate to a webpage, all I see is a blank screen. The page appears to be loading indefinitely. I also tried the stock Android browser and it works fine, so that rules out a network connectivity issue. The image appears to be stripped of a bunch of packages - Google Login Service/Market, etc. Could that be the cause of Chrome for Android not working correctly or am I not doing something the right way?
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No im sorry, but Chrome for Android needs hardware acceleration, so until Google change that (i dont think thats gonna happen sorry) you can't do that. But maybe in the future. Sorry, i know it wasn't the answer you really wants to hear...
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Is Google Chrome for Android Beta compatible with the 4.0.3 emulator in the Android SDK?
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On Windows, I can run two commands using a .bat file. How can I achieve the same thing on Android For example: update my podcasts by calling pcastclient /updateALL force sync of my pictures sugarsync /forceupdate
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Android's shell will support a limited amount of Unix-style shell scripting. It specifically should have a shell at <code> /system/bin/sh </code> that you can use, however: The shell provided with Android has a severely restricted set of commands available to it. If you want to do anything even remotely complex you'll need a busybox install (or another shell). It's generally pretty rare for Android apps to provide any kind of command line interface or binaries. I very much doubt that Sugarsync, for example, allows you to perform a sync from the command line. If you want a bit of a GUI you may want to look at something like GScript.
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On Android can I write scripts (similar to Win .bat files) to combine several command line commands?
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When I try to install CyanogenMod through ClockworkMod Recovery process I get the following error, ‘failed to verify whole-file signature’. I followed WikiLink for Cyanogen for carrying out the installation. Is there any way to disable file verification or any other way through which I can overcome this error. I am using Nexus One phone with, <code> Kernel Version - 2.6.35.7. Build number - GRK39F. Android version - 2.3.6 </code>
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You're in stock recovery, not CWM recovery. CWM recovery doesn't verify signatures. You either failed to install the recovery properly, or you need to hit "install packages" or similar from the stock recovery in order to get into CWM.
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How to Disable File Verification while installing Cyanogen in Nexus One
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I'm using Oracle Virtual Box to emulate an Android-x86 device. I installed android-x86-2.2-r2-sparta.iso to a virtual HD. Are there any way to install apk packages from Android Market (http://market.android.com) or do I have to download them only from "unnoficial ways"? Any suggestions for the 2nd case? PS: Note that I'm asking for a solution for that particular case.
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I am not familiar with that particular distribution. However, in general unless the build you installed contains the "Google Experience" apps (or if there is a separate Market package for it,) you will not be able to use the official Android Market front-end to send apps to your virtual device. There are some alternate markets, such as Amazon Appstore , GetJar , SlideMe , etc. Most will require you to download and install their own Market app in order to get other apps. If you already have APKs of the apps, you should be able to side-load them either via ADB shell (from Android SDK ), or via the bundled package installer by executing the APK from the storage area with some sort of a file system browser (if included with the build.)
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Installing apps from Android Market or alternatives to a virtual Android x86 device
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I'm using Oracle Virtual Box to emulate an Android-x86 device. I installed android-x86-2.2-r2-sparta.iso to a virtual HD. Then I changed config to put it in Portuguese (Brazil) language. It is ok until that point. But in keyboard options there isn't ABNT2 keyboard layout, so some keys are missmatch the machine keyboard (e.g. "ç", "{", "}"...). How can I solve that?
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I would suggest looking at alternative input methods (keyboard apps) that specifically support Portuguese language. I personally used AnySoftKeyboard , which does have a Portuguese language pack . There are many other similar keyboard apps on the Market as well. You might need to get them elsewhere though, since your build most likely doesn't have the Android Market access.
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ABNT2 keyboard for Android x86 2.2 r2 sparta "distro"
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A friend of mine just got the Epic 4g Touch (a.k.a. the Sprint version of the Samsung Galaxy s2). He has installed the Google Voice app on all of his previous Android devices and there has always been an option somewhere to choose whether outgoing calls are routed through Sprint or Google. This also changes which of his numbers shows up. However, on his new phone, all calls come from his Google voice number and neither of us can find where to change it. Is this a new "feature" intended to simplify the program? Is it some restriction that the Sprint-branded software creates? Or are we missing something?
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He had other problems so he has now switched Google Voice to use his Sprint number.
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Epic 4g Touch: Choose to route calls through Google Talk or Sprint
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Google Books Android crashes on loading. Is there a workaround to stop this, while I wait for the developers to fix? The application Books (process com.google.android.apps.books) has stopped unexpectedly. Please try again. This happens every time (trying again won't help). Restart of the phone and uninstall re-install of the app doesn't help either. Apparently, there is a known issue whereby it will crash if it has no books (wouldn't that be most people to begin with!?) But their remedy instructions are vague - just open a free ebook - but from what? A browser? Will this interact with Google Books to solve the problem? I visited the book store and downloaded an ebook but this just went to the Downloads folder so not sure how this can help. I also tried copying an ebook from the Download folder to <code> data\com.google.android.apps.books\files </code> and running the Google Books app but this doesn't work - i.e. the crash still happens.
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The solution is time; an update to this app fixes this bug.
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Google Books crashes on loading - workaround? (HTC Desire Z 2.3)
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Every day or two, my swype keyboard turns into a black area. There are no keys or anything. Just a black area, and I have to change input mode to samsung keyboard and then back to Swype to get it working again. This is really annoying . any one else had the same issue ? I am using a Samsung Galaxy Note (Android version: 2.3.6, N7000XXLA4) that came with Swype pre-loaded.
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This may be a symptom of the Swype application data becoming corrupted following a hardware upgrade. To resolve this, go into Settings > Manage Applications > All > Swype and clear the application data. Then force the Swype service to restart.
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Swype keyboard turns into a black area
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Is it possible to use AT&Ts network on the Droid a855? At all possible? Tough to find a direct answer on the web for some reason. Thanks!
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No, the Droid is a CDMA phone. In general you can assume that phones on Verizon and Sprint won't work on AT&T or T-Mobile, and vice-versa.
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is AT&T network possible on the Droid a855?
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I had juice defender installed on my phone for a few weeks but then I decided to remove it. One of the settings that I set up was to disable the vibration and sound notifications during the night (from 0:30 to 6:30 or something like that). Anyway, now that the juice defender is removed from my phone this settings still remain. I am not completely sure it's like that because of JD, but I don't see any other reason for such behavior. I tried installing juice defender again, disabled all these options, but the settings are still there and I still don't get any sound or vibration during the night hours. Did anyone else had such a problem? How could I fix this and restore these settings to the "default behavior"? I am using CM 7.1.0 stable (Android 2.3.7) if that helps anyhow.
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Be sure to check <code> Settings->CyanogenMod Settings->Sound->Quiet Hours </code> and make sure that it's disabled. That's been an unknowing culprit for me in the past.
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No notifications during the night hours
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I tried to unlock HTC bootloader by the official tool but I get to the stage when I issue the command: <code> fastboot oem get_identifier_token </code> Unfortunatly I get error <code> ... (bootloader) [ERR] Command error !!! OKAY [ 0.007s] finished. total time: 0.007s </code> Version of firmware matches the one listed for H3G UK. The HBoot is 1.01.0002.
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I think your HBoot needs to be upgraded, and it sounds like perhaps you didn't run the RUU to do so. The HTCdev site notes that phones with an asterisk ( <code> * </code> ) next to them in the list must run an RUU before unlocking because the bootloader on the device did not originally ship with unlocking capabilities. So first you need to make sure your firmware is up to date (which it sounds like it is), and then you also need to download and run the RUU: BEFORE beginning the Unlock Bootloader process your product requires that you update the ROM to the version listed in the table below first, then download the RUU next to it to enable the unlocking capability. The RUU's filename itself also seems to confirm this. It is listed as <code> PC4910000_Buzz_Froyo_hboot_1.02.0000_R3.exe </code> , indicating (to me, anyway) that you need HBoot v1.02.0000 in order to perform the unlock.
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Problem with unlocking the HTC Wildfire bootloader with HTC unlocker
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What I'd like to see: When idling, the screen turns off after the configured amount of time. What I see: When I don't do anything, the screen dims a bit after ~23 seconds, then at 30 seconds it turns off as expected. I have no idea why this dimming short before the screen timeout happens and where to disable it. My settings: Automatic Brightness disabled, brightness set to the lowest level. Screen time-out at 30 seconds. Auto adjust screen power disabled. Timeout for lock screen is zero ( Immediately ). Use Power saving mode is enabled (it sets the screen brightness to 10% at less than 20% battery power left). Disabling it had no effect. This happens with Android 2.3.6 (no idea if it worked before the update).
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It's to alert you that the screen's about to turn off. It's more useful when your timeout is longer than 30 seconds, certainly. I would assume you'd need a custom kernel or at least to root and edit some config files in order to prevent this, I don't believe there's anything in Settings for it.
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How can I disable auto-dimming of the screen?
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I'm very tired of seeing my RAM used up by unwanted apps which I don't launch regularly, but they continue to appear in the taskbar. Every time I closed them and free the memory. After I restart my phone I have 200 mb of free RAM but after I start closing apps the free memory decreases. I used a task killer but it works the same way. Is there any way to automatically clear out my RAM periodically?
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See also: stackexchange-url ("How can I stop applications and services from running?") When you free the memory you're just killing the apps using it or that Android has stopped and put in the background. The only real solution is to not use apps, or to accept that every time you switch apps your position in the old one will be forgotten. You'd probably need a custom-built ROM that entirely altered the way Android does memory management in order to get around this; having something auto-clear the RAM would end up killing the app you're currently using. Another alternative is creating a swap partition, though how to do so is a different question.
