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How can I root my HTC Thunderbolt?
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There's a forum post at xda-developers which details a fairly involved and definitely for the faint at heart. However, do not follow that guide, it's included only for posterity, and there is an easier way to skin your particular cat. At this point, cue the huge disclaimer that a lot of things might go wrong when doing this, and always be sure to follow the instructions as closely as possible. When in doubt, ask. Also, while this guide probably won't change much between versions of the recovery tool, always read the official documentation first and use this as a handy checklist. Revolutionary Whiskey Tango Foxtrot is Revolutionary? Brought to you by the same guys that worked on unrevoked and AlphaRev which have been traditionally used to root HTC devices, Revolutionary is a new S-OFF and recovery tool for next-generation devices. The list of currently supported devices is here. Okay, what do I need to do? Download Revolutionary. Versions for Windows and Linux are available. Windows users: Download and install also these fastboot drivers. When downloading, also request a beta key. Select your device type, and put in your serial number. If you are running the stock ROM, your device S/N should be in <code> Settings->About Phone->Phone Identity->Device Serial Number </code> . If you are running a custom ROM, this number might not be there, so you can either check the box your device came from, or (better) find it on a sticker below your battery. It's a good idea to also write this down somewhere for future reference. You can find the HBOOT version of your device, in case there are several, by booting it into recovery mode: turn your device off, then turn it on while holding simultaneously the Volume down key and the power button. The HBOOT version should be visible somewhere on the recovery screen. Okay, now you have everything you need. Make a backup of your phone. No, seriously, MAKE A BACKUP of your SD card and any application information you'd like to keep. Contacts, SMSes, and everything you can think of. Better safe than sorry. There are free tools on the Market that can help you. If you are going to install custom ROMs, now would be the time to copy them to the device's SD card. Extract the Revolutionary archive in a convenient location on your computer, and run the executable ( <code> revolutionary </code> or <code> revolutionary.exe </code> , depending on your platform). Connect your device to the computer. Remember to enable USB debugging when doing so ( <code> Settings->Applications->Development </code> ). When prompted for the beta key, supply what your key, and then follow the instructions on screen (basically, confirm a few times that you do indeed know what you are doing). It might take a few minutes, and your device will reboot a few times. It worked, and my phone's not even bricked! Welcome to the club! Flash a snazzy new ROM like a king, and enjoy responsibly your newly-gained privileges. Some things you might want to do, though: Before doing anything else, make a backup of your stock ROM from the recovery mode, in case you'd like to restore it later (for example, to take advantage of the device warranty, or when selling it). If you are only after a root without installing a custom ROM, then you'll also need to install the Superuser application from the recovery. If you'd rather flash a custom ROM, you won't need this, most ROMs also includes Superuser as a part of their base install. For information how to install your ROM of choice, consult the documentation supplied by the ROM vendor.
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How to root my HTC Thunderbolt?
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android
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I'm using LG GT540 with (LG) official Android 2.1. The market has never been updated, but months ago, the top apps show my local (Vietnam) apps. Those top rated are actually very bad, can I disable it, use old international version?
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If your phone is rooted, you can install Market Enabler from Android Market and choose another location. Sometimes you may need to change the language settings on your device.
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Disable Android Market localization
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android
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I'm using Hacker's and Swiftkey X keyboard on Gingerbread. Suggestion line is shown in most apps above the keyboard. But when opening the keyboard in Market or Droidedit (Syntax highlighting editor), the suggestions aren't shown for any keyboard I use. What determines this behaviour? How can I switch on/force suggesting words?
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Most likely the app has chosen not to show them for that particular input box. From a technical perspective, this is controlled by flags on the <code> TextView </code> object that represents the text area control (e.g. the <code> TYPE_TEXT_FLAG_NO_SUGGESTIONS </code> option). I don't believe there is any way to override this setting if the app chooses to disable it. It's probably also important to note that it's a bit of a one-way street. Suggestions are enabled by default on all text areas, but will obey the global setting, so an app can't forcibly enable suggestions in any way. If you have the global setting turned off, they're off everywhere. The logic that the developer documentation provides for allowing apps to forcibly disable suggestions is that in some cases they simply aren't very useful. The specific relevant quote would be (from the above link): ... This is useful for text views that do not contain words from the language and do not benefit from any dictionary-based completions or corrections ... I'd wager the Market disables them because app names and such have no obligation to be dictionary words, so suggestion attempts would often prove rather futile. I would also understand the same being true of your second example, which sounds like a source code editor (I assume that's what you mean by "syntax highlighting"). It would be sort of akin to Visual Studio underlining misspelt words in source code - it provides no benefit since most of the text will not be dictionary words.
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why are "word suggestions" of keyboards not shown in distinct apps?
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android
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As I want to optimize my workflow, how do I determine my most frequently used apps?, so I can put them on start screen. Of course I guess the 3-5 most frequently used apps by myself, but as there space for upto 16 icons on the first screen, it's hard to tell whether some apps are frequently used or not. As for SMS, MMS there are apps generating statistics, is there someway I can determine the most frequently or often used app?
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Spare Parts does this. It's included in CyanogenMod and some other custom ROMs, but the Market version should work as well, I think. One of the menu options on the main page is "Usage statistics" which you can then order by launch count, time used, and app name:
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What are my most frequently used apps?
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android
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I am looking into buying this: http://www.samsung.com/us/mobile/galaxy-tab/GT-P7310MAAXAR I am wondering if I can upgrade the 3.2 version of Android to 4.0?
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The answer is yes: Samsung Electronics plan to provide the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich update for GALAXY devices. The platform update for GALAXY S II and GALAXY Note will start in the first quarter 2012, and other GALAXY devices will soon follow. The ICS-upgradable devices are the GALAXY S II, GALAXY S II LTE, GALAXY Note, GALAXY R, GALAXY Tab 10.1, GALAXY Tab 8.9, GALAXY Tab 7.7, and GALAXY Tab 7.0 Plus. For upgradable models, Samsung will make separate announcements on details of OS updates schedule for each market according to market situation and carriers' requirements. [December 20, 2011] From AT&T: We plan for both the [HTC] Vivid and [Samsung] Galaxy S II Skyrocket to be upgraded to Ice Cream Sandwich. http://www.engadget.com/updates/which-devices-will-get-ice-cream-sandwich/
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Is Samsung Galaxy Tab P7300 upgradable to Android 4?
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Is it possible to get a full screen clock for an android phone which looks something like the clock on the desktop of the computer in this link? http://www.flickr.com/photos/david_b/3381120183/in/pool-421216@N24/
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Night Clock works well for me (screenshot below), and there are probably plenty of others in the Market. A search for "big clock" turns up a fair number of hits that seem relevant.
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Full screen android clock
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I realise this might be a repeat question, or discussed at length in some related posts, please don't hesitate to discipline me if I'm being redundant. I just really want to know not only if anyone else is experiencing random reboots on their Xperia Arcs (or any similar phone), but also if they've successfully resolved the issue? This is driving me completely insane, and I'm really disappointed because I really love my phone! I've done a hard-reset, deleted everything off the SD card, and updated the phone to the latest available software from Sony Ericsson (Android v2.3.4). I've installed only 1 application, the logcat application mentioned in stackexchange-url ("this answer"), but that was after my phone rebooted TWICE today, and I also have no idea what log information I'm looking for... I've stackexchange-url ("read this post by Zano"), as well as stackexchange-url ("this one by ninjaPixel") with no avail. I refuse to believe that 'jimmy-ing' in a piece of paper to make the battery make contact better is the solution - as the battery in my phone is pretty tight already, and I've witnessed my phone reboot while simply lying on the desk - but I've tried that too and will continue to monitor... ANY help will be greatly appreciated, and I'll continue to research and post back any additional information I find. Thanks in advance! UPDATE #1: So far so good, no additional apps have been installed, and I've removed the logcat app that was on there as it wasn't helping assess anything. I've also installed a very professional piece of paper between the battery and the outside cover to help keep it more secure than usual. Holding thumbs..! UPDATE #2: Almost 2 weeks after my previous update, and still no reboot. It seems that although I wouldn't believe it to be as a result of the battery not connecting properly, it didn't mean that it wasn't the battery...I'll make this the last update, and say, in my case, the problem was because the battery wasn't connecting properly and adding a small piece of paper between the battery and the outside cover has done the trick. Thanks all for reading, and for your time and patience!
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In my case it didn't seem to have anything to do with any software configuration or combination on my phone and was purely hardware related. This is not to say that in some cases the software you may or may not have on your device would be causing a memory leak / stack overflow and causing your device to reboot as a result. I couldn't, and wouldn't, believe it, but after adding a small piece of paper between the battery and the phone under the back cover, my Xperia Arc hasn't rebooted for 3 weeks, whereas before it would reboot around twice a day. Once again, thanks all for the suggestions and comments. I'll continue to monitor my phone, but I don't foresee any future reboots...related to the battery anyway...
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Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc randomly reboots
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I have a HTC Desire with the latest legit firmware. I have Wifi and 3G enabled, and it's usually fine; at home it connects to my (WPA2 protected) router, and when I go outside it switches to 3G. But sometimes, as I pass other Wifi hotspots it stops using 3G so I lose data. I've disabled the 'tell me about open wifi' option. I'm not sure if these Wifi hotspots are open or encrypted but really I'd like to only use Wifi routers I've entered the details of (such as my own). Is this possible?
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If you didn't explicitly configure your device to automatically use "open" and unprotected networks, it will only connect to those you explicitly tell it to -- so you needn't worry about this. As for your "3g turning off" issue: That's very strange. Something in your device still seems to think that, as soon as some Wifi is near, you're going to use that. Probably you can avoid this by turning Wifi off . You needn't do that manually everytime (you might forget, and you might be annoyed when it's not on when you need it) -- but rather let Smart WiFi manage this for you. This app remembers Wifi networks you connected to. When you get disconnected, it will switch Wifi off. As soon as it detects you get close to it (it remembered the cell towers near, so this is it detects the area where you've been connected to some Wifi), it switches Wifi back on. It just could get weird with "mobile Hotspots", if you connect to another Android device's Hotspot functionality in the middle of a desert, it would always turn Wifi on at that place, even if nothing's around. Oh, well: No cell towers close? So this won't happen :)
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Phone stops using 3G when Wifi hotspot nearby
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android
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I've noticed that when I get an alert (an incoming email, or a notification from an app ( cough Words with Friends cough ) and the screen is locked, I'll hear the alert sound but, when I wake up the tablet, I won't see the alert. Is there any way of having the tablet leave those alerts on the screen until I wake it up? I'm using a Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.0 wifi-only, running Honeycomb 3.2.
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The Samsung flavor of Android (and possibly others?) keeps the alerts accesible, but very well-hidden. Click on the section of the bottom menu bar with the time, then slide up where it reads "Settings". The alerts are visible there.
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Galaxy Tab - How to keep alerts visible until the screen is unlocked?
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android
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I discovered, that Google changed some things in the actual Active Sync / Exchange protocol on Ice Cream Sandwich, because I wasn't able to use the Lotus Notes Traveler as Exchange account on 2.3.7. So does anyone has a list which versions of Active Sync the Android versions use?
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As with most Exchange ActiveSync clients Android implements a sub-set of features from various versions of ActiveSync. According to the Android 4 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Platform Highlights , the Email client supports EAS v14 (scroll down to the "Improved email" section), in a comparison with Gingerbread (Android 2.3.x) though you also need to take into account the Android 3 (Honeycomb) changes which while they don't specify EAS changes did add support for policies for encrypted storage, password expiration, password history, and password complexity, all of which are EAS features. There are probably more differences between versions than it's practical to keep up to date here, the Wikipedia page Comparison of Exchange ActiveSync clients has a pretty good table comparing feature support.
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Which version of Active sync does every Android version use?
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android
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I have a Verizon Motorola Droid Pro (Android 2.3.3), and a persistent aggravation with the browser application. Whenever typing in an input field and using a dash <code> - </code> that is adjacent to its preceding character, the next character I type is placed before the dash, and then the cursor placed before the dash. That is, assuming I'm trying to type <code> android-browser </code> : I type <code> android- </code> At that moment, the cursor is correctly after the dash. I type <code> b </code> The <code> b </code> is placed before the dash, and the cursor is now located after the <code> b </code> , before the dash. So if I kept typing I would end up with <code> androidbrowser- </code> with the cursor still before the dash. This only happens in the Browser application, when I am inserting a dash that is adjacent to its preceding text. So if I were trying to type <code> android - browser </code> it would work fine. In order to get around this, I have to type <code> android- </code> and then manually move the cursor (although the end location is exactly where it already is at the end of the text!) This happened before the Android system update a few months ago too, and I had hoped that the update would fix it... but, no dice! I've considered that an alternate browser could be a solution, but I'd prefer to stick with the Android browser, I think.
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It seems that, as noted in the comments, changing my keyboard app has solved this. I was having trouble with my default kb app going to 100% cpu when entering text lately, so that prompted me to try a new one, finally. I have tried multiple times while typing this answer to get the behavior to occur again, and it won't. Yippee!
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How can I prevent hyphens causing text input to break in the Android Browser?
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android
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When putting new music files or images onto the sd card of my android phone, android needs to scan for new files. Is there any way to speed up this process? E.g. putting all files in one directory? Currently I organized my music this way: <code> music/artists/albums/files.mp3 </code> Any suggestions?
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One method is to put a file called <code> .noMedia </code> in the root of every folder that you don't want to be scanned. It won't improve the scanning of actual media, but it will prevent wasted time searching elsewhere (or indexing things that you don't want indexed, such as app assets).
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How do I speed up media scanning?
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android
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Exactly what the title says. I've got a 1.5 gb zip file on my sdcard that I would like to extract via adb (not pulling to pc and pushing back). Is there a simple command to unzip a file? Thanks!