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How can I free up RAM automatically?
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I upgraded from 2.3 a few months ago, but didn't notice that Google Voice was missing from the app drawer. The market lists the application as installed, but does not give me an option to open the app. How do I get it back?
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If you to Settings --> Apps --> All, is it in the list of applications? If so, click on it, click Uninstall, and then try to reinstall it from the market. It's also possible that the market is incorrectly showing it as installed. If this is the case, try going to Settings --> Apps --> All --> Market, click Force Stop, then Clear data. The open the market again and see if Google Voice is still listed as installed, and if not, install it.
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Google Voice missing from app drawer after upgrading to ICS
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I've been using a certain app for some time now, but according to the many 1-star reviews the latest "update" has got, it breaks compatibility with Tasker, which is not something I want. Is there a way to at least temporarily remove the regular update notifications I receive, or stop the app appearing at the top of my update list every time? Using Nexus S with official 4.0.3.
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You can use Titanium backup for this purpose. However you'll need root access for this to work. From this Titanium backup wiki: Can I tell the Market that I do not want to update a specific app? Yes. Just long-click on an app in the Titanium Backup list and hit "Detach from Market".
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Is it possible to permanently supress app updates?
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Based on available evidence so far, are there legitimate concerns that people with older phones that have 512MB memory (e.g. Droid X) would experience memory issues when running 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) based ROMs? To be more specific: If my stock Froyo 2.2 ROM boots up with ~170MB memory free, and during my day to day use I end up with ~50-70MB memory free (this is with ALL my actively used apps loaded, and Android not killing any of them to make room for others), what would the expected memory footprint be on an AOSP based ICS ROM?
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If there is a ICS ROM available for the Droid X, it should run on a device with 512MB. The minimum requirements for ICS specified by CyanogenMod team is 256MB and a "decent GPU". I am not sure what kind of GPU the Droid X has, but you will probably have a better experience with Gingerbread then ICS on that device if the GPU isn't that great. My brother had that device and complained constantly about lag and lock up. If you have the "stock" MOTOBLUR, you will probably have a better experience just by installing any AOSP based ROM. You can expect the footprint to be about the same, maybe a bit less, then what you see now. This is because the android OS will always try to use as much memory as possible in order to try and keep your experience better. If the application is in memory you can switch back to it faster then if it has to reload the entire application, plus it can "remember where you were". As a side note, I don't currently see any CyanogenMod 9 builds available on the CM forums for the Droid X, but that doesn't mean that there aren't any, I just don't see them.
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Is there a concern as far as memory when running ICS ROM on 512MB device (DroidX)
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Google just released Chrome for Android and I want to use it. But, for some (pretty irrational) reason, it is only available to certain countries. I therefore need to change mine. How do I do that? Thanks
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Factory reset. However if you set up your phone to avoid roaming. Then it wouldn't matter. Had to ask this when I got my phone rushed it on the dealer and it was set on US even though I am in Canada, and I had to call customer service.
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How to change my device's country?
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I know there have been previous questions regarding task killers, but I wanted to ask about two specific cases. I've heard a debate raging here and on several forums about Android's way of managing apps and the use of task killers, (examples herestackexchange-url ("enter link description here") and stackexchange-url ("here") and stackexchange-url ("here")), in which one side says that Android manages tasks just fine but the other side insists that their phone does indeed slow down and a task killer helps. So my questions are these. 1) Could task killers or " reboot apps " conceivably help for a program that has high CPU usage and simply needs to be restarted? I'm not necessarily talking about malicious apps, but reputable apps that tend toward higher CPU usage the longer they run? I'm assuming that if an app always has high CPU usage a task killer will not help as it will likely restart, and should just probably be uninstalled altogether. 2) In the case of a launcher that slows down over time, would a task killer or reboot app be helpful, simply in restarting it (similar to case 2, but I'm not sure lag in a specific app is directly correlated with its CPU usage). I know that when I used third-party launchers, I had more lag issues as opposed to using the basic AOSP launcher (Android's own default launcher, often replaced by phone vendors own version). Any other specific cases?
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Honestly, I don't believe so. If you need to stop an app, you can always go to Settings > Applications > Manage Applications, click on the app and force stop. It does the same thing and the only time I find myself clicking on it, is when an app is acting up.
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Are there specific cases in which a task-killer or "fast reboot" program is helpful?
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Can you install custom kernels on DroidX running CyanogenMod? Or does the locked bootloader prevent that?
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No, The DroidX can not run custom kernels. "It is still impossible to flash custom kernels on the Droid X, but the ROM developer community has matured to a point where they’re able to make great things happen on this phone without having to rely on changes to the kernel."
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Can you install custom kernels on DroidX running CyanogenMod?
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Is there a way to check what storage a third party application is using? i.e which of these it uses?
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If you are rooted, this is quite easy to find out. First you need to find the app's package name, e.g. <code> com.swype.android.inputmethod </code> for Swype, or <code> com.google.android.apps.maps </code> for Google Maps, for example. You can usually search for the app in Android Market, and the link will contain its package name, e.g. https://market.android.com/details?id=com.google.android.apps.maps would be the link to Google Maps. Usually the package names are descriptive enough that you can simply guess which app they represent just by looking at it. You can do a few simple <code> ls </code> commands in Terminal Emulator or ADB shell to find out the app's name, and where it's stored. However, you will need to have root access to the device since app and data storage is protected. Pre-installed apps are generally located in <code> /system/app </code> directory. Use the command <code> ls -l /system/app/ </code> to find how much space a particular system app is taking up: <code> ls -l /system/app/Browser.