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Yes and no. As far as I'm aware, a typical Android install will not contain <code> unzip </code> . You can, however, install busybox for Android, which provides the <code> unzip </code> utility. Then a simple: <code> adb shell unzip /sdcard/archive.zip </code> Would do the trick. If you're rooted you can use a busybox installer from the Market like Stericson's. If you're not rooted then you should be able to manually push a busybox binary (one here on Github, for example; click "raw" to download it) to somewhere like <code> /data/local </code> and then invoke it. It should be something like: <code> adb push /path/to/busybox-android /data/local/busybox adb shell chmod 0755 /data/local/busybox #Make it executable adb shell /data/local/busybox unzip /sdcard/archive.zip </code> Alternatively, many file managers will unzip files for you. I personally use File Expert but there are a lot of others. Usually you just need to long press on the archive and it will present an "extract" option or similar.
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How to extract .zip through ADB shell
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android
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I have a Motorola Milestone, and I've come to learn that it has a relatively low memory (runtime memory, not storage capacity). The problem that comes with this is that whenever too many apps want to run in the background, the android system starts killing stuff, and with my Milestone that happens very easily. That wouldn't be so bad, if it weren't for the fact that android seems to think the home launcher is the least important app of all (which is absurdly wrong). For instance, right now I have a series of apps poluting the background, some important (like Swype ) and some pointless (like Facebook ). If I open up even a simple app like Messages or Contacts or Settings the homelauncher gets killed in the background. Once I press the Home button, I am greeted with an empty home screen, and have to wait around 1 or 2 minutes for everything to load again. This happens with all home launchers I tried, though it happens more easily with the heavier ones. So far, I managed to live with this behavior by religiously avoiding apps that run in the background (as well as widgets). But this solution is not perfect. It still happens more often than I'd like. Is there a way to change android's priorities when it comes to killing background apps? But why does the home launcher rank lower than Google Maps ' location service and Facebook 's (inactive) uploader and everything else? I want the home launcher to be last thing that gets killed when memory is low, or as close to last as possible (e.g. it obviously can't rank higher than the currently active app, but you get my point). I currently have Cyanogen mod 6 installed, but it also happened on the stock android OS, and I am willing to install absolutely ANY custom ROM to solve this issue.
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I think ADW Launcher has a setting that should keep the application in memory. Also, CM has a setting to force the OS to keep the launcher in memory. I dont remember where it is at in CM6, but in CM7 it is in <code> Settings -> CyanogenMod Settings -> Performance </code> and it is called "Lock Home in Memory". I don't remember if it was in the same place or if it was called the same in CM6.
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Keep the home launcher from being killed
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android
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I originally posted this in stackoverflow and was told to ask this here. I downloaded a compiled lynx binary from xda and everytime I start lynx it tells me that it is unable to connect to remote host. I changed the lynx.cfg to use localhost and that loads, but when I enter a URL, nothing. I tried it with 3G, 2G, and WiFi, and no luck. What am I doing wrong?
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It is possible for you to interact directly with the Android clipboard (read from/write to) from within the shell. stackexchange-url ("Details found here.")
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Cannot get lynx browser to work on Android
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android
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I bought this phone in India and brought it home to USA. In India I had no issues in connecting to 3G network but after coming back to USA I am no longer able to connect to 3G network (AT&T). I know the phone operates in a different frequency but I wanted to know if there is a way to tweak this. I got excited when I saw a similar link posted on another forum but that did not work on my phone. Any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks...
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AT&T's 3G works in the 1900 MHz and 850 MHz frequencies. Even though HTC Sensation XE is listed as supporting the 850 MHz frequency, it is only using it for slower 2G (EDGE) speeds. For 3G it's using T-Mobile's HSDPA bands 900/1700/2100 MHz. Unfortunately no amount of tweaking in the phone's software will make it work on AT&T's 3G bands, since this is a hardware difference in the phone's modem. There are very few phones that work on both T-Mobile and AT&T's 3G frequencies - those are called "penta-band". The new Samsung Galaxy Nexus is one of them, along with older Nokia models E7, N8 and N9 phones, for example.
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How can I configure an unlocked HTC Sensation XE for 3g connectivity in USA?
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android
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I've bought my friend's HTC Desire off him, but it doesn't have an SD card. Should I buy just any Micro SD card, or do I need to get one specifically made for the HTC Desire? Is there anything else I need to know?
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The spec is simply listed ( on HTC's website ) as such: Memory ROM: 512 MB RAM: 384 MB Expansion slot 8 GB microSD™ memory card (supports up to 32 GB) The above link is for the US Cellular variant, but the C Spire version has the same memory specs (the only real difference between variants is supported bands, AFAIK). GSM Arena also reports "microSD up to 32GB". Generally speaking, Android devices support any SD card that properly complies with the SD spec. There are no "special" cards for devices - any will do.
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Will any Micro SD card work in an HTC Desire?
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android
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I have a wifi connection setup at my home. Other devices like my ubuntu laptop and macbook, when connected to wifi are able to access internet. Even my dad's blackberry is able to load websites when connected to internet via our home wifi. My HTC desire is able to connect to wifi, shows a good signal, but is not able to connect to internet. My friend's android phone have same issue. I can access a website running on my ubuntu (apache) using my browser and ip assigned to my ubuntu box, but I cannot open google or any other website. Even marketplace show connection error. Can someone help me out with this.
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Did you try setting manually the IP+DNS, instead of relying on DHCP, as it does by default? <code> Wireless and Networks -> Wi-Fi settings -> [menu] -> Advanced -> Use static IP </code>
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Internet not accessible even though connected to local network using wifi
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android
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Is it possible to remotely share my Xoom screen over the Internet? For example, say I was at my house and wanted to share the screen with a friend in another town. How would I got about it?
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You can try Android VNC server on your tablet, it should do the work...
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How to remotely share Motorola Xoom screen
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android
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I like a couple of Internet radios that I'm currently able to listen to using CorePlayer under Windows Mobile, VLC and WMP on PC. I own the .m3u files for both <code> www.radio21.ro </code> and <code> www.vibefm.ro </code> , but when trying to open with different players they won't get played. NSWPlayer crashes, RockPlayer says the file can't be played with System Player. Any tips?
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try TuneIn Radio , it has both stations, and it's great (and free)!
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Streaming radio in Android
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android
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I noticed a weird behavior when updating applications with the newer Gingerbread (2.3.5?) and now Ice Cream Sandwich (4.0.3) builds. It might also be the case with other versions, but I have not seen it with 2.3.3 and lower on my Nexus S. EDIT: As Chahk pointed out below, it might not be related to the Android OS version but rather to a recent change in the Market App. I have a lot of apps installed (currently around 160). Now when I go to the Market after a couple of days there are usually several updates available (say 10). The way it used to be: I hit "Update 10" and let the device download and install the updates. After that I had 10 separate "Successfully updated" notification messages in my notification window. The way it is now: During update installations the "Successfully updated" notifications seem to randomly disappear or not show up at all. Why is that? Is there a way to get the old behavior back? Otherwise there would be no way to tell which apps have received updates without first making a list of all the apps prior to pressing "Update".
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This is a new 'feature' in market version 3.x, which got pushed out some time last year to gingerbread devices. If you have a rooted phone and really want the old behaviour back, uninstall the 'market updater' and install android market 2.3.6 Here's an apk of it from my dropbox https://dl.dropbox.com/u/2302883/com.android.vending-5cbc09eeba96ab104fe111e029312f42.apk.gz
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Why do the "Successfully updated" notifications disappear?
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android
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I recently bought a Samsung Galaxy SII which in general has worked perfectly for me. My only issue is that the phone won't report the signal strength. If I get to the phone information (using the * # * # 4636 # * # code) the system reports the signal strength as zero which is impossible (since I have loads of reception issues in my home). My guess is that the information is being blocked, but I don't know why or how to unblock it. The phone is running in GSM/WCDMA (Auto Mode) with the stock ROM
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I believe it is related to this issue: onSignalStrengthsChanged returns unknown signal strength where android return wrong strength on Galaxy S2.
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Galaxy SII not reporting Signal Strength
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android
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I hit something by accident and now whenever I use the camera app it's using the front facing camera evey time. How do I switch it back?
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Open the camera app and press the button that looks like a camera with a circular arrow under it. (original picture from this article about ICS on thetechlabs.com)
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How do I get back to the regular camera?
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android
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The local bookmarks on my stock Browser are in an inconvenient order. The first is one I added recently, then there are a dozen which came with the Android OS, then come the bookmarks I added over the course of a year using this device. How can I change the order of these bookmarks? Ideally, I'd like them to be in some order of most recent use. Or, I'd be happy to be able to move the bookmarks around so that I can choose the order myself. By "local bookmark" I mean the bookmarks I get in stock Browser -- menu -- Bookmarks -- pulldown "Local". I'm running Android 4.0.3 "Ice Cream Sandwich", which is an over-the-air upgrade from the "Gingerbread" version which came installed on the device. The device is a Samsung Nexus S, unlocked, and used mostly in Canada.
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The bookmarks are kept in an SQLite database. There is no stock tool to modify them directly. I did, however, find an app that can rearrange the order of your local bookmarks: Bookmark Sort & Backup An issue has been opened about this in Allow User To Arrange Bookmarks In ICS Stock Web Browser .
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How can I change the order of local bookmarks in the stock browser
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android
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I realize this is a long shot, but my phone was lost or stolen a few hours ago. At the time it was stolen, I didn't have any specific applications installed to track it or wipe the data. So... my bad. I'm hoping the fact that I have a pattern lock will at least prevent anyone from accessing my data. My question is, do I have any options for tracking or data wipe after the fact? (I'm more interested in tracking.) Note: I have read similar questions, but unless I'm mistaken, they all address the question in terms of preparation before losing the phone. I'm asking about fallback options after losing the phone.
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You can install Plan B remotely to your phone via the Market's web interface. Plan B was made exactly for this, to get the location of your phone AFTER it has been stolen.
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My phone was just stolen an hour or so ago. Are there any options for tracking?
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android
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Some contact pictures from Facebook are never updating, while others are working fine. The "google" part of the account have no picture set, the one showing is an old Facebook picture. This problem appears both in the contacts, and in the Facebook application itself when you look at the contact list. Visiting the contact's personal page shows the correct picture, though. The Messenger application for the Facebook messages is showing the correct pictures. I've tried to clear the cache (not the "data") of the Facebook application, to no avail. Vanilla Android 2.3.6 on an unrooted Nexus One. Any clue?
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I would suggest clearing the data. Also, are you sure that the contact is actually being synced by the facebook application. The facebook application may not think that the contact is the "same person" that you know that it is. I would clear the data and reset up the syncing for the facebook app. There maybe something in there that is preventing the image to update. Maybe a corrupt image, or data.
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Facebook contact pictures not updating
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I got here an ePad running Android 2.3 and I want to set up Market on it for its owner. He doesn't have a Gmail account, neither he wants one. I have just made a Google account that is associated with an existing ISP email address. I can successfully login with my personal email address (someone at mydomain.org) from my Iconia tablet, but this doesn't seem to be the case of older Android versions. I made the Google account from the plain old ISP address because I thought it would have worked like my case! Am I missing something about logging in to Market with a non-gmail account? Googling around I found that somebody fixed by joining Google+, so I did with the tablet's owner, but the tablet still requires me to open a new account with a gmail email. Thank you
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It looked like a Gingerbread-related problem. Since Android 3.0 you can login with any Google account, with or without Gmail.
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Logging in with a non-gmail account
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android
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I've just installed the new MildWild (oxygen) rom http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1353861 , to replace my very old LeeDroid rom. It's seemed to have installed fine, but when the phone boots, I get the 'mildwild' logo on screen, just animating for ages, nothing seems to happen. Is this a problem with the install? I cleared all my partitions, cache, dalvik, etc, and ClockWork didn't report any errors. Anyone have any ideas? Or shall I just try a different rom? I'm working with a UK HTC Desire (bravo)
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This actually can happen with any ROM you install. If you are not installing a "new" version of the same ROM, you can get in to a boot loop. You have to do a factory reset and clear the data and cache when installing a new ROM for the first time. If you are installing an upgraded version of the ROM, you don't have to do the wipe (unless the instructions tell you that you should). But you should always clear the cache. When the device boots up for the first time, after clearing the cache, it needs to rebuild the cache for the applications you have installed. The more applications that you have installed, the longer it will take to boot the first time. Keep an eye on the "boot up", if it looks like it is "starting over" and not just replaying the boot animation, you are in a boot loop. If you have adb installed, you can plug the device in and look at the logcat that is going on during the boot process. This can also help you determine if you are in a loop or not.
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MildWild rom stuck?
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I have the Sprint Evo3D, and as of late its been locking up a lot. When it locks up, the screen is no longer interactive, nor the buttons at the bottom. I have to power it off and then back on then I can use it again. This happens frequently, almost every time I use it. Sometimes have to power it off 2 or 3 times in a row to use it again. I've had a few ROM updates, and its been happening since maybe 3 updates ago? Hard to remember. I've done a factory reset and haven't reinstalled anything but its still happening. Running Android 2.3.4, HTC Sense 3.0, Software 2.17.651.5, PRL 21083
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Resolution was a whole new phone...
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Evo 3D constantly locking up
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Since yesterday I have (in addition to the regular IPv4) IPv6 in my LAN at home (native IPv6 is provided by my ISP). I have Windows XP, Windows 7 and Linux desktops and an Android 3.1 tablet (Asus Transformer 101) that all work fine. They can access IPv4 and IPv6 websites on the internet. The problem is with my Samsung Galaxy S2 (Android 2.3.3). The system gets a public IPv6 address and an internal IPv4 address. When typing the URL of an IPv6 enabled site (like google.com or xs4all.nl) I get to see the site just fine. When typing the URL of an IPv4 only site (like android.stackexchange.com) I get an error stating the site cannot be reached. When I enter the IPv4 IP address I CAN reach the mentioned site with this phone. So I enabled debugging on my DNS (dnsmasq) server and I noticed that all the clients that work do a request for the AAAA record and if that fails they try the A record. the Android 2.3.3 phone ONLY does a request for the AAAA record and if that fails the whole thing fails. All clients (including the phone) get the same network settings. How do I fix this?
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It took a lot of effort but I actually found a working solution to my problem. I first updated my phone to latest available Android version 2.3.6 and that did not solve my problem. So I installed an App that shows me more details about the network setup of my phone. And after some digging around I noticed what was wrong: My phone didn't have a default IPv4 route. How did that happen? In the DHCP I push a default route (dhcp option 3)! I realized that when I just had the IPv6 link (which is part of a whole new internet connection) my phone DID connect to the internet with both IPv4 and IPv6. So I recreated the original setup and found that in that scenario indeed it does work. So what is different? It took me two nights with wireshark to track the culprit down. The real reason turns out to be that I have a static route for my DMZ which is pushed by my IPv4 DHCP server (dhcp option 121). When I do that the Android phone only shows a route for the local subnet and the additional route I pushed. The default route is lost, hence IPv4 traffic is distorted. Apparently Android even no longer tries to do IPv4 DNS requests (which is the problem I started with). All of my other systems (Windows {XP,7}, Linux, Android 3.x) do not do this and they keep all of the pushed routes and the default route. Once I figured out what the problem was I could Google more effectively and I found this bug report: http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=17525 Which in turn led to a workaround that actually works!! Quote from http://forum.xda-developers.com/archive/index.php/t-635489.html <code> So as a "band aid fix it" i added the default gw to the static routes list... So the line in dnsmasq looks like: dhcp-option=121,<network>,<route>,0/0,192.168.1.254 </code> So when looking at the DHCP ACK packet you'll see the default route in there twice: under option 3 and 121. Quite an unexpected workaround ... but it works for me. It turns out the Android behaviour is correct: http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc3442#page-5 <code> "If the DHCP server returns both a Classless Static Routes option and a Router option, the DHCP client MUST ignore the Router option." </code>
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Gingerbread phone only queries for AAAA records?
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I want to root my encrypted Asus Transformer TF101 (Firmware 8.6.5.21; Serial B80...) and install a custom ROM. I read that the only way to do this is by downgrading to stock 8.6.5.19 and then using Razorclaw . I know that using tablet encryption with Custom ROMs is a big no-no , so I will have to wipe my data (factory reset). However I do wish to keep some application Data (such as save games) to which I only have access via root. So my question is, can I: Safely(!) downgrade to 8.6.5.19 on my encrypted tablet root backup unencrypt the tablet (factory reset) install custom ROM or do I have to: factory reset (losing all my precious data) downgrade to 8.6.5.19 root install custom ROM Update: I found out that Asus already includes an app which allows to save application data without root (aptly named "App Backup"). So I will go with the second option. I'll leave the question open though as I still don't know if I could have downgraded without doing a factory reset.
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I ended up doing a factory reset on my tablet (after doing a backup of my data with "App Backup"). As far as I know the downgrade would probably have worked, but I decided not to risk it.
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Can I safely downgrade an encrypted Asus Transformer TF101 from 8.6.5.21 to 8.6.5.19?
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I need to use my Android 2.3.x phone to access an OpenVPN server. I have CM 7 with built in support for OpenVPN and tun. My main concern is that I don't know where to put the keys in. If my phone gets in the wrong hands, I'm leaving the keys out in the open and I can't have that. If I had an ICS phone, I'd have full file system encryption and I'd be safe(r). So is there an alternative or some technique I'm not aware of that can store the certificates and the key securely on the phone?
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OK, I've jumped the gun here and asked a question without trying things out first. The solution is simple and very secure. First, you create a PKCS12 combo-key on the server that combines the server certificate, the client certificate and key with <code> openssl pkcs12 -export -in android.cer -inkey android.key -certfile ca.crt -name android -out certs.p12 </code> . During that you hafta issue a decrypt password. You're perfectly safe transferring that combo-key to the SD card. Next, you import that in the Android secure storage and then you can delete the PKCS12 key. After that, you're good to go, the keys are in a password protected vault and thus inaccessible to anyone else. It goes without saying that you need to protect your phone with a unlock password.
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OpenVPN with Android 2.3.x - security concerns
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Google removes malicious and copyright-smasher apps from Market. And, I think paid apps are equally treated in this case. Fortunately, Google hasn't removed any app purchased by me, yet. So, I don't have any idea. What happens when Google removes a paid app? Google returns its cost to buyers or not? Can I continue to use that app with infringing law? Another situation: When I purchase an app and do its FIRST installation after even month, the 15-minute refund option is provided. In case of app removal from market, can I utilize the refund option?
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From http://www.google.com/intl/en_uk/mobile/android/market-policies.html , Product Removals: From time to time, Google may discover a Product on the Market that violates the Android Market Developer Distribution Agreement or other legal agreements, laws, regulations or policies. In such an instance, Google retains the right to remove those applications from your Device remotely, at its sole discretion. If that occurs, Google will make reasonable efforts to recover the purchase price of the Product, if any, from the originating Developer on your behalf. If Google is unable to recover the full amount of the purchase price, it will divide any recovered amounts between the affected users on a pro rata basis. From what I can gather from above, it seems that The app in question will be removed from your device and you will be entitled for a refund. (not strictly a full refund sometimes) The app fails to be removed from the device and you may not get a refund. (Though I suggest you can contact google in this case) If the app exists on your device, you can use it any how and it is not under jurisdiction of google anymore. And answer to you alternate situation, again, yes Google will make reasonable efforts to recover the purchase price of Product and the refund option will probably work.
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What happens when Google removes a purchased app from Market?
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I've done a lot of reading into rooting of Android devices. I really want to know exactly what is going on at each step before I commit to the process. I'm a little confused as to where the superuser.apk and su files come from. It doesn't look like they are official Google files, but rather files created by a (random) individual. That said, how safe are these files? From research, I have a general understanding of their purpose. I was wondering if anyone knew what these files were (executables? scripts?), what they contained and how they generally work. Thanks!
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<code> su </code> (short for Switch User) is a binary executable. It's used by Android and other *nix based systems to allow a process to change the user account it is associated with. The reason it's important from a rooting standpoint is that <code> su </code> without any other parameters will switch to the root user, meaning that processes that require root permission for their functionality need to invoke <code> su </code> (since by default they are not being run by root). Superuser is an Android application (.apk is an Android application package). It works as a sort of "gatekeeper" to the <code> su </code> binary. Applications which attempt to invoke <code> su </code> will be forced to route through Superuser, which will then prompt the user if it is an unknown or new application. The user then has the option of approving or denying the access to <code> su </code> and optionally having Superuser remember their decision so it can automatically apply it for subsequent calls by that app. By doing this, the only apps which are granted root permissions are ones that the user chooses. The source of both applications is available on Github, and can be examined/audited by anyone who wishes to look at it (Superuser here, su here). You can find further details - as well as changelogs - on Superuser's website. Other related questions on Android Enthusiasts: stackexchange-url ("How exactly does "root" user access/account works? Do all applications run as root on my phone after rooting?") stackexchange-url ("What are the security disadvantages of rooting an Android phone?") stackexchange-url ("How do I protect my phone from malicious apps once it is rooted?")
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What exactly is superuser.apk and su?
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Ever since updating my Nexus S to ICS, I've noticed that when using Navigation I sometimes hear a random "ding" when driving around. Any idea what this means? I was thinking maybe it was a warning about the speed limit or something, but I haven't noticed any particular circumstances whenever it does it. Sometimes its multiple times per journey, other times not at all. In the UK, Nexus S 4.0.3.
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It sounds like you might be getting the "ding" noise discussed on this Google groups post : Thanks for the question. The alert chime you here indicates is a prompt for an upcoming driving maneuver. It plays in places where the Text-to-Speech engine is either unsupported or unavailable, but it also may play if the data connection becomes flaky during guidance and Navigation isn't able to process a road name in time.
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What does the random "ding" in Google Maps Navigation signify?
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Is there any way to sync the NationalHolidayCalendar which the Jorte has with Google Calendar?The NationalHolidayCalendar of Jorte has been set up to show Greek Holidays.The google calendar shows greek national holidays ,but it only shows a few of them,while jorte shows most of them.So,I was wondering if there is anyway to sync the Jorte's NationalHolidayCalendar with Google Calendar.
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From the Jorte help pages : Select <code> menu → Settings → Data Syncronization </code> If "Select synsapplication" is not checked, tap on "Select synsapplication" and have it checked. When the "Calendar" item is checked, synchronizing will start immediately.
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Jorte sync NationalHolidayCalendar with Google Calendar
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I've some trouble with my HTC Desire and I'd like to ask for help. I've recently rooted it with unrevoked and turned in S-off mode. All went well, or so it seemed, until I decided to flash a custom rom. I get problem either while doing nandroid backup and backup using rom manager (free version). Both cases give the following error: can't mount sd card I'm pretty sure my sd card is working well cause I'm using link2sd and it works well. The sd card has 2 partitions done with g-parted: Ext3 and FAT32. Moreover I have trouble downloading a custom rom via rom manager, it gives a download error.
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As I noted in a comment, one thing to be aware of is that (typically) the order of the partitions matters. Android basically only looks at the first partition in the table, so you need to make sure the FAT one is first on the disk and the ext2/3/4 one is second. Otherwise Android will see the ext partition and won't know what to do with it.
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Can't install custom rom: "Can't mount SD card"
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I want to install CyanogenMod on my Samsumg Galaxy S II. If I install ClockworkMod I think I will void the warranty provided by Samsung. Must I install ClockworkMod or can I just install CyanogenMod?
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Two things are important here: 1.) Even if you wouldn't install ClockworkMod, you'd lose your warranty since you replaced the pre-loaded operating system with unsupported one. 2.) ClockworkMod (or any other alternative recovery) is what actually installs CyanogenMod on your phone so it is required. In short: Replacing your phone OS with Cyanogen will void your warranty in any case. You'll need some way of installing CM and Clockwork is probably the easiest around.
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Must I install ClockworkMod to install CyanogenMod on Samgung Galaxy SII?
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How can I use the arrow keys in my keyboard to scroll down on a page in the Google Reader app? I can scroll down only via the tactile screen, which is not easy to be done when wearing gloves in winter time.
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It doesn't seem to be possible. At least not in the post it self. In the list of posts it is however. The only way I am able to scroll in posts, is sideways, which changes the post. It could be done programmatically though, by combining and rewriting some stuff. But then it is of course no longer Google Reader :) A suggestion however (which is what I do) is to make a small hole in the thumb of the glove. Then the skin is able to make electric connections on the touch screen :)
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Keyboard scroll down in Google Reader app
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I have "liferea feed reader" on Linux for RSS feeds. Is there a way I could import all my added feeds there to Android? (NOTE: the extension of RSS exported file is "opml".)
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Android doesn't have a built-in RSS feed reader, but there are many RSS feed reader apps (and websites) that will happily import an OPML file. If you want to use a website, or an app with a website-synced back end, then Google Reader is very popular, and you can definitely import OPML files into Google Reader. On your device you can then either visit the Google Reader webpage, or use the Google Reader app, or one of the other many Android apps that sync with Google Reader. To import an OPML file into Google Reader, click the cog/gear icon in the top-right of the page, then click Reader Settings and then Import/Export. You should then see the option to upload your OPML file.
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Import OPML file to RSS Android?
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Outlook on my computer deletes the server's copy of the message when it syncs, which unfortunately causes the Email app on the Galaxy Nexus to delete its local copy of the message when it syncs. Is there a way to automatically download new email and receive notifications when it arrives without having it sync the deletions? In other words, once the email is downloaded to the device I want it to stay on the device unless I delete it from the device, but I don't want to turn off sync completely. A related issue occurs when I've synced all the email in Outlook and the Email app on the phone deletes all the messages -- the Email app crashes when the Combined Inbox view is empty. Is there any way to fix this? (Aside: Is there a way to intitiate a send/receive of all email accounts from the Combined view in the stock email app?)
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Thanks for the suggestions, but after thinking about it for a while I'm going to try a completely different approach which better meets my objectives. I've added my other pop email accounts to my Gmail account choosing for each to leave a copy of the email on the server after downloading into Gmail. I'll remove those other email accounts from my Nexus, stop using the stock email app altogether, and rely solely on the Gmail app to manage my email on the device. Each email account has been labeled in Gmail so I know which accounts the email is coming in from. The email on my device will now stay synced with Gmail which will be unaffected by using Outlook on my computer. Outlook will stay unchanged - set to download all of the email from each separate account and remove the messages from the server at the same time. Messages already downloaded into Gmail will stay in Gmail until I delete them. And most importantly I won't have to be worried about disappearing email on my device, I'll still receive notifications on the device when new email arrives, and I don't have to be bothered with the buggy behavior of the stock email app. Win-win-win.
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How can I sync email automatically without removing local messages that have been deleted on the server?
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Is there any way to check who is connecting to my hotspot? I am using a rooted Samsung Galaxy SII. I use the SII's tethering feature in: Settings > Wireless and network > Tethering and portable hotspot > Portable Wi-Fi hotspot settings > Portable Wi-Fi hotspot to create my hotspot.
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As mentioned in a comment it really depends on what app you are using to provide tethering. On the stock HTC tethering app there is a view called "Manage users" which lets you see a list of connected devices listed be resolved host name. Touching each device reveals its hardware address and currently assigned IP address. As far as I can recall it is the same for the stock Samsung G S2 (at least in this region - northern europe).
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How do I check who is connecting to my hotspot?
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This is something that has been frustrating me ever since I first did a fresh ROM installation on a smartphone. I have an excessively complex password for my Google account. It would be impossible to type it into my phone by hand. Usually I would get it into my phone through QR code. But on a fresh installation, I have no QR code reader. I also can't install one, cause I can't access the market without my Google account. So I put my password into a <code> .txt </code> file and put it in my phone. But when I try to open it, the application that is used can't copy text (like HTMLViewer on CM7) and no alternatives are available.