* -rw-r--r-- root root 418098 2011-06-26 01:05 Browser.apk -rw-r--r-- root root 472760 2011-06-26 01:05 Browser.odex </code> On most Stock ROMs you will see an .odex file along with a .apk file for each app - those are pre-compiled binaries optimized for your given device. You cannot remove them. 3rd-party apps are installed to <code> /data/app </code> or <code> /data/app-private </code> directories. Command <code> ls -l /data/app/[package_name_here]* </code> should return the amount of space taken up by this app on internal memory. For example, here's the output of looking at Google Maps apk: <code> # ls -l /data/app/com.google.android.apps.maps* ls -l /data/app/com.google.android.apps.maps* -rw-r--r-- system system 6330104 2012-02-04 09:01 com.google.android.apps.maps-2.apk </code> The app data and settings are located on <code> /data/data/ </code> partition. There you will find a directory for each installed app, e.g. <code> /data/data/com.google.android.apps.maps/ </code> for preferences and settings related to the Google Maps app. Again, <code> ls -l /data/data/com.google.android.apps.maps/* </code> will return a listing of all files with their sizes: <code> # ls -l /data/data/com.google.android.apps.maps/* ls -l /data/data/com.google.android.apps.maps/* -rw------- app_189 app_189 3783 2012-02-07 11:29 mobilemaps.clients.google.com.443 -rw------- app_189 app_189 37 2012-02-01 16:14 nlp_GlsPlatformKey -rw------- app_189 app_189 208 2012-02-07 11:21 macs drwxrwx--x app_189 app_189 2012-02-01 16:14 webviewCache -rw------- app_189 app_189 2450 2012-02-07 11:21 nlp_state drwx------ app_189 app_189 2012-02-01 16:14 selectors -rw------- app_189 app_189 290 2012-02-07 11:21 nlp_devices drwx------ app_189 app_189 2012-02-01 16:14 models -rw-rw---- app_189 app_189 18432 2012-02-03 13:29 google_analytics.db -rw-rw---- app_189 app_189 5120 2012-02-07 10:38 google_latitude.db -rw-rw---- app_189 app_189 6144 2012-02-01 16:14 webviewCache.db -rw-rw---- app_189 app_189 5120 2012-02-05 17:27 local_active_places.db -rw-rw---- app_189 app_189 4096 2012-02-05 17:27 da_destination_history -rw-rw---- app_189 app_189 5120 2012-02-05 17:49 LayerInfo -rw-rw---- app_189 app_189 5120 2012-02-05 17:26 search_history.db -rw-rw---- app_189 app_189 6144 2012-02-03 13:29 userfeedback.db -rw-rw---- app_189 app_189 14336 2012-02-01 16:14 webview.db -rw-rw---- app_189 app_189 38 2012-02-07 11:13 DATA_SYNC_DATA_LOCAL -rw-rw---- app_189 app_189 26756 2012-02-01 16:31 DATA_PHOTO_145479516184369608 -rw-rw---- app_189 app_189 26756 2012-02-01 16:31 DATA_PHOTO_4406538396446325405 -rw-rw---- app_189 app_189 1813 2012-02-05 13:48 DATA_PROTO_CLIENT_SAVED_PHOTO_CACHE -rw-rw---- app_189 app_189 338 2012-02-06 23:41 DATA_TILE_HISTORY -rw-rw---- app_189 app_189 12 2012-02-05 17:49 DATA_SAVED_REMOTE_ICONS_DATA_BLOCK -rw-rw---- app_189 app_189 36580 2012-02-01 16:14 DATA_RemoteStringsBlock_en -rw-rw---- app_189 app_189 26756 2012-02-01 16:31 DATA_PHOTO_240647554975296207 -rw-rw---- app_189 app_189 26756 2012-02-01 16:31 DATA_PHOTO_443613581827136957 -rw-rw---- app_189 app_189 5620 2012-02-05 17:49 DATA_SAVED_BGFS_3 -rw-rw---- app_189 app_189 57 2012-02-05 17:49 DATA_STARRING -rw-rw---- app_189 app_189 573 2012-02-05 10:04 NavZoomTables.data -rw-rw---- app_189 app_189 26756 2012-02-01 16:31 DATA_PHOTO_-7991748045000310303 -rw-rw---- app_189 app_189 217 2012-02-05 15:29 DATA_LAYER_4 -rw-rw---- app_189 app_189 26756 2012-02-01 16:14 DATA_PHOTO_-4352347968798340772 -rw-rw---- app_189 app_189 26756 2012-02-01 16:31 DATA_PHOTO_-1960244636679913737 -rw-rw---- app_189 app_189 26756 2012-02-01 16:31 DATA_PHOTO_7546641620697631512 -rw------- app_189 app_189 34 2012-02-07 11:21 nlp_clts -rw-rw---- app_189 app_189 2492 2012-02-07 11:30 DATA_location_history -rw-rw---- app_189 app_189 11 2012-02-01 16:14 DATA_LAYER_0 -rw-rw---- app_189 app_189 1186 2012-02-01 16:14 ZoomTables.data -rw-rw---- app_189 app_189 11 2012-02-05 17:49 DATA_SAVED_BGFS_EXTRA_3 -rw-rw---- app_189 app_189 18994 2012-02-05 17:49 DATA_PROTO_SAVED_CATEGORY_TREE_DB -rw-rw---- app_189 app_189 247 2012-02-05 17:49 event_store_v2_driveabout -rw-rw---- app_189 app_189 5294 2012-02-05 10:05 DA_LayerInfo -rw-rw---- app_189 app_189 380 2012-02-05 16:23 DATA_LAYER_5 -rw-rw---- app_189 app_189 11387 2012-02-05 17:49 DATA_SYNC_DATA -rw------- app_189 app_189 35 2012-02-07 11:21 cp_state -rw-rw---- app_189 app_189 26756 2012-02-01 16:31 DATA_PHOTO_-6319433669272599441 -rw-rw---- app_189 app_189 76 2012-02-01 16:14 DATA_ServerControlledParametersManager.data -rw-rw---- app_189 app_189 26756 2012-02-01 16:31 DATA_PHOTO_-4787236618283354619 -rw-rw---- app_189 app_189 57 2012-02-01 16:14 DATA_star_details_index -rw-rw---- app_189 app_189 26756 2012-02-01 16:31 DATA_PHOTO_-7325828578927889496 -rw-rw---- app_189 app_189 76 2012-02-05 17:27 DATA_ServerControlledParametersManager_DA.data -rw-rw---- app_189 app_189 26756 2012-02-01 16:31 DATA_PHOTO_-5041077772587057686 -rw-rw---- app_189 app_189 42 2012-02-05 17:26 DATA_PROTO_SAVED_RECENT_LAYERS -rw-rw---- app_189 app_189 21 2012-02-05 10:04 DATA_SAVED_BGSF_ -rw-rw---- app_189 app_189 263 2012-02-05 11:30 DATA_LAYER_2 -rw-rw---- app_189 app_189 26 2012-02-01 16:14 NavigationParameters.data -rw-rw---- app_189 app_189 330 2012-02-05 17:27 DA_DirOpt_en_US -rw-rw---- app_189 app_189 26756 2012-02-01 16:31 DATA_PHOTO_-4817178430903221341 -rw-rw---- app_189 app_189 26756 2012-02-01 16:31 DATA_PHOTO_8476874153932292760 -rw-rw---- app_189 app_189 141298 2012-02-05 17:27 DATA_Restrictions -rw-rw---- app_189 app_189 29 2012-02-05 17:49 DATA_PROTO_SAVED_LAYER_STATE -rw------- app_189 app_189 61 2012-02-01 16:14 nlp_params -rw-rw---- app_189 app_189 0 2012-02-05 17:27 DATA_Restrictions_lock -rw-rw---- app_189 app_189 26756 2012-02-01 16:31 DATA_PHOTO_8041021750103678571 -rw-rw---- app_189 app_189 10237 2012-02-03 13:28 DATA_star_details_0 -rw-rw---- app_189 app_189 6 2012-02-05 17:49 DATA_RECENT -rw-rw---- app_189 app_189 5048 2012-02-06 23:41 DATA_Preferences -rw-rw---- app_189 app_189 65 2012-02-01 16:14 network_initiated_prefs.xml -rw-rw---- app_189 app_189 65 2012-02-01 16:14 friends_app_widget_preferences.xml -rw-rw---- app_189 app_189 1269 2012-02-01 16:14 ids.xml -rw-rw---- app_189 app_189 250 2012-02-03 13:27 settings_preference.xml -rw-rw---- app_189 app_189 65 2012-02-01 16:14 cache_settings_preference.xml -rw-rw---- app_189 app_189 358 2012-02-07 11:28 checkin_notification_preferences.xml -rw-rw---- app_189 app_189 119 2012-02-01 16:14 com.google.android.apps.maps_preferences.xml -rw-rw---- app_189 app_189 345 2012-02-05 17:49 DriveAbout.xml -rw-rw---- app_189 app_189 317 2012-02-07 10:38 LOCATION_REPORTING.xml </code> Android 2.2 (Froyo) introduced the ability to move apps to SD card (or "external storage" on some devices). This introduces a level of complexity since portions of the app get moved around. For every app that you move to SD Card/media area, the system creates a virtual mount point named <code> /dev/block/dm-X </code> , where "X" is a sequential number. It them moves the app's APK (Android package) file and some preferences there. You can view this by issuing a <code> mount </code> command in shell/terminal emulator. Along with other usual mounts, it should show which apps were moved to SD Card like in an example below: <code> /dev/block/dm-0 /mnt/asec/com.metago.astro-1 vfat ro,dirsync,nosuid,nodev,relatime,uid=1000,fmask=0222,dmask=0222,codepage=cp437,iocharset=iso8859-1,shortname=mixed,utf8,errors=remount-ro 0 0 /dev/block/dm-1 /mnt/asec/com.a0soft.gphone.aTrackDog-1 vfat ro,dirsync,nosuid,nodev,relatime,uid=1000,fmask=0222,dmask=0222,codepage=cp437,iocharset=iso8859-1,shortname=mixed,utf8,errors=remount-ro 0 0 </code> Here I moved Astro file manager and aTrackDog apps to the SD Card on my phone. Use <code> ls /mnt/asec/ </code> to view the directories created for the moved apps. Issuing command <code> ls -l /mnt/asec/* </code> will list the file sizes within those folders: <code> # ls -l -a /mnt/asec/* ls -l -a /mnt/asec/* -r-xr-xr-x system root 332826 2012-02-07 11:21 pkg.apk dr-xr-xr-x system root 2012-02-07 11:21 lib -r-xr-xr-x system root 2363522 2012-02-07 11:18 pkg.apk dr-xr-xr-x system root 2012-02-07 11:18 lib </code> The wrapper for the virtual partition gets stored inside a hidden ".android_secure" folder of the SD Card: <code> # ls -a -l /mnt/sdcard/.android_secure ls -a -l /mnt/sdcard/.android_secure ----rwxr-x system sdcard_rw 4290560 2012-02-07 11:18 com.metago.astro-1.asec ----rwxr-x system sdcard_rw 2161664 2012-02-07 11:21 com.a0soft.gphone.aTrackDog-1.asec </code> Once moved the app's APK will no longer be under <code> /data/app/ </code> or <code> /data/app-private/ </code> folders. Another area of interest is Dalvik Cache - an area that contains cached data for each installed app. Upon first boot-up or new app installation the system generates a .dex file for each app that it uses for quicker start-up. These files are stored on <code> /data/dalvik-cache/ </code> partition. Command <code> ls -l /data/dalvik-cache/*[package_name_here]* </code> will return the space taken up by the app's Dalvik cache. For example, here's how much space is taken up by Google Maps app: <code> # ls -l /data/dalvik-cache/*com.google.android.apps.maps* ls -l /data/dalvik-cache/*com.google.android.apps.maps* -rw-r--r-- system app_189 4406016 2012-02-04 09:01 data@[email protected]@classes.dex </code> Next, the <code> /cache </code> partition of the internal memory may be used by apps. The command <code> ls -l /cache/ </code> will show you all files stored there, along with sizes and owner information. For example, on my phone here's the output: <code> # ls -l /cache/ ls -l /cache/ -rw-r--r-- app_13 app_13 3640954 2012-02-07 09:16 downloadfile-1.apk drwxrwx--- system cache 2011-12-31 21:03 recovery drwxrwx--- root root 2011-12-31 21:00 lost+found </code> Besides the standard directories, there is a file named <code> downloadfile-1.apk </code> that belongs to something named "app_13". I can cross-reference this "app_13" name to the listing of <code> ls -l /data/data/ </code> to see that this file belongs to Android's built-in downloader: <code> # ls -l /data/data/ ls -l /data/data/ ...... drwxr-x--x app_13 app_13 2011-12-31 21:02 com.android.providers.downloads.ui ...... </code> Finally, apps can use the SD Card for their own purposes, and there is really no way to track this, unless the app names its folders something recognizable.
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Check what storage an app uses?
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I'm aware of the suddenly restarts of the <code> Galaxy Nexus </code> , but in my case it restarts before managing to boot completely and it does that in a non-stop loop. It happened while my phone was on a stand by mode and now I can't do much, so it is basically useless. Is there anything I can do about it. Is it possible to reset it somehow? I tried to remove the battery, charge it and all that kind of stuff that I could do, but no luck so far. I bought it through Amazon.com and the model is stackexchange-url ("Samsung I9250 Galaxy Nexus 16GB (Unlocked)"), but I'm in Europe so warranty is something that would take sometime I guess. Update: I also tried to follow these instructions but my computer cannot find the device. I'm stack in the <code> ODIN MODE, Do Not Turn Off Target </code> if I do the trick with the volume down button, otherwise it just restarts without completing the initial colorful effect. Any ideas?
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I would unlock the bootloader, and flash a new image... You can find all the information you need on this page: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1392310 Hope you found my answer helpful :)
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Galaxy Nexus restarts non-stop before completely booting
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I have seen some mentions (including here on Android SE) that Ice Cream Sandwich may not necessarily run optimally (e.g. will be slow/lag) on devices with slower/older GPUs. I assume that's due to GUI elements in the 4.0 being more graphics intensive, same way Windows XP had more graphics intensive GUI as well as Vista/Windows 7 had Aero. However, on Windows, you always had an option to explicitly downgrade the OS's graphics effects, to improve performance (especially on older hardware) - e.g. you could turn off various GUI element transitions - see screenshot below. As far as I know, you can also turn off Aero on Windows Vista/7 (though I don't use them so not certain). QUESTION: Is it possible to similarly tune Ice Cream Sandwich to downgrade GUI graphics frills to improve performance on older GPUs? I'm only interested in regular OS/app performance, NOT game graphics performance.
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I'm not sure if it's part of a truly vanilla ICS build (though I think it may be), but the early CM9 and vanilla ICS builds I've played with all have a "Developer Options" entry in the main system settings. This contains several options which relate to overall graphics effects such as: Window animation scale: can be set to "off" to disable window animations Transition animation scale: can also be set to "off" Force GPU rendering: apparently tries to force GPU rendering of 2D textures/effects. May improve performance according to some (this generally caused my EVO to overheat, though) It also has an option named "Background process limit". Setting a lower number should help improve performance overall, in theory.
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Is there a way to lower GPU load from Ice Cream Sandwich?
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I saw Google just released the beta for a mobile Chrome browser. They say they brought all the features over from the full browser, or at least they want to. Does anyone have an ICS device with the beta Chrome on it and can confirm if they support the extensions?
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It does not, and Flash is also not supported as of now. Information Week reports (and I can personally corroborate): Web apps and extensions, including Adobe Flash Player, are not supported in the initial release of Chrome for Android Beta. Trying to visit the extensions Web Store page on my Xoom results in a page which simply says the following: Sorry, your operating system is not supported just yet. The Chrome Web Store is available on Windows, Mac and Linux. Why don't you send a reminder to yourself to try it out later?
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Does Chrome Mobile on ICS support extensions?
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Silent mode is simple to toggle quickly and easily, but it only effects ringtone volume. I want it to work for media volume too, so I can use it to quickly toggle off game audio in public places. Is this possible? Or is there another simple solution? I have a Google Experience phone, so manufacturer-custom UI elements are no help.
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RealSilent may do the trick for you: <code> Battery-friendly background service that will automatically mute the media volume on your phone when you change the ringer to silent. Features: - Ability to mute on silent mode, as well as vibrate. - Ability to restore media volume to what it was before going to silent/vibrate. </code> There's a bug report for this issue, but it hasn't been acknowledged by Google.
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How can I make silent mode affect media volume too?
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When I turn on my Galaxy S2 phone, ClockworkMod Recovery v4.0.0.2 pops up with the list of options, <code> 1- reboot system now 2- apply update from sdcard 3- wipe data/factory reset 4- wipe cache partition 5- install zip from sdcard 6- backup and restore 7- mounts and storage 8- advanced 9- power off </code> I am unable to figure out a way to turn on my phone. I am new to this so can you help in suggesting a way to access my phone? Every time I reboot the same ClockworkMod screen pops up.
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Fixed it by rooting the phone with a different kernel version. Installing in appropriate kernel was the reason for this problem.
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ClockworkMod Recovery pops up during phone turn on
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Hi I want to clear all applications data(preferences and sqlite) from my phone in one tap. How can i do this? is there any app which can do this WITHOUT ROOT PERMISSION?
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You can do factory reset under such case. Go to Settings -> SD & Phone storage -> Factory data reset. I don't think an app without root can do it as apps are limited in their own sandbox.
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How to clear all applications data in android?
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Someone was playing with my coworker's Samsung Galaxy Gio (Froyo), and added an eighth home screen. Now hitting Settings-> Edit makes the phone crash, as does minimizing (pinching) on any home screen - in other words, there is no way to jump between home screens or delete the four or five screens she has no use for. I'm thinking a home screen launcher app would be a workaround, but is there any way to actually recover her original home screen setup?
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Adding additional home screens is not a stock Android feature so I can't comment specifically, but clearing data for the launcher application should work. Settings → Applications → Manage applications → Launcher (might be named differently) → Clear data You will lose your current home screen configuration, of course, but this should take care of the crashes and allow rebuilding it. Any method for fixing the actual problem without losing the data will necessarily be specific to that particular launcher application, and it sounds like you've tried to find that sort of thing already.
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Home screens maxed out (oops)... now I can't edit?
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So the ICS update came out for Xoom and applying it is straight forward enough - pretty much like in any other case. Except, it seems to require the OTG cable. Would anybody know a way to do that without using such cable? I mean, applying the patch either from the internal memory or from the sd mount?
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If you live in non-US country, then you can follow a guide for installing the US-based ICS on you Xoom that I've written up on my blog . The basic procedure is: Install Android SDK and Motorola USB drivers on your PC Download US honeycomb stock ROM from here Extract all files from this ZIP file into platform-tools folder under Android SDK Boot the device into fastboot mode. Then from command prompt (with current directory ‘sdk/platform-tools’) run following commands- fastboot oem unlock (this is red pill, at this point your device warranty voids! welcome to matrix!!) fastboot flash boot boot.img fastboot flash system system.img fastboot flash recovery recovery.img fastboot flash userdata userdata.img fastboot erase cache now reboot the device go to settings -> about -> update, this will download subsequent ROM update and will install it, and then reboot repeat step-7 until all updates are done (will normally need 4-5 update cycles) Note that it will void your device warranty
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Apply manual update on Xoom without an OTG cable
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I want to connect my android phones (two Galaxy s2 and two nexus1 phones) in adhoc mode through wifi connection. Something like peer to peer network so that I can transfer messages with mobiles in my adhoc through wi-fi connection. Does android support creating an adhoc connection?
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It might be possible with an app, but it's not built in. Can't you create an ad-hoc network on a computer, then connect the phones?
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Connect android phones through adhoc wifi network
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I get many emails with pictures in them. When I try viewing them in the native gmail app, it displays some of them, but not all. The only way to view the undisplayed ones is to preview them one at a time. Is there any way to tell the app to refresh the current email?
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Go to Inbox, press <code> MENU button </code> and click on <code> Refresh </code> . Now, open the email again. In the Gmail app, there is no way to refresh the current email, you can only refresh your Inbox. When you refresh Inbox, emails are downloaded(in text format) to your inbox. Images from the email were downloaded on opening the email.
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How can I refresh an email in the native gmail app?
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I have a rooted android device running on gingerbread. I was wondering if there is a way to mount my windows CIFS(Common Internet File System) Shares on my android device over WiFi. Is it required to have a kernel that supports CIFS protocol for mounting ?
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You have to be rooted and you have to have the kernel module for cifs support. if you have froyo, you also will need slow-work.ko kernel module as well. Once you have those, you can use (shameless plug) Mount Manager , it can handle loading the modules for you automatically and lots of features available for auto mounting when connecting to wifi, and other stuff. It is a lot like Cifs Manager, but has a more robust system for loading the modules, and supports multiple modules and has support for being a plugin for locale/tasker (paid version).
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How to mount SMB/CIFS Network Shares on android device?
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My Samsung Galaxy S2 on Gingerbread was set to use Handcent as the default ringtone picker, and I accidentally changed this back to the built-in ringtone picker. How do I get it to use Handcent again? I went to Handcent, cleared the checkbox and marked it back again, but it didn't help.
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You can use Handcent app as the default ringtone picker. To set Handcent as default ringtone picker, go to Settings | Applications | Manage Applications | All | Android System (Sound picker for SE phones) Click ' Clear Defaults ' button. After this, When you are choosing a ringtone, You will be presented with a dialog box asking you to select one of the application as ringtone picker. Enable the 'Use by default for this action' Check-box and select Handcent. This will set Handcent as your default ringtone picker.
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Reset ringtone picker preferences
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I'm looking for a podcast app that will just run in the background, download new episodes when necessary and make these episodes available to the default music player. I like to access my music and my podcasts in the same place and don't really like the idea of using separate apps to listen to podcasts and the rest of my music.
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The BeyondPod podcast player will download new podcasts directly to your device, on a schedule. For example, I have it run every morning to look for new podcasts. And, it can be configured to "Share Podcasts" with the default Android Music Player. I have never used the share-with-default-player feature, so I can't really comment on how well that works in practice. But the basic podcast management and download features have all worked nicely for me.