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The key is not putting the password into the file, but make it the filename. Then you can rename the file in the file manager and copy the password through the rename dialog.
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How can I copy to the clipboard on a stock phone?
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I have recently purchased the Galaxy Nexus, and I am extremely happy with it. As part of that purchase, I decided to bring all my music into Google Music. So, I've been using Google Music on my way into and home from work (about an hour total a day) and I am seeing a huge amount of data usage from Google Music. (Everything else combined doesn't come close to what it uses.) Here is a screenshot of my data management window: Why is this happening? Is there anything I can do to prevent it from heavily using data like it is?
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OK, I think the answer to your question is that Pandora's stream is never more than 64 kbps for mobile devices, whereas Google Music uses 320 kbps MP3s and there's no downsampling. That's 5 times the amount of data, assuming Pandora doesn't use a better format than MP3. Since Google Music transcodes your files, I don't think you have much of an option here.
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Seeing Huge Amount of Data Usage with Google Music
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I have a HTC G1/Dream with CyanogenMod 6.1, based on Android 2.2.1. I would like to install Firefox , which requires Android 2.0 and up. But I cannot find it in the Android Market, and when I try to install it remotely from the web Android Market, I can see "This article is not compatible with your device". What could be the origin of my problem?
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Firefox also requires an ARMv7 processor. The HTC Dream/G1 is officially unsupported because its processor is ARMv6. See the supported/unsupported device list on the Mozilla wiki: These devices have ARMv6 processors and are not compatible with Firefox for Android: ... HTC Dream (T-Mobile G1, Android Dev Phone 1) ...
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Why can I not install Firefox on my HTC G1/Dream with CyanogenMod 6.1?
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My company has written and published some Android Apps on the Android Market. A couple of times now we've had complaints from customers who are not able to download and install the App - I believe the Android Market website is not letting them download it to their phones. We're still trying to get more details from the customers but one thing I've noticed in common is that these customers are on prepaid providers (specifically, Boost Mobile and Cricket). One of our App's requirements in the store is "full Internet access" (the <code> android.permission.INTERNET </code> intent must be doing this). I have no idea how these prepaid providers tend to handle data usage. I can't imagine that they have unlimited data but they have to have something , right? Has anyone run into a problem with using a prepaid Android phone and trying to download Apps from the Android Market?
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I highly doubt it's to do with being 'pre-paid' or not. More likely, it could be from a number of reasons. Such as internet connection where carriers can limit the download file size. I personally know that DL'ing larger files over the carrier network will fail unless it has a 'resume' or some sort of authentication feature.
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Do prepaid phones have issues with downloading certain Apps in the Android Market?
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I purchased a Galaxy Mini with 2.2.1 a few days ago and I can connect to my home network (the wireless icon appears) but I can't surf on the Internet. I verified it got an IP correctly and tried many suggestions but no luck. It worked once at home and on a friend's network. My router is a wireless-n Linksys.
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This sounds more like inconsistent wifi settings. Since your phone shows its connected, try to visit your router's web interface through the phone to see if its connected properly. (note that please use stock browser and no proxies for now) If this doesn't work, most likely its the problem with wrong password or security mode like WEP/WPA. If the above works, then I suspect you to have a DNS problem. A rooted phone can let you custom-set the DNS on your phone. Try to set it to Google's DNS. Just to confirm if its a DNS problem, try entering an IP address of a website rather than the domain name.
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Galaxy Mini can't connect to the Internet over Wi-Fi
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I just upgraded my Nexus-S to Ice Cream Sandwich, I can't find the option to set mp3s as ringtones for my contacts? what am I missing?
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Go to the contact you want to add the ringtone to, press the menu button in the top right corner and select <code> Set ringtone </code> . The mp3 file has to be in the <code> /sdcard/Ringtones/ </code> directory for the phone to find it.
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How do I set mp3s as ringtones on ICS?
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Recently, I've been learning about rooting/flashing android devices and I often come across web-pages mentioning "ODIN". From my common sense, I've come to realise that it is some sort of Windows GUI software that helps you in flashing/tweaking android devices. However, my concern is that wherever it is talked about, it is only provided as a downloadable binary blob .exe file hosted on third party file hosting services. Which raises concerns over trustworthiness of that downloadable file. So my questions are - What is ODIN? What is the canonical website? Is it open source? If yes then, what is the canonical URL for repository?
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Odin is an internal Samsung tool used for flashing firmware to their devices (via Download mode, bypassing recovery etc.). Importantly, it also has the ability to repartition the device storage based on a .pit file, which can save you from softbricking (when flashing goes wrong and recovery/the bootloader fail). It is not open source and to my knowledge they have not intentionally released it — a few versions have been leaked. For what it's worth, I have used the version posted here without issue. Heimdall, however, is open source and duplicates the functionality of Odin. It claims to be more reliable as well, in addition to being cross-platform (Odin is Windows-only). Both tools appear to work best with Galaxy S devices, so if you're using another device you probably want to ensure someone else has tried it and succeeded. Another note is that they use .tar packages layed out differently than the normal update.zip format used by recovery and OTAs, so you need to get the proper package for it to work.
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What is the ODIN tool?
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Is it possible to disable root access to applications on an Android device again after installing modded firmware? I would like to try Cyanogen or one of the other custom ROMs, but I'm wondering whether that poses a security risk. Do all installed applications get root access automatically, or can that be disabled? I want to keep the Android security model the way it is or at least for applications to ask for my permission before they can access sensitive data.
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If you install SuperUser you can control which apps are allowed root access. By default it blocks all requests and asks you what you want to do. You can give an app access indefinitely and revoke it at any time, or allow only specific requests with a timeout. Most rooted ROMs come with it pre-installed, including CyanogenMOD, and many rooting methods will install it for you as well. As an alternative, you could remove the <code> su </code> binary and Busybox from your device to effectively un-root it.
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How can I disable root on a modded device?
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I have some apps running in background using cpu all the time and draining my batery. I want to stop them. I have a latest <code> task manager </code> to kill the background tasks but BUT some of the tasks(apps) are restarting even after killing them, WHY ? Is there any way to permanently kill a particular task ?
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No, these tasks are services. And I think the developer starts the service <code> START_STICKY </code> which means, the service get every time restored if killed (normaly not through a taskmanager, only on low memory). I would suggest you, to remove the task manager. Android is not designed, that the tasks get killed. If Android need memory, the system frees the ram on it own.
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apps(tasks) restarting even after killing them
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I want to move some apps to my SD card, and from Googling around I found that it's possible to do this if the device is rooted. How can I root my Samsung Galaxy Ace?
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Samsung Galaxy Ace runs at least Android version 2.2 and is upgradable to Gingerbread, so the device already has the possibility to move apps to the SD card. Though, not all apps support this. You can move an app to the SD card by navigating to Settings -> Applications -> Manage applications and click on the app you want to move. Then you click the button Move to SD card . If you root your device you can move apps that doesn't support App 2 SD , as well (except for launchers and widgets which must be installed on internal storage). If you are running Android 2.2 you can use the desktop program Super One Click to root. If you are running 2.3 you can read a tutorial here . Hope that helps!
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How can I move apps to SD on my Samsung Galaxy Ace?
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Using GO LAUNCHER EX I disabled statusbar, but when starting Firefox the statusbar shows up again, dolpin hd doesn't csuse this behavior. Is there any hack or app to generally not show the statusbar?
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Sorry, but you cant prevent this. The developer can set in the AndroidManifest.xml if the Activity (the screen you see) hide the statusbar or not. This is the setting, if you are interested in: <code> @android:style/Theme.NoTitleBar </code>
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Why do single apps override launcher setting to not show statusbar and how to avoid this?
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I am trying to understand why I cannot keep listening the audio of a YouTube video on my Galaxy S 2 while moving to another application for example reading a wikipedia article on the browser. is there any architectural limitation which prevents this in Gingerbread (hopefully will be removed in ICS) or is only the way Google made the YouTube application? Edit : tried out YouTube application in ICS 4.0.3 today and behaves the same as in Gingerbread :(((
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Video rendering, which would have to happen even if the application is not "active" but still playing, is going to use a lot more battery then "normal usage". So if you are not "watching" the video, it stops in order to not waste precious battery power.
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is Android single task or multitasking and multithreading?
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I am using a stock Nexus S that has been upgraded to ICS 4.0.3. I have noticed that gmail synchs far less frequently since the upgrade - at the moment it appears to be synching aprox every 8 hours. I cannot seem to find the menu screen that allows me to configure the frequency of the the sync. Settings > Accounts & Sync gives me access to switch on or off syncing and would seem to be the logical place for this functionality to live, but I cannot see anything that lets me control frequency. Similarly there appears to be no settings around this within the Gmail app itself. Am I being blind or is this functionality no longer available? Many thanks
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If you use the Gmail app the mail is pushed instead of synced and therefore you cannot find the sync frequency setup. However, if you set up your Gmail account in the Android Email app, where you can have your non Gmail accounts (POP3/IMAP/Exchange), the mail is synced and you can set the frequency in the Account settings, inside the Email app.
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How to change gmail synch frequency in ICS
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I am thinking about buying the Asus Transformer Prime, to start developing on android. Currently I am borrowing a Motorola Xoom to develop, and that has a Micro USB port, that I can plug into, and use it to debug my apps. From what I can tell the Asus Transformer Prime does not have such a port. Can I even use this as my debugging device, or would I be making a $500 mistake?
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The Prime uses a proprietary cable, but it supports a USB connection to a computer via that cable (which you can see in this image from Engadget which I posted in stackexchange-url ("another question")). The fact that the connector isn't a micro USB port has no bearing on whether or not you can connect over USB (see: every Samsung tablet).
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Use Transformer Prime instead of virtual emulator
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Besides its slowness, one big problem of Firefox to me is whenever I leave the app (e.g. looking up a translation in a dictionary) and switch back via ALT-TAB or long press HOME, Firefox reloads all tabs, they are already empty when reopening Firefox (so Ff seems to lose the tabs and only saves the URL's). Is this due to low memory of Smartphone (500 MB RAM) or does Ff show the same behaviour on Tablets and high-specs smartphones? I also need Ff for Tiddlywiki and switch between apps and reopen Ff quite a lot. So a solution/explanation for this problem would be fine.
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Android never removes applications from its memory, unless it has no memory left, then it initiates a low memory warning to unused applications and kills them when needed... Android WebViews (The default android implementation of web browser) consume lots of memory, and so is Firefox's implementation of their web browser. Actually, Gecko (Firefox's rendering engine) is much slower and a bigger memory consumer than Android's default Webkit rendering engine. So when you exit Firefox on your Android, the memory is probably nearly full, the system kills it, but Firefox has a mechanism that saves the URLs of the previously opened tabs, and though it starts the application again (and not resuming it) it loads everything you left open again... And no,512MB are no enough, Android 2.3 takes approx 300MB to run.
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Isn't Firefox mobile able to save tabs when switching to another app and back to Firefox?
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Here's my situation: I had an image from a website which I set as my background inside the browser. I am wondering now where I can find the image in the file system, because I can't find it online anymore. I am rooted.
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I'm not sure if it's the same on older systems, but on ICS it appears to save directly to <code> /data/data/com.android.settings/files/wallpaper </code> . I set mine from the browser, pulled that file, then changed it to a .png extension and viola - it was the image I had set. It also appears that this file simply gets overwritten when you change your wallpaper, so I don't see a way to recover one once it's changed unless you have a copy of the image somewhere else. This also appears to be where it's saved on CyanogenMod 7, so it's possible that this is the "standard" location (certainly a good place to check, at least).
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Where is the background image saved?
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How do you remove a custom word from SlideIT? (hint: the <code> User dictionary </code> list in <code> Language & keyboard settings </code> , is, quite obviously, not the answer)
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Check this video. To remove a word press on - sign.
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How do you remove a custom word from SlideIT?
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does anybody know how to download the officially released rom from Samsung? I can't see it in the web site and kies does not donwload anything, currently I am using the 2.3.4 updated a while ago. I have the phone in Switzerland (Zurich) and my Phone operator is Sunrise. Thanks!
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Samsung's Kies software is the official way to download and install updates. These updates are released on different dates for different countries and networks and some countries/networks don't have all updates. It may be that your network hasn't tested and certified the update yet, or they might not be releasing this version at all. This page lists most of the official updates available via Kies for the Galaxy S2 I9100 phone: http://devsrom4android.blogspot.com/2011/10/samsung-galaxy-s2-firmware-updates-via.html
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2.3.6 update for Samsung Galaxy S 2 GT-I9100
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I have an android 2.2 phone. The other day, I was using a wi-fi connection on my phone and had it tethered to my laptop. For whatever reason, the wi-fi connection dropped and my phone starting using my phones 3g connection to continue the internet connection tethered to my laptop... Is it possible to stop this from happening? i.e. if the wireless connection drops, don't use the 3g connection automatically?
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If you have no reason to why the wifi drops, you might try changing the wifi sleep policy. The wifi sleep policy handles when or if the wifi connection shall switch to mobile data. If this option is set to the default value, When screen turns off , wifi connection automatically switches off when the phone has been idle for a while. You can try setting this to Never , which will keep the connection on, even when the phone is not used. To change this setting, navigate to Settings -> Wireless & networks -> Wi-Fi settings -> [Menu] -> Advanced -> Wi-Fi sleep policy .
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Stop automaticaly switching to 3g if wi-fi drops
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A friend just rooted (don't know if it is the correct word) my Galaxy 551 and some of the applications he deleted, Orkut, some games, etc, he also deleted the Message application. I can't send or receive messages, the icon com menu has disappeared. How can I get it back? Samsung Galaxy 551 with Android 2.2 Thanks in advance
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See if your friend created a backup of your phone - that's a suggested step in lots of root instructions, and it is possible he did this so you can just re-add the missing application. Assuming this wasn't done though, you may want to just start over. The following webpage has information on using ODIN (Samsung service application) to restore the original software to your phone. It looks like it covers all the regional variants, you'll need to read carefully to find the applicable software and process for your region. If you provide more regional information, I'll see if I can find more precise steps. https://galaxy551.wordpress.com/2012/01/08/the-stock-rom-and-odin-thread/ UPDATE: I don't speak the language and the Google translate is very sloppy - so I may be misunderstanding this thread. Hopefully you speak the language. For a Brazilian phone, this forum thread has steps for installing a rooted stock 2.3.4 update (sounds like a prerelease leak of an official ROM, which are common to Samsung devices) and reply #8 in the thread also gives steps for installing the 2.2 version that you have installed right now. Update #2: Since I started replying, that forum stopped responding. Hopefully just a temporary glitch, but just in case, here's another page I found that includes links to download the Brazilian software.
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Message application deleted
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This might not be the right place to ask this question, as it falls under the purview of electronics, however that SE is not about consumer electronics. And this phenomena has only happened with Android devices, at least with the Droid 1 and Droid 3. So Android is where I stuck it. Sorry if that's wrong :( This has happened with both the MicroUSB-to-USB (with AC adapter attachment) OEM wall charger and MicroUSB-to-AC-only wall charger. Basically, when my phone is charging, the AC plug is completely quiet, but once my phone hits 100%, sporadically the plug portion of the charging apparatus will begin to make squealing noises. It stops once I unplug the phone and will begin again if I were to re-plug it in immediately. Here's the thing, two other people I've asked cannot hear it. I promise you I am not going crazy and imagining things -- but I have been known to have very sensitive hearing -- hearing buzzing from old TVs and monitors and so forth. My question, mostly out of curiosity, why is this happening and how can I get it to stop , as it is rather irritating. This issue seems unique to my old Droid 1 and Droid 3. My laptop or similar high-power chargable device does not suffer from this issue.
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See stackexchange-url ("this very good answer on Electronics SE") for details. Basically it's a side effect of the charger circuitry operation - it's by design, you can't change it. If that disturbs you - either find another charger, or bring this one further from you, don't try to silence it with an enclosure - that may lead to overheating.
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AC-USB Charging Device Makes Sounds when Device Fully Charged
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After updating my wildfire s phone to android version 2.3.5 I cannot install any application or update existing ones. Downloading icon appears for 1 sec and instantly disappears - for some reason apps wont download. Friend of mine has very same problem with his wildfire s, so it looks like not an accident with my phone but real reproducable issue. Does anyone managed to fix it without factory data reset? Thanks
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I had the same problem, tried cleaning cache and data with no result. So I went in settings > applications > manage apps > all, picked the download manager and "uninstalled the updates". It told me the app would reset to factory settings, and when I started the phone again, it was running marketplace 3.4.4 and I managed to update and install apps normally after that. Disclaimer: I only tried that because I planed to do a factory reset if I broke everything. I don't guarantee the results.
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htc wildfire s after update to 2.3.5 - cannot install any app
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I accidentally formatted my phone. Now, when I login to my google account it doesn't install my new apps. When I login through internet, it shows in "My Library" that those apps are installed, but they are not. What should I do?
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Simplest thing is to open each app (even if it says "Installed") and install each one.
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After wipe Apps are still shown as installed on Android's Web Market. How can I install them?
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I had NetFlix installed on ASUS Eee Transformer and since I am not using it, I uninstalled it. But now Android Market tells me there are updates, which I do not wish to do, and it acts as though it is still installed. Ok, I went to open it to see the app, and Open just takes me back to the Android Market page. I see the same behavior on Mobo Video player. I installed it, it said to go get the codecs, so I did, then when I open it, I get sent back to the Android Market page. Tried uninstalling, same basic behavior. How do I clean these up? They seem to be in some kind of installed/uninstalled limbo. Running the latest update from ASUS, so Android 3.2.1 and latest firmware.
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Sounds like ASUS has installed stubs as system apps. You'd need root to remove them or unlink them from the Market.
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Application in Market that Open click returns you back to the market
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Hello I connect my phone to the internet via wifi, using connectify, my internet is via a proxy. I've managed to set wifi proxy, but this works for only the Internet app, my video players fail to stream, probably because they're going direct and not passing through the proxy. My question is ; Is there a video player that works via proxy? I'm not rooted.
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Make sure your proxy server is not blocking video streaming. If connectify is broadcasting an internet connection which is already established thru proxy, Android has got system-wide proxy connection. So, there's no need to setup proxy in particular player. Sometimes, proxy servers limit the speed of video streaming & even block it. So, get this info first if proxy server is not managed by you. Then, try using Real Player & let me know..
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Video Streamer that can connect via proxy
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First : I know about <code> abdWireless </code> app. But my problem is different. I am using my Android mobile as Mobile AP (Portable WiFi hotspot) for using internet on my computer. I want to use adb in wireless mode but the problem is - when i enable Mobile AP on my android mobile WiFi gets turned off and i am unable to use abdWireless app. I want to use both <code> wireless ADB </code> and <code> Portable WiFi hotspot </code> at the same time. Is there any way to do it ???
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The ADB over Wifi Widget works over mobile AP connections, though it does require root. You'd need to install it, place the widget on one of your home screens, and then tap it to turn on wireless ADB connections. The widget should then show the IP you need to connect to (ex: in my case it was <code> 192.168.43.1 </code> ) and the port to use (mine was <code> 8000 </code> , but this is configurable). On your PC you then need to run: <code> adb connect <ip>:<port> </code> So again using my device as an example, I used: <code> adb connect 192.168.43.1:8000 </code>
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How to use adb over Mobile AP (Portable wifi hotspot)
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I'd like my Google Chat status to update by task; specifically '@Work' and '@Home', on the obvious criteria. Is there a plugin or script that will allow me to set the status in a task? With additional work, could I do it via something like SL4A and trigger it from Tasker? I'd prefer to avoid a graft like this as a plugin would be more efficient, but it's better than nothing.
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I found a plugin! When I first looked, I didn't realize Locale plugins were compatible with Tasker. The plugin is called " Locale GTalk Plug-in " by Billy Francisco. I have a Galaxy Nexus with ICS, and it appears to be working fine; my status was set properly by a Task. There is a nearly identically named app, "Locale GTalk Plug-in Free" by Willem Stoker; reviews warned it includes Air Push advertising, so I did not install or test it.
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How can I get Tasker to set my Google Chat Status?
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Update from 2.1 to 2.3 broken playing from aac files in most players. The only music player that is more or less usable is PowerAMP (and also video players like MoboPlayer and MX Player). But it won't play midi files. The only player that can play both aac and mid files I tried is MoboPlayer. But it is video player (so no useful widget/play queue). <code> Player: Support AAC on 2.3 Support mid have widget PowerAMP + - + Most players - + - MoboPlayer + + - I want + + + </code> How to fix aac in android 2.3 in SE Xperia X10? Alternatively, is there a player that can play both aac and mid files and have widget?
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Workaround found: wrap all aac files into matroska containers and usual music players start recognising them. <code> mkvmerge some_music.aac -o some_music.mka </code>
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Is there music player that supports both AAC and MIDI files on Android 2.3?
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I was looking for a way to backup my phone's ROM (Samsung Exhibit II SGH T679 (android 2.3.5)); android market had ROM Manager; reviews were great, my phone was listed as compartible, everything looked perfect While trying to actually backup ROM, ROM Manager needed to have ClockworkMod Recovery installed first; my phone was not on the list of supported devices and I had to cancel ClockworkMod Recovery installation Ok, no sweat, I'll try something else - so I uninstalled ROM Manager and installed another app (ROM Toolbox) And here came the big surprise! With ROM Toolbox, when trying to backup ROM I get the message: ROM Manager blocked other apps from creating backups in recovery unless ROM Manager Premium is installed. Once you install ROM Manager Premium you can use ROM Toolbox to backup your ROM. (mind you, ROM Manager was uninstalled by that time) I would have no problem spending a few bucks and getting ROM Manager Premium, but the problem is even worse: someone did try this already and it did not help (ROM Manager Premium still doesn't support the device -> we are back to square 1) Here is the question: would it be possible to remove the lock placed by ROM Manager? If not, are there any other ways to backup the ROM? Update : According to Koush, "other applications are not "blocked" from creating backups. They are just being lazy, and not actually building/flashing their own recovery image. "
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I got this response from Koush, the developer of ROM Manager: ClockworkMod recovery is open source. However, the hooks that ROM Manager uses to automate backups by hooking into ClockworkMod Recovery are proprietary. I have told other developers, if they wish to use the ClockworkMod Recovery hooks, they can do it in the following ways: 1) Build, distribute, and support their own version of ClockworkMod Recovery, so that I am not responsible for the maintenance of it. 2) Use the ROM Manager API, which requires a ROM Manager Premium License. The user can ALWAYS make backups manually in recovery, without a Premium license. Basically, the issue here is that developers are relying on me and my open source work, which I maintain, to build a competing product to my paid applications. Essentially undercutting me by relying on me developing 90% of the product for them. It seems pretty silly for me to continue maintaining and distributing something that directly competes with my income, so I put a stop to it. If they want to build a competing product, they will have to go through all the hassles involved with building, distributing, and supporting recovery images. So, no, those other applications are not "blocked" from creating backups. They are just being lazy, and not actually building/flashing their own recovery image. Nothing is preventing them from building a ROM Manager clone, if they really wanted to. They are just avoiding doing the hard part. So for now, I think you're best off finding out if rzrecovery supports your device variant, and if so, using it until there is a version of ClockworkMod for it. I own ROM Manager Premium and have no complaints, and I really respect Koush for the work he does.
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ROM Toolbox claims backups are blocked; how can I work around this?
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I compared the size of some Android games with the size of iPhone games and I was quite surprised. For example Asphalt 6 is 6.1mb large on Android and 515mb on the iPhone according to the store websites. Did I miss something? How is it possible that this game is only 6.1mb large on Andoid but 515mb big large on the iPhone?
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The maximum size allowable for an Android app on the Android Market is 50MB. [1] The maximum size allowable for an iPhone app on the App Store is approximately 2GB. [2] To answer your question, when you download the Android version of this game, you are downloading an application that will download all of the data files either to your phones internal memory or SD card. Due to the nature of the game, this is likely to account for the majority of the size difference unless different compression methods are used for resources such as the sound, textures and 3D models. The iPhone's App Store has a much bigger file size limit which in this case means that all of the resources can be bundled into the initial download. The phone will not have to fetch any additional resources. [1] http://support.google.com/androidmarket/developer/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=113469 [2] stackexchange-url ("stackexchange-url
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Why are Android games so much smaller than iPhone games?
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Is there any way to have and use a local calendar on Android? I would like to use it on the Android phone and open the file (vcs, ics, anything) on my laptop sometimes. I have not found any applications that deal with local calendar files stored on the SD-card of the phone. I have found only numerous cloud applications so far. Is there any app that can open and edit local calendar files on Android?
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Recently created LocalCalendar app is what we needed. It works on Android 2.x too and is open source. ( GitHub )
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A non-cloud local calendar for Android?
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I use Brut maps as: This map is for the country that cant use navigation on google map. It has been hacked and can be used by any country now. I am currently using version 6.0.3 from here . Do you know if there is a place to find out about the latest release? I'm not sure if the version I'm using is the latest one.
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It looks like the author tries to keep the version of his app in sync with the version of the actual Google Maps app. As of this writing, the official Google Maps app is version 6.1.0 which was released on January 10th 2012. It usually takes the developer several days to adapt the changes. The thread you linked seems to be active, so the newest version will most likely be posted there when it's ready.
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How to identify the latest version of brut map
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Which kernel versions does the udev exploit work? Upon googling this, I found articles claiming that it works on Android 2.1 and maybe 2.2, but there is no information about the kernel versions.
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I'm actually not sure that the kernel version matters for this exploit. It was a bug that was patched in the platform_system_core repository, which I think comprises libraries and system files that live on in the <code> /system </code> directory (the README says as much). The patch was committed on July 19, 2010 (in the Froyo branch, anyway). I'd wager that any kernel with a build date later than that also has the updated system files, so the system wouldn't be vulnerable. <code> uname -a </code> would tell you the build date of a given device's kernel, but beyond that I don't know that you could really line it up with a specific kernel version, especially on devices from different manufacturers/carriers/etc.
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Which kernel versions does the udev exploit work?
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I have an Android phone and imported all my contacts from Gmail. Most of my old contacts weren't in Gmail, but on the iPhone 3GS. Now getting the iPhone contacts into Gmail is proving to be a huge pain, there is a ton of information about this on the web but a lot of it must be outdated and none of the methods have worked for me yet. How can I get contacts of iOS 5 iphone 3GS, and into Gmail so that they can be visible on my new Android phone (Galaxy Nexus)? I've been trying for 4 hours and it's very frustrating.
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Load the IDrive app on your iphone and your android. Contacts transfered within seconds. Then sync with gmail.
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Get iPhone contacts into Gmail
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When I tried Dropbox on the iPad, whenever I Favorite a photo Dropbox will automatically download it and it will show up in the Photos app's gallery. Is this the same behavior for Androids? I have a Galaxy S2 and I have Favorited a bunch of photos, but they do not show up in the Gallery. I can only view them by going to the Dropbox app. Is this correct? Thank you. UPDATE: I did a little experiment. I Favorited a picture out of the Sample album and sure enough it downloaded and showed up in Gallery. Then I powered off the phone, and turned it back on, and it is gone from the Gallery even if the file is still in /data/com.dropbox.blabla/files/andsoforth. Ideas?
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It is the same. At least in my setup (HTC Desire S). The image I favorite end up in a gallery folder with the same name as the Dropbox folder they are in. Edit: The gallery app might play a big role in this. On some systems they are known to take quite a while to update etc.
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Do favorite Dropbox photos automatically download to my Android?