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Is there a podcast app that can download podcasts so that they're available to the stock music player
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Has anyone been able to take and place an epub book inside the Google Books app or know how to do it?
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As of March 2013 , Google Play Books supports third-party ePub or PDF files. You can upload books to your account by visiting https://play.google.com/books/uploads in your web browser (when logged in to your Google account, of course). You are permitted to store up to 1,000 uploaded files on your account at a time, and each file must be no larger than 50 MB in size. There are also many alternative book reader apps that support ePub files if you would prefer that. Aldiko seems to be very well liked, but I have not used it myself.
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How can I read my epub books in Google Books for Android?
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Asus Transformer tablet provides a dock with a hardware keyboard. I can not find information on showing the virtual (on-screen) keyboard while being docked. Is it possible? It is Android 3.2.1.
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It's simple: when the hardware keyboard is attached, the tray (lower right of screen) has a keyboard icon. Click it and the top option is use hardware keyboard on/off.
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Asus Transformer - Show Virtual Keyboard When Docked
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HTC Magic, rooted with CyanogenMod 5. Tried to install busybox using "Busybox Installer" from the Market, ended up with a strangely borked system. Android does not boot, freezes on the splash screen. ADB shell, however, works. On the other hand, almost none of the commands work. The busybox file is in /system/xbin, it seems. However, whenever I call it, I get "Permission denied". Even after sudo. Running common commands like ls, cp, ln gives the same error message: "permission denied". Seems like those are symlinks to busybox, which is borked, see above. /system/bin/toolbox is there, but it refuses to do most useful commands with a uniform message "No such tool". Ls, cp, mount, chmod, chown - "No such tool". Experimentally I found that set, ps, kill, reboot work. Is there a list of toolbox commands out there? The only message of relevance in logcat is "02-02 01:36:38.280: E/logwrapper(61): executing /system/xbin/busybox failed: Permission denied". I kinda knew that. I can write to the SD card. Is there a way to reflash the busybox while making it executable? Is there an executable file anywhere on /data, so that I could push a copy of busybox there? I can reboot into recovery mode, which is Android's own recovery mode. Any ideas how to bring the system back to usable state? The phone is a scratch phone, so data loss is not an issue - there's no good data there. It seems like making busybox executable somehow would bring everything back. I'm utterly lost, however, how to do that. And I'm rather surprised toolbox won't support chmod. EDIT: funny data point. When I boot into recovery, I still can do ADB shell. And I get a completely different environment - there's command line with ls, busybox (!) and stuff. /system is almost empty. From that environment, can I somehow go back to the regular /system? The mount command is available.
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Yay, the phone boots again. Here's the magic recipe. <code> Boot into recovery. adb shell mkdir /data/s mount -o rw -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock3 /data/s chmod 755 /data/s/xbin/busybox Reboot the phone. </code> My shell is back. There's a weird quirk now - ls (from the busybox, one assumes) thinks ADB is an ANSI terminal and tries to emit ANSI escape sequences. Still, yay.
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Shell utterly borked, toolbox claims "no such tool"
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Using a Galaxy Nexus I download an apk and it showed up in the notifications bar when it was done downloading. I went to install but I didn't set option to allow external apps so I did that and I went back to the browser to install the apk and couldn't find it. It wasn't in the notifications anymore and there didn't seem to be a "downloads" option anywhere in the browser. I ended up having to download it again just so it would be in the notifications so I could then get to the apk to install it. And I downloaded it AGAIN to show a friend the issue. Now I'd like to delete all three and know where to go next time.
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There should be a "Downloads" app in your app drawer. Open it to view your downloads. Previous versions of Android (up to Gingerbread, AFAIK, possibly Honeycomb) had a "Downloads" option in the Browser itself under <code> Menu->More->Downloads </code> , but it's possible this no longer exists on ICS. Alternatively, if you have a file manager they should be in <code> /sdcard/download </code> , I believe (on ICS stackexchange-url ("this actually appears to have changed") to <code> /sdcard/Download </code> with a capital 'D'). It can vary by device a bit, but generally it should be <code> /<whatever_your_"sdcard"_path_is>/download </code> .
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Where are the downloads from the Browser stored and how to I get to downloads from the browser?
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android
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I want to download APKs from the Android Market and sideload them to my Kindle Fire. I'm able to run APKs using ES File Explorer but not able to download them :(
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The title of your question and it's body are really not very related to one another, but I think the title is actually something that's worth covering since I haven't really seen it come up here before (in a general sense). Per the title of your question: You can't register a device on the Market from the web interface alone. Devices appear once the Market application has been configured on the device itself, at which point you can install applications via the web interface or from the device directly. The Market's website basically uses C2DM ("push") to install the app to the device over the air, it does not download the .apk to your computer. So, per the body of your question: You cannot download .apk files from the Market website to sideload them - even with a registered device - so ES File Explorer is not going to help you with that. This has also been previously asked here: stackexchange-url ("How can I download an APK file from the Android Market?") Your Kindle Fire will appear in your account (it most certainly does on mine, anyway) if you install the Market on it and log into your account from the device. There is a question regarding how to do this already: stackexchange-url ("How can I get the Android Market installed on my Kindle Fire?") Note that you must be rooted to do this.
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Is there a way to add Kindle Fire as a device on the Android Market
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As I am very happy with the internal player for music I would like to keep it. Unfortunately it does not support a certain codec: flac. Is it possible to upgrade the player so it can decode flac?, or do I have to switch to another player?
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Core Media Formats table from Official Android Developer site states that FLAC Decoder is integrated and available by default in Android 3.1 and newer versions. So if you want FLAC decoder for your stock media player, you either need to get your device upgraded to ICS(4.0) OR you can switch to another media player (such as andLess or Winamp ) that has its own playback libraries to support multiple codec formats including FLAC.
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Is it possible to extend/upgrade media decoders?
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I just recently rooted my phone so I could install SL4A. I want to execute some commands via a Python script, specifically turn Google voice off for all calls, make the call and then turn it back on. I'm just guessing that I need access to whatever the binary is, but there doesn't seem to be a /bin/ folder, so where are my apps installed to? (p.s. Searching from my mobile browser doesn't work on SE so if this a duplicate, please link me and I'll go ahead and delete the question.)
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Android apps aren't binaries. They're .apk's, similar to Java .jar files, and .dex or .odex files when in bytecode form. They're run in the Dalvik virtual machine, again very similar to a Java VM. You can launch an app from a shell as follows: <code> am start -a android.intent.action.MAIN -n <package name>/<activity name> </code> For example, Angry Birds: <code> am start -a android.intent.action.MAIN -n com.rovio.angrybirds/com.rovio.ka3d.app </code> The name of the activity is found in the AndroidManifest.xml file inside the .apk under //manifest/application/activity/@name. For Google Voice there are quite a few activities, and you may need to use other intents. I don't have SL4A. You can also disable apps temporarily with this: <code> pm disable <package name> </code> And re-enable: <code> pm enable <package name> </code>
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Where are binaries installed?
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Opening files from the Dropbox app seems to always result in a 'Permanent Failure' message. I see that some of the progress bar fills before the error appears. In the past I used Dropbox to view many file types, including JPG, TXT and PDF. I am googling the problem but I don't see anything specific in the results. I'm wondering if it is due to having too full of an SD card. I will test that shortly. Device: HTC Incredible (Android 2.3.4), App version: 2.0.1
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I fixed this by removing data from the SD card. It was nearly full. Freeing up ~1GB of the card solved the problem. It's likely that the application uses some SD card space to open files.
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Dropbox files won't open, 'Permanent Failure'
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Take this game ; why is present on the Android Market but not on AppBrain?
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The reason can be find in AppBrain FAQ : 4.I cannot find some apps, what's going on? It always says "The requested item could not be found". AppBrain lists applications that are available in the US that are available for Android version 1.6 and up for devices with a normal screen size. Developers can restrict availability of apps by country, Android version and screen size. This means that if you're not in the USA, have a device with a small screen size (for instance the HTC Wildfire or Tattoo), or when you're not on the latest version of Android, you may often get the "not found" message from the Android market. So, to give you an example, I am a developer and published an app on Android Market, that is restricted to France and Germany, so users from those country will find it on Android Market, but not on AppBrain, who lists only US applications.
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Why are some applications on the Market not on AppBrain as well?
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Willing to pay for an app. Thanks
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Try My Voice Reminder . Its a free app. Don't know if it supports ICS.
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How do I set reminders using Voice Actions in ICS 4 - Galaxy Nexus?
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Based on " stackexchange-url ("How can I customize the list of services that pops up when I choose to "share" something in an app?") " answer, any app supporting ACTION_SEND intent will be listed in "Share" menu pop-up. Are there any custom ROMs which let the user somehow filter those Share menu lists to exclude installed apps?
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That's another stackexchange-url ("XY problem") question: you ask how to establish your suggested solution, instead to ask how to solve your real problem , which is your actual concern. For this task, you don't even need any Custom ROM. Take a look at Andmade Share -- this app lets you customize your share menu on any ROM, not even root is needed: As you can easily see, this app lets you... Select (filter) the apps appearing in the list (as your question required) Change the order in which they appear in the list (e.g. put your most frequently used apps on top)
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Are there any custom ROMs which let the user somehow filter Share menu lists?
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I have an HTC Desire HD (on Vodafone UK). I noticed this week that when I now connect it to either pc or mac the option to mount as a hard drive is no longer present. Why? What do I need to do to get it back?