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I have an HTC Legend with Android 2.2. I can switch between the standard input method (on-screen qwerty) and Graffiti by a long press in an input field. I would like to be able to type chinese characters (for a dictionary app etc) without using pinyin. For example using wubi, ckc or some similar method. Is it possible to add a new input method of this sort or to enable it if already built-in?
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There are a lot of alternative keyboards available on the playstore, which register as separate IMEs. One example I found is LIME HD Chinese IME 1 , another one Cantonese keyboard 2 : There are several more available (the developer of the second keyboard offers some other variants as well), many are linked on these apps' playstore pages.
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How to add Chinese Input Method to English Android 2.2 Phone
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Can you charge the Asus Transformer (or the newer Prime) without the keyboard dock? Since the tablet itself does not have any USB ports, I don't see how you could charge the tablet without the dock or a very clunky proprietary charging cable. However, It seems insane to manufacture and market a high-end tablet that can't charge without a giant peripheral (and sell/price the thing independently too). Am I missing something? Or, is Asus just insane?
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It comes with an AC adapter and a charging/data cable which can plug directly into the tablet, though it does still use their proprietary cable connection since it plugs into the same connector that the keyboard dock uses (the other end is male USB). Using proprietary charging cables is not unheard of - Samsung and Apple have done this; I don't personally like it when companies use proprietary cables, but in this case it's mostly because the charging/data port doubles as the dock connector. Here's an image from Engadget's unboxing/review of the Prime. The AC adapter is at the bottom.
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Charging the Asus Transformer (Prime)
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I have a Samsung Galaxy S2 I9100 and I'm getting frustrated with how dark the screen goes. I do find value in using auto brightness but is it possible to limit the minimum or lowest point that the brightness will go? Is there an app that does it better, and I should just turn off the default auto brightness? I would prefer a solution in which I modify a config file though, over installing an app. A calibrate option would work too, as the issue is worse when in a dim light situation. It seems to bottom out the brightness as if it's a pitch black room, when in fact the ambient light is quite a bit brighter. Update: I thought maybe my Otterbox case might be interfering, but after some basic tests it doesn't seem to be the case.
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It looks like this can be done on just about any device with the caveat that your device needs to be rooted and you need to be willing to poke around in your system's <code> framework-res.apk </code> file. These instructions come from a post on XDA with a modification intended to lower the brightness, but scaling in the opposite direction would make it brighter: Here is a guide on how to perform this mod on any framework-res.apk using apk manager (thanks for the guide goes to desean): Download APK manager and unpack somewhere Grab framework-res.apk from your phone under \system\framework\ (e.g. adb pull) and place it in the "place-apk-here-for-modding" folder Run Script.bat and select option 9 Once done, go to projects\framework-res.apk\res\values\arrays.xml and edit your values as per first post. Once edited, compile the apk using option 11 Qn: Is this a system apk. Ans: y Qn: Aside from the signatures, would .... least. Ans: y Prompt: In the apk manager folder u'll find a keep folder..... done then press enter on this script. Press any key to continue . . . You have to go to "keep" folder and delete resources.arsc because arrays.xml have been changed. After this You can press any key in apk manager window. Once done, input 22 in apk manager and select "unsignedframework-res.apk" by entering the number that stands for it. After selecting it You should see in apk main window in the top right corner "Current-App: unsignedframework-res.apk". Now press 5 to zipalign apk. You will find your completed, zipaligned apk under place-apk-here-for-modding\unsignedframework-res.apk. Rename it back to framework-res.apk and adb push the file back to your phone The arrays.xml file should have a section like the below if your device supports auto-brightness: <code> <integer-array name="config_autoBrightnessLcdBacklightValues"> <item>32</item> <item>69</item> <item>118</item> <item>177</item> <item>255</item> </integer-array> </code> Basically, the values are ordered based on detected light from the sensor, with the top value being "lowest light" and the bottom value being "highest light". The values correspond to LCD brightness on a scale from 1 to 255, with 255 being full brightness. You could therefore scale up all of the low light values to be brighter if you wanted.
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Can I set the minimum brightness of auto-brightness?
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I am trying to setup a lock-screen widget set to suit my liking. I have the top of the screen covered exactly how I want it with the current weather, clock, and battery meter provided by SiMi widgets, shown below. The bar underneath it is Beautiful Widgets Small Weather. In many screenshots (including the second one shown, below) I see Beautiful Widgets set in forecast mode, where it shows only the forecast for the next few days rather than a clock and current weather. For the life of me, I can't figure out how to cause the widget to go into this mode, and I'm hoping others here might know the answer. This is what I have now: This is what I'd like the weather line (below my dark conditions/clock/battery) to look like:
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Beautiful Widgets installs a bunch of individual widgets that can be used. The one with the clock and weather is the "SuperClock" (or "Beautiful Home", maybe) widget. It sounds like you just need to select "Beautiful Weather 4x1" when picking a widget (unless the lock screen widget thingy doesn't give that choice - is that the case?).
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How can I switch the weather layout in Beautiful Widgets from clock/current conditions mode to forecast mode?
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android
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I've noticed that a few items on "My applications" on the Android Market client have a gray "WIFI" label on them. What does that mean?
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Usually means it's a large file and requires you to be connected to WiFi to download. http://www.reddit.com/r/Android/comments/mnfwa/what_does_the_wifi_label_mean_for_apps_on_the/
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What does it mean the "WIFI" label on the market?
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I'm running MIUI 11.20.90 on my HTC Incredible. I recently updated the Google Search app via the Android Market and now the default search app has changed from Google Search to MIUI's built-in Sidekick search app. To be clear, this is only when single-pressing the hw search button; long-pressing the search button brings up Voice Search (as desired) and the default setting for that action is still configurable. I really prefer Google over Sidekick and would like to change it back. I tried resetting the default search app but can't - under the Google Search app's properties "Launch by Default" says "No defaults set" and the "clear defaults" button is grayed out. I can't find the Sidekick app in the applications list. I also tried to uninstall/reinstall Google Search but the market only allows me to revert from the update with the message "Do you want to uninstall all updates to this Android system app?" When trying to uninstall Google Search in the OS I get the error "Unable to remove system application." I think it's silly to have the Google Search bar/widget taking up homescreen real estate when I have a dedicated hw search button, so I'd really like to find a way to get the default corrected.
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This in terminal app and restart afterwards did the job for me: <code> su mount -o rw,remount /system cp /data/app/com.google.android.googlequicksearchbox-1.apk /system/app/QuickSearchBox.apk </code> Found the answer here .
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How do I change the default search app in MIUI?
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android
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Can android 2.2 default browser be upgraded (without upgrading the whole OS) ? Unfortunately, it is not available through Android market as far as I know.
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You cannot update inbuilt browser even though your phone is rooted. Anyway you have some other good alternative browsers in market like Dolphin, Opera.
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Can the default browser be upgraded without upgrading the whole OS?
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android
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I have a Targus bluetooth presentation remote. It acts a mouse amoungt other things. I was hoping to find an app that allows me to capture the different buttons on the mouse and customize them. For instance one button just types "b" when pressed which has no use. I want an app that is able to capture the button and reassign it to something more useful. Any Ideas?
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Custom keyboard layouts is an official feature of Android 4.1 Jelly Bean. It's called "User-installable keymaps", see more here . If you don't want to wait/upgrade: Besides this, Android uses keymaps also for bluetooth HID devices (your device, some number keypads, Apple bluetooth keyboard, etc.). More info how to change this is here .
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Customize Android 4.0 (ICS) Bluetooth HID
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Every now and then a red star icon appears on my brother's notification bar, as shown below. The message related to this notification is some advert like "Turbo Boost Your Battery". He has been installing software from doubtful places, so my guess it is some sort of malware he accidentally installed. I'm not very familiar with Android, but my guess was to identify the process responsible for the notification. So I checked the process list, but nothing out of the ordinary was shown. I tried force-closing all processes (some returned although all of them originated from HTC or his carrier), but nothing made the star disappear. How can the malware be detected and removed? Notification icon: Notification message:
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Definitely looks like a case of AirPush. This is a particularly invasive form of in-app advertising that uses the notification bar, even if the app utilizing it is not actively running. Technicaly it's not malware but adware, although the way it manifests itself certainly blurs the line between the two. The only way to stop these ads from appearing in your notification bar is to uninstall the application that came bundled with AirPush. There are several apps on the Market that can help you detect which app uses the AirPush, so that you can uninstall them. [Edit] Apparently AirPush gave in to the public outcry and are now providing ways to opt out of their invasive ads: http://www.airpush.com/optout You can either download their "opt-out" app, or manually enter your device's unique IMEI/ESN/MEID on their site. Personally, I'd still uninstall the bundled app, since both opt-out methods would most likely use bandwidth for connecting to AirPush servers to authenticate against their databases.
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Is this red star icon malware? How to get rid of it?
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android
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I am thinking to upgrade my phone with Android 2.3.7 (Gingerbread) to 4.0.3 (Icre Cream Sandwich), but I would like to know first, if the applications I normally use are available and working on ICS. Does exist a way to know it?
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You can check the changelog and comments on the Market for information, quite many apps have recently been updated to be ICS compatible and there's usually a mention of this in the changelog. Also, if the app isn't compatible, there's usually a comment about this. In my experience, almost all of the apps I use are compatible with ICS or have been updated. Some may not have all the compatibility features such as the new menu style, but ICS is backwards compatible with the old style too. EDIT: Developers can also specify the parameter android:MaxSdkVersion in their AndroidManifest.xml which restricts the application from running (and AFAIK also from showing up in the market) on newer platforms. I haven't published any apps in the Market so I'm not sure if there are separate settings in there to restrict the apps from installing on higher version platforms. You can try to check the AndroidManifest.xml of your apps by using android-apktool , but this requires you to know how to get the .apk files to your pc.
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How to know if an app is ICS compatible?
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android
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Is it possible have many gmail -accounts in Android phone? I want to have 2nd verification gmail and some non-2nd-verification gmails in the same phone with different security settings -- like <code> "onion-model" </code> in networking.
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Yes, you can use multiple accounts -- did you try it? I use 3. Add them like any other account through <code> Settings -> Accounts and sync -> Add account </code> .
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Multiple gmails in Android phone?
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I want to buy an Android phone. However, with everything that is happenning in the IT world today (all the backdoors, "Carrier IQ" stuff and so on), I am more and more convinced I want a trully open OS - that means, without proprietary applications, without proprietary drivers/"binary blobs" - or, at least, with at least of this as possible. (Stallman-style!) I know that one fully open phone is OpenMoko phone, but that's not an Android and it has very outdated hardware. Is there another possibility? (I see that stackexchange-url ("this question") on Android SE was marked as unconstrictive for some reason; I hope this won't be too)
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Geeksphone started off with the premise of a completely open software and hardware stack. So far they released two handsets, One and Zero. Although both models are severely outdated specifications-wise compared to today's high-end models, the "Zero" model is quite comparable to current mid-range devices. The company provides source code for the kernel and drivers of their "One" model on the web site. I couldn't find the sources for the "Zero" model, but I'm sure they will if you reach out to them.
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Is there an Android phone without proprietary code?
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android
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How can I root the Samsung GT-P7510? I've tried z4root and many others, but they all seem to support Android 3.1 and not 3.2. I gather 3.2 is specifically designed to eliminate the exploit that z4root and others depend on.
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You will need to flash a pre-rooted 3.2 ROM onto your Tab. A Google search brings these instructions for installing a custom Recovery: First, you will need Windows computer. If you don’t have one, borrow a Windows laptop from your friend or family member. Second, make sure you’ve installed Galaxy Tab 10.1 Windows drivers. ( Download it here ) Third, put your Galaxy Tab 10.1 into ODIN download mode by holding down both Power Button and Volume Down buttons. Right after the Samsung logo shows, you will see two menus, let go of both buttons immediately and then hit Volume Up button, you should be in ODIN download mode. Fourth, download the tabrooteasy.zip file and unzip: Download tabrooteasy.zip Run the Odin3 v1.85.exe program, then choose PDA, choose “recovery-cwm_4.0.0.4-sam-tab-10.1.tar.md5″ and hit Start. You can reboot your Tab 10.1 by holding down the Power button. The instructions go on to rooting Android 3.1, so you will need to slightly alter those. Instead of using the "root" ZIP included in the package, you will need to obtain a pre-rooted Android 3.2 ROM. There are many such ROMs available on XDA-Developers forum, so take your pick (e.g. this one,) download the ZIP file, and copy it to the SD Card. Continue on with the instructions to reboot into the ClockworkMod Recovery: Reboot into ClockworkMod Recovery by holding down both Power Button and Volume Down buttons. Right after the Samsung logo shows, you will see two menus, let go of both buttons immediately and then hit Volume Down, then Volume Up button, you should be in ClockworkMod Recovery. You will now need to perform a factory reset/data wipe to avoid any compatibility issues. With the volume buttons for up/down, navigate to "wipe data/factory reset", and select it by pressing the Power button, and then scroll down to and select the "Yes" option. Once that operation completes, you can continue with the instructions, substituting the file name they are suggesting with the one you've downloaded: ... choose “install zip from sdcard” (using Volume buttons) and hit the Power button. Next, choose “choose zip from sdcard” and hit the Power button. We are going to zip the Root/SU files again by going to “choose zip from sdcard” and hit the Power button. Choose the [ insert file name of downloaded ROM here ] file and hit the Power button, the hit the “Yes” button. When that is done, you just need to reboot your Tab 10.1 and you should have a fully-rooted Android 3.2 Galaxy Tab 10.1. According to some comments this method should work on the WiFi-only model of the Galaxy Tab 10.1 (GT-P7510). However, you might encounter issues transferring the downloaded files onto the Tab. A comment suggests a work-around: Ok folks. I got my Galaxy GT-P7510 wifi only tab (build HMJ37) rooted. Since I was not able to transfer the Samsung zip file to the root of the tab even tho Odin successfully installed the Clockworks recover file I decided to try a different approach. I transferred the Samsung zip file to the Alarms folder of the tab. I then shut down my tap and powered it back up in Clockworks recovery mode. When in recovery mode I selected “install zip from sdcard”. I then selected “choose zip from sdcard”. I selected the folder “Alarms” then selected the Samsung zip. I then selected “Yes – Install Samsung zip”. After the successful install I rebooted the tab, went to apps and BINGO…..SUPERUSER!!! I then successfully installed several apps that required a rooted tab. Good luck!