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Ok, so I had a look at this thread and, as it suggests, I took the microSD out and put it back in again. Now it works as before. Smells like a bug to me?
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Where has the option to mount as hard drive gone ...?
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I have added an Exchange/ActiveSync email account to my Android phone. This required me to set the email application as a device administrator so that ActiveSync can control certain features of my phone. One of the controlled features is the way I can unlock my phone (from the lockscreen). Exchange seems to limit me to the "PIN" and "Password" options. But I prefer to use a pattern lock. Please note that I have administrative access to the domain in which the Exchange server is running and I would like to control this behaviour from the server side. I do NOT want to circumvent restrictions on my device. I have already created a new ActiveSync profile (which doesn't enforce any password restrictions) for my user account, but it doesn't seem to affect the issue. It seems like ActiveSync in general restricts me to a password/PIN unlock and the profile can just control the complexity rules for those. I realize this isn't really an Android issue, but I assumed this would be the best place to ask. Update : Please note that this seems to be a new feature introduced with Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich). When I was using Android 2.3, I was able to use pattern lock just fine.
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The only way to get this to work was for us to do the following in our Exchange server. Create a new Exchange ActiveSync Mailbox Policy in the Client Access Organization Configuration . Make sure that Require password is disabled for the policy. Go to the mailbox of the user in question, in the Recipient Configuration and open the Properties for the mailbox. In the Mailbox Features tab, select Exchange ActiveSync and open the Properties . Select your newly created ActiveSync Mailbox Policy and confirm your selection. You might need to remove and re-add the the account on your phone to make sure that it no longer asks you to set a password.
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How to get back pattern lock with Exchange/ActiveSync account?
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Google maps seems to have an insane amount of Intents registered for it, as well as other ways of being started. Since this is a pretty resource hungry app (especially memory wise), I would very much want it permanently not running unless/until I actually need it. However, Android keeps starting it all the time - for example, when the connectivity status changes (which for me happens pretty frequently indoors), or GPS/network location changes. Is there some way of ensuring that Google Maps doesn't start ANY processes, guaranteed, until I click on an icon to deliberately launch it? Environment : Droid X, running rooted stock Froyo 2.2; I have Autostarts. and Advanced Task Killer, as well as Pro version of Titanium Backup installed. I'm fairly open to almost any method as long as It's reliable. It lets me use Google Maps with 100% intended functionality once I DO need it, without requiring 5 minutes of work to re-configure. Ideally, doesn't require me to reboot to use it, but this one is not a deal killer. I would STRONGLY prefer a generic method which would be applicable to other applications, NOT just Google Maps. I'm a software developer with a hefty dose of Unix/Linux system administration experience. In other words, solutions which require shell prompt or writing/running shell scripts (or Perl in Android Scripting Environment) are extremely welcome. Solutions involving writing my own Java Android app are acceptable as long as they are detailed enough than a total Android development newbie can get at least some work done without being 100% lost. Things I tried: Killing the processes via Task Killer is NOT working - they come back up, either immediately or in a little while. Probably via Intents but not 100% certain. Standard methods of getting rid of GMaps issues (log out of Latitude/shut down GPS and network locator). This seems to help a lot BUT I find the need to permanently shut down GPS/locator to be unacceptable - e.g. it won't let me run Locale app or locale-based Tasker things. Freeze via Titanium Backup Pro. This requires a reboot and generally not very pleasant. Possible approaches I thought of (but don't know how to do) are: Somehow FULLY eliminate (turn off) all Intents registered by Google Maps when not needed. Problems: First, I don't know what ALL the Intents Google Maps uses. Second, the only practical way of doing that that I know of is Autostarts app which is NOT a workable solution - it takes ~5-10 mins to find and re-enable all the intents I am aware of (Autostarts is really poor at per-app intent management - it's centered on per-intent), never mind possible intents that Autostarts does NOT know about (it's a black box, I don't know which intents are missed if any. Have a script which will rename the JARs or whatever the executable files on Android are (entire .APK?) from say <code> GoogleMaps.apk </code> to <code> GoogleMaps.disabled.apk </code> and back. Problem: I don't know if this is possible to do on a rooted Froyo. Also, Google Maps was pre-installed on DroidX, so would renaming somehow ONLY affect the update but not the original app? Have a script which will go into the APK and rename/move/empty out manifest file to remove any intents for that app. Problem: Would this require a recompile? It definitely requires a reboot which is a minus
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From your mentioning of Titanium Backup I assume your device is rooted. So my absolute recommendation here is AutoRun Manager (and yes, you will need the Pro -- second yes, it's worth it). Having that installed, open the app, use the "advanced mode", look for the app you want to modify (in your case: Google Maps). Expand it. ARM will show you all its listeners -- disable them. That's it. Nothing is waking it up anymore unless you explicitly start it. BUT: Before you start it, you may need to enable those listeners again, or you may experience strange side effects (I did). On the other side, at least this does not require a reboot. For technical details, you might want to crosscheck with the question stackexchange-url ("How can I manage intent associations with apps"), or directly dive into the Intents section of the AOSP developer manuals .
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Is there a way to permanently turn off Google Maps until needed?
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i'm using Titanium Backup to restore my data and apps,but clicking "install" and "done" is driving me crazy. Is there a setting for that?
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"0-click" batch restore (as the Market page describes it) is one of the features of the Pro version. You cannot do it in the free version, but purchasing a key for the Pro version allows you to perform a batch restore unattended.
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Is it possible to skip confirmation on app restores?
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There are many Android devices in our office which we use for application development and QA. Finding a particular device is sometimes necessary, but requires walking around asking who has it. Is there some way to track where a particular device might be in an office environment? Either an app on the device or some way to listen on the computer it was most recently plugged in to (via ADB), for example. Hopefully something with minimal user interaction, otherwise nobody would ever actually do it. I haven't tried anything specific yet. Just looking for ideas on which way to go. I'm pretty sure GPS is not nearly accurate enough for such a setting, and that's the only real idea I've had.
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Do you have Wi-Fi connections active on these devices? If so, you could create a service that allows a remote web application to cause the device to chirp/make a sound similar to a ring. That web application could contain a list of phones and potentially even allow you to checkout devices etc through the same interface. Not an entirely trivial solution, but you could probably whip something up in a day or two.
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How to track device locations in an office
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I've tried multiple times to flash ClockworkMod recovery onto my unlocked Galaxy Nexus (LTE\CDMA variant "toro" build) device. Each time I can boot into recovery and ClockworkMod displays. However, if I completely reboot my device (boot into Android and then reboot), when I try to run recovery, my phone shows an android with a red exclamation point and refuses to boot. I've tried flashing from both Linux with the fastboot tool as well on the device itself with ROM Manager. ROM Manager reports that ClockworkMod 5.5.0.4 is flashed. What am I doing wrong?
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I had the same problem and I found the solution is to rename a file in the system folder: remount /system in read/write mode (use something like the Root Explorer app or ES File Explorer; both have root modes (check the app's settings) for remounting /system as writable) rename the /system/recovery-from-boot.p to /system/recovery-from-boot.p-bak (note: you could delete it, but renaming is much safer since its easily reversible) you could also do this manually in an adb shell or on-phone Terminal session: mv /system/recovery-from-boot.p /system/recovery-from-boot.p-bak after you've renamed the file, you might have to re-flash your CWM if it had been missing previously http://androidforums.com/galaxy-nexus-all-things-root/470831-how-all-things-root-samsung-galaxy-nexus.html#post3712027
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Why isn't Clockworkmod Recovery "Sticking"?
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I have installed Angry birds from the official android market. I tried installing the Angry Birds Seasons free version today, and while installing I got a pop-up message saying "Duplicate provider" and the installation terminated. I am running ICS on Nexus S, if it's relevant.
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That means something's wrong with the package setup. For your reference, here are a few links with more detailed information: stackexchange-url ("android duplicate provider authority - Stack Overflow") stackexchange-url ("Android duplicate provider authority problem - Stack Overflow") Angry Birds Seasons Summer Pignic Now Available | AngryBirdsNest (search for "duplicate provider" on this page, should appear around the middle) Duplicate provider authority error when installing K-9 mail - Google Groups Recommendation: Contact developer (for security reasons both developers, in case somebody faked the signature). It's most likely a copy-and-paste error during the packaging process, so the developer might release a fixed update soon.
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What is the "Duplicate Provider" error?
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HHi all... I am desperately trying to locate my sd-ext partition in android terminal... Where is it located? Or, if the location changes from smartphone / rom... How can I locate it? I've tried fdisk -l without luck (the command doesn't exist in android)
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It's in /data/sdext2 Now I just need to understand how to mount it manually.
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Clockworkmod sd-ext partitioning + link2sd mount = Where is my ext partition mounted?
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Motivation: As I currently got started to put some media (music,ebook,etc..) I need to organize (add,modify,move,rename) files often but also see if the android apps are still recognizing my files properly. As file transfer and organization is much faster on PC I plug in the USB cable and do what I want. Unfortunately android unmounts the sd memory so my apps e.g. Gallery wont be able to see the data. So I have to unmount on my PC and then nasty long media scanning takes places, and finally I can see the files within android. What me disturbs is the tedious mounting/unmounting process. Question : Can't I just simply alter files on sd memory over USB/Wifi or whatsoever while leaving the sd memory mounted? That would be awesome.