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How can I root the Galaxy Tab 10.1?
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android
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How to make a simple screenshot with my HTC Desire S with the Android 2.3.5 version?
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My HTC Amaze takes screenshots if I press the power button and the home button at the same time. You should hear a camera shutter sound and the screenshot will be in your Gallery App under "Camera Shots". Many of the HTC phones with the newer version of Sense have this functionality now. If this doesn't work, there are a lot of apps you can get from the Android Market that allow you to take a screenshot from your phone without rooting it. I've used Shoot Me, Screenshot It and Screenshot UX with good results, although not all of them are free apps. You can also take screenshots while the phone is attached to your PC or Mac if you have the Android SDK installed (doesn't need to be rooted), but this is a little more involved and you have to have the phone connected to the computer with the USB cable. You don't need Eclipse to do this, just search "DDMS" for some more info, although this is probably way more involved than most people want to get into.
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How to make a screenshot with Android 2.3.5?
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android
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When I tether my phone and download big files or large numbers of them, and download is non-stop for a few hours, my phone (Nexus One) overheats. Is there any way to prevent that, except avoiding overusing the net? This has happened in multiple devices, so it's not a hardware malfunction; it also happens both in the original ROM and CM7.
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You could physical approaches, such as setting a fan blowing across the phone or other airflow maximization (e.g., if you can stand it up, then both the back and front are exposed to air). Lastly, if it doesn't interfere with the radios, you could try resting it on an upside-down heavy-duty aluminum jellyroll pan ("cookie sheet") which will function as a heat sink. You can combine approaches of course; a fan blowing over the jellyroll pan will be even better. That you're getting several hours before overheat tells me you're close, so you probably won't need to do much to dissipate the heat. Standing the phone up may be enough. A fan almost certainly will be.
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Prevent overheating when tethering
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android
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I have a Huawei X3 (U8510) which I've purchased for testing Android applications I'm developing. I'd like to root this, but as I've not had any experience with rooting Android handsets, its something I'm approaching with some caution. What is the recommended way to root the X3? I've found mention of a Windows app called SuperOneClick, which looks like it may be useful. My development machine is a Mac, but I'm not adverse to using Windows apps to do this if its easier.
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Full rooting instructions for Huawei IDEOS X3 (U8510) are posted on this thread over at XDA: Download the Automatic Root Enabler for the X3. For more recent versions I suggest checking original thread and the forum it's in as I may not be able to update this thread all the time. Install the latest USB drivers for the X3. Search for the latest version of "HUAWEI Android Phones USB Driver" from the Huawei Downloads site. Turn on USB Debugging from Settings -> Application -> Development on the X3. Connect the X3 to your PC via microUSB. Run the Automatic Root Enabler and it should start rooting your phone automatically.
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How do I root a Huawei X3?
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android
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When I <code> adb shell </code> into my device (from Windows desktop), and run some command there, sometimes I want to terminate that command. The standard unixy way to do it is with Ctrl+C key combination. However, when I do that, the whole <code> adb shell </code> terminates. How can I terminate just the current program inside the shell, not the shell itself?
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I found sort of a workaround for this (at least for a rooted phone). If a phone is rooted, <code> busybox </code> is most probably installed. <code> stty </code> is part of busybox. stty intr ^x Redefines Ctrl + X to act as a break command, e.g. what was previously Ctrl + C .
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How to prevent adb shell from exiting upon Ctrl+C
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android
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I have a Dell Mini 5 (the original Streak). As in the title, how can I root this device?
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Disclaimer: "Safe" does not mean nothing can go wrong, particularly if you don't follow the instructions exactly. I make no guarantees, and you take stackexchange-url ("the risks of rooting") upon yourself. See stackexchange-url ("this post") for general rooting guidelines and an index of other devices for which we have rooting guides. If you have the original Android 1.6 Donut firmware on your device, upgrade it to 2.1 or higher. The official update page should bring you from 1.6 (or 2.1) to 2.2. The Easiest Method (Still Safe) — 2.1 Eclair, 2.2 Froyo The easiest method is with Gingerbreak . (The 2.3.3 update patched the vulnerability used in Gingerbreak, so if you have Gingerbread then see the next section.) On the device, go to <code> Settings -> Applications </code> and make sure Unknown sources and USB Debugging (under <code> Development </code> ) are checked. Download the Gingerbreak app via your PC and put it on the device's SD card, or use the browser on the device. Install a file browser like Explorer since it appears the Streak doesn't come with one. Navigate to the Gingerbreak .apk, install it, and run it to root your device. You're done! The Safest Method (Still Easy) — 2.2 Froyo, 2.3 Gingerbread You can attempt to root via other vulnerabilities but the safest method is probably to replace the stock recovery with StreakMod and flash the SuperUser package through it, bypassing the need for hacks. This might work for 2.1, but I haven't tested it. (Wondering why this is safe? The Streak replaces the recovery with stock on boot. If you screw it up, it will fix itself!) Install the Android SDK on Windows. (You can use Linux, but then you have to locate the fastboot package put out by HTC at one point since it's not bundled with the SDK for Linux.) Download StreakMod and extract <code> recovery.img </code> from the .zip file to somewhere easily accessible, say <code> C:\recovery.img </code> . Download the SuperUser package and put it on the device's SD card. Connect the phone to your PC via USB and put it into Fastboot Mode. The easiest way is through adb on the command line (adjust the path if needed): <code> cd C:\Program Files\Android\android-sdk\platform-tools adb reboot bootloader </code> Alternatively, turn off the phone and then turn it on while holding the Camera button. When you reach a white screen, release the Camera button. When it loads, tap the <code> FastBoot </code> text button in the top right corner of the screen. You should see <code> FASTBOOT_MODE </code> in the bottom left of the screen when it's ready. From the command line (adjust the paths if needed): <code> cd C:\Program Files\Android\android-sdk\tools fastboot flash recovery C:\recovery.img </code> The device should show <code> Download RECOVERY Done! </code> when complete. Continuing from the command line, enter <code> fastboot reboot </code> and immediately hold down both volume buttons on the device until you reach Recovery Mode. If the device boots, go back to step 4! The custom recovery has been overwritten with stock by the init scripts; you need to get into StreakMod before this happens. Using the volume buttons, scroll down to <code> 2. Software upgrade via Update.pkg on SD Card </code> and select it by clicking the Camera button. This will take you to StreakMod Recovery. Using the same buttons as in the previous step, select <code> apply sdcard:update.zip </code> , then <code> choose zip from sdcard </code> . Select <code> Superuser.zip </code> from wherever you put it (e.g., <code> download/ </code> ). Choose <code> Yes - Install Superuser.zip </code> and let it install. Then back out (using the Back touch button) and hit <code> reboot system now </code> . You're done! If you want to keep StreakMod Recovery, use your new root powers to rename <code> /system/etc/install-recovery.sh </code> to something else like <code> install-recovery.bak </code> , then repeat steps 4-6a above. Note that stock recovery can be downloaded and flashed just like StreakMod, so there's not much to worry about if you decide to do this.
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How do I root the Dell Streak 5?
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android
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I know it's potentially a Bad Idea (tm), but hear me out. I've got an HTC Desire, and its internal storage space is severely limited (150 MB, barely), running Cyanogenmod 7.1. I'm not entirely happy with the supplied keyboard, and have tried Swiftkey X Keyboard, to a great satisfaction. Now, since keyboard apps cannot be installed on the SD card when they are used, this eats up more than 15 MB of that precious internal space and severely limits the number of apps I can install. It occurred to me that I could convert Swiftkey to a system app and integrate it in the ROM, and after that freeze and remove Android Keyboard -- using Titanium Backup. Naturally, I'm not too keen to try it without asking around first, for it can have disastrous consequences. So, my question really is: Can I remove Android keyboard if I have an alternative input method application?
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Hi Martin Tapankov: Yes. It is safe to remove the stock Android Keyboard application if you have already installed an alternative IME (Input Method Editor) on your phone. You may go to "Settings-> Local and text-> Text settings-> Select input method" to select ONLY ONE preferred IME and then reboot your phone to ensure it automatically picks up your IME. Please bear in mind you should NOT install or move your preferred IME application to the SD card because, after your phone is restarted, the default IME will revert to Android keyboard (if you still have the stock Android Keyboard application installed) or your phone will show a lot of ForceCloses (if you have uninstalled the stock Android Keyboard application). Good Luck! FYI, I have already done this before on my Samsung Galaxy S Epic 4G (SPH-D700) which comes with a hardware slide-out keyboard, so my risk factor has been much smaller than yours. :-)
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Can I safely remove "Android keyboard" if I have installed an alternative keyboard application?
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android
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I'm trying to connect my Samsung Galaxy S2 (GT-9100, Android 2.3.4, I9100XXKI1) with my Linux box (Ubuntu 11.10 oneiric). I'm using the USB storage mode (Settings ➔ Wireless and network ➔ USB utilities). The device is recognized and two device nodes in <code> /dev </code> are created. In the syslog, I see this output: <code> sd 9:0:0:1: [sdh] 62325760 512-byte logical blocks: (31.9 GB/29.7 GiB) sdh: usb 1-1.5: reset high speed USB device number 10 using ehci_hcd usb 1-1.5: reset high speed USB device number 10 using ehci_hcd usb 1-1.5: reset high speed USB device number 10 using ehci_hcd sd 9:0:0:1: [sdh] Media Changed sd 9:0:0:1: [sdh] Result: hostbyte=DID_OK driverbyte=DRIVER_SENSE sd 9:0:0:1: [sdh] Sense Key : Unit Attention [current] sd 9:0:0:1: [sdh] Add. Sense: Power on, reset, or bus device reset occurred sd 9:0:0:1: [sdh] CDB: Read(10): 28 20 00 00 04 c8 00 00 08 00 end_request: I/O error, dev sdh, sector 1224 quiet_error: 98 callbacks suppressed Buffer I/O error on device sdh, logical block 153 sdh: usb 1-1.5: reset high speed USB device number 10 using ehci_hcd usb 1-1.5: reset high speed USB device number 10 using ehci_hcd usb 1-1.5: reset high speed USB device number 10 using ehci_hcd sd 9:0:0:1: [sdh] Media Changed sd 9:0:0:1: [sdh] Result: hostbyte=DID_OK driverbyte=DRIVER_SENSE sd 9:0:0:1: [sdh] Sense Key : Unit Attention [current] sd 9:0:0:1: [sdh] Add. Sense: Power on, reset, or bus device reset occurred sd 9:0:0:1: [sdh] CDB: Read(10): 28 20 00 00 04 90 00 00 48 00 end_request: I/O error, dev sdh, sector 1168 Buffer I/O error on device sdh, logical block 146 Buffer I/O error on device sdh, logical block 147 Buffer I/O error on device sdh, logical block 148 Buffer I/O error on device sdh, logical block 149 Buffer I/O error on device sdh, logical block 150 Buffer I/O error on device sdh, logical block 151 Buffer I/O error on device sdh, logical block 152 Buffer I/O error on device sdh, logical block 153 Buffer I/O error on device sdh, logical block 154 sdh: usb 1-1.5: reset high speed USB device number 10 using ehci_hcd usb 1-1.5: reset high speed USB device number 10 using ehci_hcd