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Ahh, I should have known, ssh is the solution. Therefore install an ssh server e.g. SSHDroid then you should usually have sftp and ssh to your phone. As command line tools like sed echo and basename are available even renaming is really easy :D. The really great thing is you even don't need a wifi around, you can make your own with wifi thetering and SSHDroid will still work, though you have to disable the presence of a network in its options first. You don't need to root the phone.
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Is it possible to modify files on sd from PC without unmounting?
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I'm using Android's built in stock web browser (Froyo 2.2 if it matters), and when I choose "Share page" from the menu, I get a list of like 15 different apps. Of those, I only ever use 2-3, and 99% of the time I use Gmail, which happens to be near the end of the list. How does Android browser compile that list? Is there a way to: Control which applications appear in the list? Sort the list the way I would want to? The phone is rooted, so I'm perfectly fine if the answer is "Get a file from filesystem in this location and edit its contents". Also, I don't necessarily need the answer to be 100% permanent - meaning, that if installing an application update will re-add the app to the list, I can live with that.
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There's an app for that! It does exactly what you want and even lets you share to more than one app at the same time. It really ought to be something the system options let you do, but anyway. The only problem is that the app apparently has some issues with some apps in ICS, but I can't speak to that from experience. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.andmadesoft.share
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How can I control a list of applications in "Share" pop up in Android built in browser?
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I've encountered the following instructions on a forum about battery drain Set Wi-Fi sleep to Never in the <code> Settings > Wireless & Networks > Wi-Fi Settings > Advanced >Wi-Fi Sleep Policy </code> menu. However, my Droid X (Stock rooted Froyo 2.2) doesn't have "Advanced" option in "Wi-Fi Settings" menu! How do I set Wi-Fi Sleep Policy?
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Those instructions sound incomplete. You need to press the <code> Menu </code> button on the Wi-Fi Settings screen. <code> Advanced </code> will be in the menu.
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How do I set Wi-Fi sleep policy to Never on Froyo 2.2 Droid X without Advanced Wi-Fi Settings menu?
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When in Google Maps, when I go into the menu, I see "Join Latitude" option next to Latitude icon. When I am on Google Latitude web site, it tells me "Location sharing is not turned on" Does that mean that I am 100% logged out of Google Latitude? The reason I ask is that I was experiencing major battery drain via Google Maps, and many people on forums heavily recommend signing out of Latitude as a solution. However, it seems that my Latitude is already off.
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If you see "Join Latitude" then your latitude options are already "off". If you also now see "location sharing is not turned on", then your account is not set up to share the location information and it will not be sharing the information. If you don't already, turn off wifi & gps when you are not using them, mpas will be less likely to try and get "pin point" information if you do not have these running.
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How can I ensure that I'm logged out of Google Latitude?
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I've bought a used HTC Magic with CyanogenMod 5 on it. It has Google Market. The market version is 1.713 - which is nowhere near the latest IIRC. In-app billing, for one thing, is not supported. Isn't Google Market supposed to upgrade itself when a new version comes out? Why doesn't mine do so? Probably some kind of CyanogenMod interference. Any good way around that, please? EDIT: debugged the situation a little bit. I happen to know that market updating happens out of the main Market process - the Market (com.android.vending) downloads the update, then fires a broadcast intent UPDATE_MARKET to a receiver in another app (com.android.vending.updater), which in turn installs the package. Here's what I got in the LogCat: 02-01 02:34:16.155: W/ActivityManager(121): Permission Denial: broadcasting Intent { act=com.android.vending.UPDATE_MARKET dat=content://downloads/download/31 } from com.android.vending (pid=1762, uid=10006) requires com.android.vending.permission.UPDATE_MARKET due to receiver com.android.vending.updater/com.android.vending.updater.UpdateMarketReceiver So it looks as if the Market app lacks a permission to invoke the updater. The manifest file of Vending.apk, however, does have a <code> <uses-permission android:name="com.android.vending.permission.UPDATE_MARKET" /> </code> line. How is it possible for an app to have a <code> <uses-permission> </code> , but receive a permission denial message? EDIT2: the permission com.android.vending.permission.UPDATE_MARKET is marked as "signature" in the MarketUpdater manifest. Meaning only apps signed by the same certificate as MarketUpdater are granted that permission. That could be the reason Market is not granted the permission - could be signed by a different certificate. EDIT3: that's exactly the case. The public key is different. The one on Vending.apk seems to match that on various versions of Vending.apk that are floating around the 'Net.
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So the problem was: Market and Market Updater were not signed by the same key, no idea why. As a result, the Market wasn't able to send an intent to a receiver in the Market Updater that was protected by a <code> signature </code> -level permission. Here's what I've done. I took MarketUpdater.apk from the device. I took it apart with <code> apktool </code> : <code> apktool d -s MarketUpdater.apk mu </code> I then opened the AndroidManifest.xml. I changed the <code> package </code> attribute under <code> <manifest> </code> to <code> package="com.android.vending.updateralt" </code> That was to avoid a name clash with the vanilla Market Updater app. Changed the <code> <receiver> </code> element's header to this: <code> <receiver android:name="com.android.vending.updater.UpdateMarketReceiver"> </code> See - no <code> permission </code> attribute. No longer requiring that the intent sender is signed by the same certificate. Spelling out the Java package name in <code> android:name </code> was necessary, since the APK package name no longer matched the Java package name of the class. I then packaged the APK back: <code> apktool b mu MarketUpdaterAlt.apk </code> I signed the APK, using the <code> jarsigner </code> tool, with an arbitrary key that I had from another project: <code> "C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.7.0_02\bin\jarsigner.exe" -verbose -digestalg SHA1 -sigalg MD5withRSA -keystore c:\Path\MyKeys.ks MarketUpdaterAlt.apk MyKey </code> Uploaded the APK to /system/app, registered with <code> pm </code> : <code> adb push MarketUpdaterAlt.apk /system/app adb shell pm install -r /system/app/MarketUpdaterAlt.apk </code> And forced a Market self-update. Removed the preferences file: <code> adb shell rm /data/data/com.android.vending/shared_prefs/* </code> Then restarted the Market, waited for five minutes, and closed the Market. The update went through like a charm. Now I have Market 2.3.6, in-app billing and all. Good thing the permission-based coupling between the Market and Market Updater was not two-way... EDIT: the alternative updater APK is available for all at http://www.jishop.com/temp/MarketUpdaterAlt.apk
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CyanogenMod, why doesn't Market self-upgrade?
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After being annoyed with my previous ROM, I thought I'd install ICS on my SGS2 (until CM9 comes out). But, sadly, it now reboots several times a day without any real reason. The device is just lying there on the table doing nothing and every now and then the screen turns on and I can watch it reboot. So, how would I start to analyse this issue? Obviously I could try to flash different ROMs like a mad man until the issue resolves itself, but I would prefer a more sensible approach.
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You can install the android SDK and use DDMS to monitor the logcat. The thing with a logcat, it is cleared when the device reboots, but you may be able to get an idea of what is crashing if you are monitoring it before it reboots. You can probably also find unofficial CM9 nightlies for the Galaxy S2, but I am not sure what issues still exist for that device.
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How can I determine the cause of random device reboots?
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Sadly, a few fine Apps are banned from the official Market by Google (e.g. Transdroid ): How can I keep those Apps up to date, without visiting the project sites regularly?
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Try using aTrackdog, pretty sure that'll be what you're looking for!
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How to keep Apps, that are banned from the offical market, up to date?
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I am interested in installing Whatsapp on Android 1.6 (Cyanogenmod 4.2) on a rooted HTC Dream G1. Is there any way to install it?
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From the whatsapp site, the minimum requirements are Android 2.1, so even if you managed to find the APK and side-load it onto the G1 running 1.6, it probably will not work. Stable releases of CyanogenMod 5 (Android 2.1) and 6 (Android 2.2) are both available for the G1. You can install Whatsapp if you upgrade to CM 5/6.
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How to install Whatsapp on Android 1.6
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I try to play a .flac audio file on my htc sensation with the andLess player , but every time I try to open a file it just shows a "Decoder Error" with no further explanation. The .flac files work fine on my Creative Zen X-FI 2, so the files should not be the problem. I use android version 2.3.4. Does anybody know this issue and/or have a solution for this? Update: Is it possible that I have to install the necessary codec on my own? From the description of the app, I assumed that it is delivered with the app.
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I would suggest reporting the issue on the andLess issue tracker . I didn't see anything that relates to exactly what you mention but the developers may know what your issue is or they can correct it.
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andLess .flac "Decoder Error"
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I have a Samsung Galaxy S using the default firmware (version 2.2). Unfortunately, it can't seem to find the wireless at work. When I click "Scan" on the list of WAPs, it continues to appear as a "Remembered" access point rather than connecting. The laptop is finding the SSID with full bars, so it's just the phone being tetchy. I've tried rebooting the phone and the router with no change.
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It was indeed Wifi channels (as per phunehehe's comment) - setting the router to use band 11 suddenly brought the access point back into being detectable. Excellent.
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Phone is finding every wireless access point except mine!
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I have the Incredible and here are the specs: CyanogenMod 7.1.0 Stable Baseband: 2.15.00.07.28 I can't seem to get my GPS to run in a stable manner. Sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't. I've installed all the diagnostic GPS apps: GPS Essentials, GPS Status, GPS Test, GPS Fix, and doesn't make a difference. Cleared the AGPS, d/l new AGPS, etc... When I use any of those, or my speedometer apps - Speedview and UlyssesSpeedometer - the GPS icon doesn't even blink. It's as if it can't hook the GPS command to turn on. When it does work, it's great, a fix in about 3 seconds and 10 or 11 satellites. I've run Fix Permissions in Rom Manager, and that seemed to help right away, but nothing since then, and I've ran that after I've installed new apps unrelated to anything GPS, and still to no avail. How can I fix this to get a stable GPS on my phone?? Any help would be greatly appreciated, so frustrating.
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Alright everyone, I think I may have found something, so if anyone is having this problem, hopefully it can help. I believe it's a problem with google maps. For me, sometimes, when I launch maps and the GPS icon flashes a few times without locking and disappearing, that's when the problem starts. Well i had the Google Maps Traffic Widgets active, and I would use those all the times and didn't realize it wasn't locking the GPS, But my speedometer apps wouldn't work, or even maps wouldn't work I uninstalled maps, and reinstalled, didn't help. This is what i found that works - don't use the traffic widgets, just open maps and look at traffic if you need to. The second is, if you open maps and GPS doesn't lock, exit maps. Open up GPS Status, let it lock - for me I don't even need to clear or update AGPS info, but you may need to. Exit GPS Status, not open your speedometer app or Maps, and it should work. I have been able to 'fix' the GPS issue this way over the last few days with multiple reboots and intalls/uninstalls of maps. Hopefully this can be helpful or at least a start to troubleshooting. Good Luck!
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CM7 GPS works randomly, no rhyme or reason, is there a fix?
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I've upgraded my i9000 to Android 4.0 using CM9. I've found a major annoyance though. I've enabled spell-checking on my phone (the fancy one, with the red, dotted lines), but it appears to be available only in English, and 4 other languages. See this image: When I switch my entire system language to Dutch, the dotted line just disappears. I've Googled around and learned that Android.com officially states : "For specialized features or additional languages, you can now download and install third-party dictionaries, spell-checkers, and other text services." However, I haven't been able to find language packs like these. I'm dying for one, and find it hard to imagine that months after the launch of 4.0 not a single language pack has been made. Can anyone point me in the right direction? Much appreciated!
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I am currently on Cyanogenmod 4.0.4 and Dutch has been added. I don't know where it came from, but it works like a charm.
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Change language ICS spell correction (red dotted line)
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My phone is turned off 11:00 - My friend sends me a text message/sms 2:00 - I turn my phone on. 2:01 - I receive the text message/sms, the timestamp is 2:01 But I want the timestamp to be 11:00 How do I get this to happen? I am on a ZTE Racer on giffgaff in the UK. I have Android 2.1, Eclair.
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This has been reported as a bug in the Android source but no particular action seems to have been taken. You can follow and star the issue on the Android bug tracker . Alternatively, one comment on the bug tracker notes some potential workarounds you an take a look at: Just an additional comment for all those still waiting for this bug to be fixed: current version of Handcent saves the "sent time" of the messages. It can be seen on "message details". It's not the perfect solution but it's the best solution that we have right now. "SMS Timestamper Fix" from andrperk worked for me most of the times but not always. Additionally, some commenters have reported that certain handsets do not suffer from this bug, presumably because the manufacturer patched it themselves in their messaging application or SMS framework.
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timestamp on messages is wrong
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I have to keep my Skype running all night on my mobile. I am using a <code> Motorola MB200 </code> Mobile which I have today upgraded from Eclair to Froyo. Now the <code> Screen timeout </code> option has a maximum of 30 minutes and there is no "Never" option, causing my mobile to automatically disconnect my wifi after and Skype. Previously using screen timeout set to never solved this problem for me. How can I fix this?
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Seems like what you need is to set the "wifi sleep policy" to never... You can find that in the Advanced Wi-Fi menu. Then you could let your screen shut down and still be able to talk with no interference with skype.
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How can I set Froyo's screen timeout to "Never"?
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I had an LG Optimus V phone and the physical buttons on the front could get pressed when it was in my pocket, which would turn on the screen. I'm considering a phone (Droid X) with physical buttons b/c I like the physical buttons easier to see and feel when using). But.... I don't want the screen turning on all the time (and draining the battery). Does the Droid X's row of menu/back/search buttons turn the screen on?
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Yes, the Home button (and possibly the Volume buttons) turn on the screen. Found a fix on: http://www.droidforums.net/forum/drod2169-x/132091-ocd-stop-home-button-waking-screen-save-battery.html Have not tested yet, but it's mentioned in several places. Not sure if it works on an unrooted phone. GINGERBREAD Open /system/usr/keylayout/sholes-keypad.kl remove "Wake_Dropped" And/or "Wake" after any entries for: HOME MENU SEARCH BACK VOLUME UP VOLUME DOWN FROYO Open /system/usr/keylayout/cdma_shadow-keypad.kl remove "Wake_Dropped" And/or "Wake" after any entries for: HOME MENU SEARCH BACK VOLUME UP VOLUME DOWN
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Do the front buttons on the Droid X turn on the screen?
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I appear to have lost my Streak somewhere in my apartment, and I can't call it since I don't have a SIM card in it. I've remotely installed Plan B just because, but unfortunately the GPS coordinates are not specific enough to find it inside my apartment :P. Is there any app I can install remotely that will start making noise so I can find the device?
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Bahh! Just found a way to do this! I'm so excited! First, install AndroidLost from the online Google Play Store. this is the app you can use to control/wipe/access info about your lost device, yadayada Give it a little time to install to your device, then install AndroidLost Jumpstart from the online Google Play Store as well This app will wake up the registration process on the androidlost app when ever a phone call is made, an SMS received, battery is low, a package is added, removed or changed. So you have to install an arbitrary app from the Play Store as well to activate the service, but you can then go to androidlost.com to access functions to control your lost device! Including ringing an alarm ;) I haven't tested this yet, but I will as soon as I can I tested this on my own phone (although the page for Jumpstart only specifies tablets), and it works ! It says it will register on SMS or app install, I did both first, and the activation worked. This is an awesome utility.
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How can I make my phone/tablet ring remotely without a SIM card?
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I have the DropBox app on my Samsung Galaxy S 2. It seemed to me that before, when I clicked on a text file, it would open a text editor. I think Dropbox had its own internal editor. Now, however, when I open any plain text file, I get a message that says: Can't open textFileName Please download an app that can open this file. I tried downloading numerous text editors from the market, but none of them linked with Dropbox. How do I get text editing ability in Dropbox on Android?
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In Dropbox 2.0.1 (and in pre-2.0 versions, IIRC), you can tap on a text file and it can offer to open it in "DB Text Editor" which comes with the app (or some other editor which has been assigned to open files with .txt extension). Note that this won't work on just about any other file -- Dropbox does not recognize mime types, but rather uses the extension to pick a program to open a file with, even if the file in question contains text. This also works with other file types -- for example, I am able to open my password database from KeepassDroid (extension .kbdx).
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How to open text files with DropBox on Android?
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I have a android mobile with gingerbread 2.3.4 installed. I want to know if my device(kernel) supports ext2 filesystem. Is there any terminal command to check the support for ext2 filesystem ?
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<code> cat /proc/filesystems </code> is the typical Linux/Unix way of determining this. It works fine on CyanogenMod, but I'm not sure about other ROMs. If you want to filter out all of the other supported filesystems you could <code> grep </code> the output, too (assuming you've got <code> grep </code> , of course): <code> # cat /proc/filesystems | grep 'ext*' ext2 ext3 ext4 # </code>
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How to check support for ext2 filesystem on android device
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In my Device I have entered the the [email protected] as google account and I have also set that account as the Market account. Now I want to use [email protected] as my market account but I am not able to do that. So how to set that another account for the android market. I also want to remove the account [email protected] from my device completely. That Account I have set at the First time in to my device and now I am not able to remove it from the Device. So what should I have to do for it?
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You can't currently remove the primary Google account that you used to set up your Android device, the quickest way to switch to your new Google account would be to restore factory defaults and set up your device to use the new account. The location of the factory reset depends on the Android version of the device. On ICS (4.0+) devices it's in <code> Settings </code> -> <code> Backup & reset </code> -> <code> Factory data reset </code> . On Honeycomb (3.x) devices it's in <code> Settings </code> -> <code> Privacy </code> -> <code> Factory data reset </code> . The same goes for Froyo + Gingerbread (2.0-2.3.x) if i remember correctly. Note that this will clear your apps and their data , and depending on your device, MAY wipe your internal and/or external SD card , as TryTryAgain mentioned.
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How to remove Google Account that is set for Android Market in device?
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android
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I am trying to flash ICS onto my Samsung Nexus S, but I'm getting the error <code> E:failed to verify whole-file signature </code> . Really irritating since this is described by many to work. I'm guessing that my phone is the CDMA version, but how do you know for sure?
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CDMA phones don't use SIM cards, that's the most obvious way to tell. (Some world phones are both CDMA and have GSM hardware and SIM cards, but that's not relevant here). Most carriers are only one or the other so your carrier should be a good indication as well.
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How can you tell if your Nexus S is CDMA?
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I am using a Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9. I would like to mirror the screen on my TV but I could not find TV-out in the Settings. How can I do this?
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You'll need to get one of Samsung's HDMI adapters . The Tab 7 Plus, 8.9 and 10.1 don't support the old RCA adapter, to my knowledge. The page for the adapter also has a search bar where you can enter your specific device's model number to ensure that it will be compatible. At that point, I believe it works like other Honeycomb tablets in that it will simply mirror to the TV automatically after being plugged in.
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How can I get TV-out from a Galaxy Tab 8.9?
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