usb 1-1.5: reset high speed USB device number 10 using ehci_hcd sd 9:0:0:1: [sdh] Media Changed sd 9:0:0:1: [sdh] Result: hostbyte=DID_OK driverbyte=DRIVER_SENSE sd 9:0:0:1: [sdh] Sense Key : Unit Attention [current] sd 9:0:0:1: [sdh] Add. Sense: Power on, reset, or bus device reset occurred sd 9:0:0:1: [sdh] CDB: Read(10): 28 20 00 00 04 90 00 00 48 00 end_request: I/O error, dev sdh, sector 1168 sdh: usb 1-1.5: reset high speed USB device number 10 using ehci_hcd usb 1-1.5: reset high speed USB device number 10 using ehci_hcd usb 1-1.5: reset high speed USB device number 10 using ehci_hcd sd 9:0:0:1: [sdh] Media Changed sd 9:0:0:1: [sdh] Result: hostbyte=DID_OK driverbyte=DRIVER_SENSE sd 9:0:0:1: [sdh] Sense Key : Unit Attention [current] sd 9:0:0:1: [sdh] Add. Sense: Power on, reset, or bus device reset occurred sd 9:0:0:1: [sdh] CDB: Read(10): 28 20 00 00 04 90 00 00 48 00 end_request: I/O error, dev sdh, sector 1168 sd 9:0:0:0: [sdg] 24133632 512-byte logical blocks: (12.3 GB/11.5 GiB) sdg: sdh: usb 1-1.5: reset high speed USB device number 10 using ehci_hcd usb 1-1.5: reset high speed USB device number 10 using ehci_hcd usb 1-1.5: reset high speed USB device number 10 using ehci_hcd sd 9:0:0:0: [sdg] Media Changed sd 9:0:0:0: [sdg] Result: hostbyte=DID_OK driverbyte=DRIVER_SENSE sd 9:0:0:0: [sdg] Sense Key : Unit Attention [current] sd 9:0:0:0: [sdg] Add. Sense: Power on, reset, or bus device reset occurred sd 9:0:0:0: [sdg] CDB: Read(10): 28 00 00 00 00 20 00 00 10 00 end_request: I/O error, dev sdg, sector 32 sdg: usb 1-1.5: reset high speed USB device number 10 using ehci_hcd usb 1-1.5: reset high speed USB device number 10 using ehci_hcd sdh: usb 1-1.5: reset high speed USB device number 10 using ehci_hcd usb 1-1.5: reset high speed USB device number 10 using ehci_hcd usb 1-1.5: reset high speed USB device number 10 using ehci_hcd sd 9:0:0:1: [sdh] Media Changed sd 9:0:0:1: [sdh] Result: hostbyte=DID_OK driverbyte=DRIVER_SENSE sd 9:0:0:1: [sdh] Sense Key : Unit Attention [current] sd 9:0:0:1: [sdh] Add. Sense: Power on, reset, or bus device reset occurred sd 9:0:0:1: [sdh] CDB: Read(10): 28 20 00 00 04 90 00 00 48 00 end_request: I/O error, dev sdh, sector 1168 sdh: usb 1-1.5: reset high speed USB device number 10 using ehci_hcd usb 1-1.5: reset high speed USB device number 10 using ehci_hcd usb 1-1.5: reset high speed USB device number 10 using ehci_hcd usb 1-1.5: reset high speed USB device number 10 using ehci_hcd sd 9:0:0:1: [sdh] Media Changed sd 9:0:0:1: [sdh] Result: hostbyte=DID_OK driverbyte=DRIVER_SENSE sd 9:0:0:1: [sdh] Sense Key : Unit Attention [current] sd 9:0:0:1: [sdh] Add. Sense: Power on, reset, or bus device reset occurred sd 9:0:0:1: [sdh] CDB: Read(10): 28 20 00 00 04 90 00 00 48 00 end_request: I/O error, dev sdh, sector 1168 sdg: sdh: usb 1-1.5: reset high speed USB device number 10 using ehci_hcd usb 1-1.5: reset high speed USB device number 10 using ehci_hcd usb 1-1.5: reset high speed USB device number 10 using ehci_hcd usb 1-1.5: reset high speed USB device number 10 using ehci_hcd sd 9:0:0:1: [sdh] Media Changed sd 9:0:0:1: [sdh] Result: hostbyte=DID_OK driverbyte=DRIVER_SENSE sd 9:0:0:1: [sdh] Sense Key : Unit Attention [current] sd 9:0:0:1: [sdh] Add. Sense: Power on, reset, or bus device reset occurred sd 9:0:0:1: [sdh] CDB: Read(10): 28 20 00 00 04 90 00 00 48 00 end_request: I/O error, dev sdh, sector 1168 sdg: sdh: usb 1-1.5: reset high speed USB device number 10 using ehci_hcd usb 1-1.5: reset high speed USB device number 10 using ehci_hcd usb 1-1.5: reset high speed USB device number 10 using ehci_hcd sd 9:0:0:0: [sdg] Media Changed sd 9:0:0:0: [sdg] Result: hostbyte=DID_OK driverbyte=DRIVER_SENSE sd 9:0:0:0: [sdg] Sense Key : Unit Attention [current] sd 9:0:0:0: [sdg] Add. Sense: Power on, reset, or bus device reset occurred sd 9:0:0:0: [sdg] CDB: Read(10): 28 00 00 00 00 20 00 00 48 00 end_request: I/O error, dev sdg, sector 32 sdg: sdh: usb 1-1.5: reset high speed USB device number 10 using ehci_hcd usb 1-1.5: reset high speed USB device number 10 using ehci_hcd usb 1-1.5: reset high speed USB device number 10 using ehci_hcd sd 9:0:0:1: [sdh] Media Changed sd 9:0:0:1: [sdh] Result: hostbyte=DID_OK driverbyte=DRIVER_SENSE sd 9:0:0:1: [sdh] Sense Key : Unit Attention [current] sd 9:0:0:1: [sdh] Add. Sense: Power on, reset, or bus device reset occurred sd 9:0:0:1: [sdh] CDB: Read(10): 28 20 00 00 04 90 00 00 48 00 end_request: I/O error, dev sdh, sector 1168 quiet_error: 56 callbacks suppressed Buffer I/O error on device sdh, logical block 146 Buffer I/O error on device sdh, logical block 147 Buffer I/O error on device sdh, logical block 148 Buffer I/O error on device sdh, logical block 149 Buffer I/O error on device sdh, logical block 150 Buffer I/O error on device sdh, logical block 151 Buffer I/O error on device sdh, logical block 152 Buffer I/O error on device sdh, logical block 153 Buffer I/O error on device sdh, logical block 154 sd 9:0:0:0: [sdg] Device not ready sd 9:0:0:0: [sdg] Result: hostbyte=DID_OK driverbyte=DRIVER_SENSE sd 9:0:0:0: [sdg] Sense Key : Not Ready [current] sd 9:0:0:0: [sdg] Add. Sense: Medium not present sd 9:0:0:0: [sdg] CDB: Read(10): 28 00 00 00 01 a8 00 00 08 00 end_request: I/O error, dev sdg, sector 424 Buffer I/O error on device sdg, logical block 53 sd 9:0:0:0: [sdg] Device not ready sd 9:0:0:0: [sdg] Result: hostbyte=DID_OK driverbyte=DRIVER_SENSE sd 9:0:0:0: [sdg] Sense Key : Not Ready [current] sd 9:0:0:0: [sdg] Add. Sense: Medium not present sd 9:0:0:0: [sdg] CDB: Read(10): 28 00 00 00 02 00 00 00 08 00 end_request: I/O error, dev sdg, sector 512 sd 9:0:0:0: [sdg] Device not ready sd 9:0:0:0: [sdg] Result: hostbyte=DID_OK driverbyte=DRIVER_SENSE sd 9:0:0:0: [sdg] Sense Key : Not Ready [current] sd 9:0:0:0: [sdg] Add. Sense: Medium not present sd 9:0:0:0: [sdg] CDB: Read(10): 28 00 00 00 00 20 00 00 08 00 end_request: I/O error, dev sdg, sector 32 sd 9:0:0:0: [sdg] Device not ready sd 9:0:0:0: [sdg] Result: hostbyte=DID_OK driverbyte=DRIVER_SENSE sd 9:0:0:0: [sdg] Sense Key : Not Ready [current] sd 9:0:0:0: [sdg] Add. Sense: Medium not present sd 9:0:0:0: [sdg] CDB: Read(10): 28 00 00 00 10 00 00 00 08 00 end_request: I/O error, dev sdg, sector 4096 sdg: detected capacity change from 12356419584 to 0 sdh: usb 1-1.5: reset high speed USB device number 10 using ehci_hcd usb 1-1.5: reset high speed USB device number 10 using ehci_hcd usb 1-1.5: reset high speed USB device number 10 using ehci_hcd sd 9:0:0:1: [sdh] Media Changed sd 9:0:0:1: [sdh] Result: hostbyte=DID_OK driverbyte=DRIVER_SENSE sd 9:0:0:1: [sdh] Sense Key : Unit Attention [current] sd 9:0:0:1: [sdh] Add. Sense: Power on, reset, or bus device reset occurred sd 9:0:0:1: [sdh] CDB: Read(10): 28 20 00 00 04 90 00 00 48 00 end_request: I/O error, dev sdh, sector 1168 sdh: usb 1-1.5: reset high speed USB device number 10 using ehci_hcd usb 1-1.5: reset high speed USB device number 10 using ehci_hcd sd 9:0:0:1: [sdh] Device not ready sd 9:0:0:1: [sdh] Result: hostbyte=DID_OK driverbyte=DRIVER_SENSE sd 9:0:0:1: [sdh] Sense Key : Not Ready [current] sd 9:0:0:1: [sdh] Add. Sense: Medium not present sd 9:0:0:1: [sdh] CDB: Read(10): 28 20 00 00 04 90 00 00 48 00 end_request: I/O error, dev sdh, sector 1168 sd 9:0:0:1: [sdh] Device not ready sd 9:0:0:1: [sdh] Result: hostbyte=DID_OK driverbyte=DRIVER_SENSE sd 9:0:0:1: [sdh] Sense Key : Not Ready [current] sd 9:0:0:1: [sdh] Add. Sense: Medium not present sd 9:0:0:1: [sdh] CDB: Read(10): 28 20 00 00 04 90 00 00 08 00 end_request: I/O error, dev sdh, sector 1168 sd 9:0:0:1: [sdh] Device not ready sd 9:0:0:1: [sdh] Result: hostbyte=DID_OK driverbyte=DRIVER_SENSE sd 9:0:0:1: [sdh] Sense Key : Not Ready [current] sd 9:0:0:1: [sdh] Add. Sense: Medium not present sd 9:0:0:1: [sdh] CDB: Read(10): 28 20 00 00 00 18 00 00 08 00 end_request: I/O error, dev sdh, sector 24 sd 9:0:0:1: [sdh] Device not ready sd 9:0:0:1: [sdh] Result: hostbyte=DID_OK driverbyte=DRIVER_SENSE sd 9:0:0:1: [sdh] Sense Key : Not Ready [current] sd 9:0:0:1: [sdh] Add. Sense: Medium not present sd 9:0:0:1: [sdh] CDB: Read(10): 28 20 00 00 00 18 00 00 08 00 end_request: I/O error, dev sdh, sector 24 </code> When I try to list the root folder, I get: <code> ls: cannot access /media/3CB1-07D3/Samsung: Input/output error ls: cannot access /media/3CB1-07D3/LOST.DIR: Input/output error ls: cannot access /media/3CB1-07D3/external_sd: Input/output error ls: cannot access /media/3CB1-07D3/usbStorage: Input/output error ... </code> I tried to stackexchange-url ("reset the USB connection mode using PhoneUtil") but that didn't help. I tried to manually mount the phone with the same result. Then I tried to stackexchange-url ("enable USB debugging"). In this case, syslog says: <code> usb 1-1.5: new high speed USB device number 11 using ehci_hcd scsi10 : usb-storage 1-1.5:1.0 Jan 11 10:24:23 host mtp-probe: checking bus 1, device 11: "/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1a.0/usb1/1-1/1-1.5" Jan 11 10:24:23 host mtp-probe: bus: 1, device: 11 was not an MTP device cdc_acm 1-1.5:1.1: This device cannot do calls on its own. It is not a modem. cdc_acm 1-1.5:1.1: ttyACM0: USB ACM device usbcore: registered new interface driver cdc_acm cdc_acm: USB Abstract Control Model driver for USB modems and ISDN adapters Jan 11 10:24:24 host modem-manager[1288]: <info> (ttyACM0) opening serial port... scsi 10:0:0:0: Direct-Access Android UMS Composite 00 PQ: 0 ANSI: 2 scsi 10:0:0:1: Direct-Access Android UMS Composite 00 PQ: 0 ANSI: 2 sd 10:0:0:0: Attached scsi generic sg7 type 0 sd 10:0:0:1: Attached scsi generic sg8 type 0 sd 10:0:0:0: [sdg] Attached SCSI removable disk sd 10:0:0:1: [sdh] Attached SCSI removable disk </code> When trying to mount <code> /dev/sdg </code> , I get <code> mount: no medium found on /dev/sdh </code> I dimly remember that this once worked using the USB storage mode. In the meantime, I installed a firmware update. Any idea what I could try next? Unrelated questions: stackexchange-url ("Unable to mount Galaxy S2 on Debian Squeeze laptop as storage device"): In my case, the device is recognized
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Your Ubuntu is very outofdate. 12.03 12.10. 13.04. 13.10 14.04 are all newer versions of Ubuntu.Use 14.04 or newer when possible Since 13 issues with my S2 sdcard are almost nonexistent
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Lots of "Input/output error" after connecting Samsung Galaxy S2 via USB
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I'm using cyanogenmod's rom with droidwall activated with whitelist mode, and nothing checked. I've seen some strange ips being called, and droidwall blocking them. I wan to analyse these packets. Which is the best way? PS: I dont have Android Market installed.
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Cyanogenmod has tcpdump installed. You can run it from the shell, just make sure you select the correct interface: tcpdump -i tiwlan0 -vv Or, you can write the dump to a file on your sdcard, and analyze it with Wireshark on your desktop later: tcpdump -i tiwlan0 -w /mnt/sdcard/tcpdump.out There is also software like Shark for Root , which will capture the packets like tcpdump (it requires root, but does not require tcpdump, which is available on my Cyanogenmod 7.1, but I'm not sure if it is available in all versions of Cyanogenmod).
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How do I check tcp packets when they were blocked by droidwall?
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I have a Samsung Galaxy S2. My GPS doesn't work. It just says "Waiting for location" the whole time. At first when I bought the phone, I think it worked correctly, but now it doesn't. I tried: androidng.com/fix-galaxy-s-gps and similar stuff, nothing helped. How can I enabled the GPS function? P.S. I installed a few apps for battery savings, I disabled them now, maybe it was a cause? But it still doesn't work. I could reset everything probably, but then my apps would be deleted, right?
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I can't speak to the instructions you linked to, but @Ryan Conrad is correct in saying Galaxy S and Galaxy S II devices shouldn't be treated the same. Whenever I've had GPS trouble the GPS Status & Toolbox app has helped me. In their tools menu you can use the reset or download A-GPS data options - those steps seems to reset my GPS when it hangs.
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GPS not working on Galaxy S II
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Hi all I have a Samsung Galaxy Ace but my Wifi is always not in range. I think the solution may have been at Google Helps : Use WiFi driver re-installation Code <code> *#*#526#*#* </code> ...Reinstall the firmware for Wifi. Try it on other Routers as well this is a common problem with Androids. as i see (seen in lot of forums people discussing Wifi problem of Androids) My cousin bought the same Handset and he is having same problem. If it doesn't help show it to your vendor from where you have brought it I was wondering how do I use WiFi driver re-installation Code <code> *#*#526#*#* </code> ?
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These are called dialer codes, so naturally try typing it into your Dialer as if it were a phone number. I just did it on my Vibrant and got this: <code> WlanTest Engineering Mode Status... Unloading Normal Driver and Loading Mfg Driver Driver loading successful </code>
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How to use Wifi re-installation code?
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