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Randomly on my Android Galaxy S2, I'm receiving a message nag "Message board service started" . It can happens in an application, in the app drawer or anywhere randomly. I'm unable to find any sources talking about this message. Do you have an idea? Android 2.3.6
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Found it .... Message Board service started BlueLocate service started Here is the app causing theses messages : Connectdroid
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Receiving "Message board service started" randomly
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android
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I've had my Galaxy S2 SGH-I777 (AT&T) for about 2 months now and everything has been great up until yesterday. I started experiencing some freezing and strange behavior. The phone is unrooted and using the stock ROM. The problems include but are not limited to: Random freezing when the phone is locked (by pressing the power button). Always have to do a hard reset. Random notifications about MTP initialization when no USB cable has been plugged into the phone. Vlingo Voice command (come preloaded on the phone) randomly popping up/starting without anything being pressed. Sometimes when I power off the phone it doesn't actually turn off completely but just restarts. Plugging in the USB cable while the phone is off turns it on (I don't think this is default behavior). And just recently I've had some strange touchscreen issues. Random letters being typed that I haven't touched etc. These issues are not constant but occur intermittently. I've already performed a factory reset, but the problems persist. Since I have yet to read about anyone else having similar problems with their phones, this leads me to believe that it's not actually an issue with the stock ROM but an issue with the phone itself and the hardware. But before I take it back to AT&T I wanted to get some input from you guys. Any ideas on what could be causing this? Thanks in advance.
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I am also a user of Samsung Galaxy S2. Mine is rooted but all the indicators of your phone are pointing to a hardware problem. There is most probably a short-circuit like instantaneous electric jumps inside the motherboard. Most of your problems can be answered rationally by uncontrolled electric jumps. For instance plugging the USB cable (namely a power source) directly starts the phone, indicating that there is a short circuit which transfers the USB power to the power button of the phone whereas they should be insulated. When you power-off the phone, it restarts. This may be explained with a short-circuit of the phone's battery with the power button. So on and so forth...
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Samsung Galaxy S2 Problems - Possibly Hardware Related?
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android
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I'm interested in putting CyanogenMod on my Samsung Vibrant (Galaxy S). The FAQ on Cyanogenmod says: Q: Do I have to wipe my data before I install CyanogenMod? A: Short answer: Maybe. Long answer: Maybe. I understand there's a possibility if something goes wrong that I might have to wipe my phone. However, in the Vibrant instructions right after booting into ClockworkMod Recovery it says to "wipe data/factory reset" and "wipe cache partition". That seems to me to indicate that a factory reset is required, which I would think would wipe out everything on my phone. Is it just that the Vibrant's instruction require a reset or am I not understanding something? Thanks!
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In my experience, yes. I tried without wiping and CM7 failed to boot.
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Will installing cyanogenmod7 on my Samsung Vibrant require me to wipe my phone first?
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android
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I am having the feared random reboots in my recently acquired Droid 3. It is rebooting more than 10 times a day randomly, both when idle and when doing anything in the phone. The only pattern I've been to able to catch is that around 30 seconds before a reboot, I lose phone signal (the signal strength meter is empty and showing a cross). WiFi keeps working until the reboot. I am located in Spain and using the phone in GSM/UMTS mode, with CDMA disabled. Some times when I lose the signal prior to a reboot, I get a pop-up asking if I want to put the phone in "global" mode for it to search for CDMA signal. I am using rooted Steel Droid 3 with OTA 5.6.890, but it happened with Verizon's stock ROM as well. I have googled extensively for the last couple of days and did everything I have found about possible solutions: Factory reset and disabling Google restoring features on initial config (to prevent restoring WiFi hotspot data, alleged to cause reboots) Manually wiping all WiFi hotspot info Disable WiFi Running with no apps installed Formatting sd card Wiping user data and cache from Recovery Checking if the battery is loose, wedge a piece of paper to lock it in place None of this have prevented or even alleviated the random reboots. I'm fearing my phone might be a total lemon, but unfortunately as I am in Spain I can't return it and get a replacement. Anyway I have been reading that people have returned their Droids four or five times and still get random reboots in every new or refurbished Droid they get. Other than that the phone works perfectly well, and I really love it. But having reboots when you are in the middle of something is going to get more and more annoying and I fear I will throw it out of the window sooner or later. I really need to solve this. I run <code> adb logcat </code> in hopes of finding what is causing it, but it didn't see anything revelatory. Here are the tails of my last 3 logs before a crash: <code> 12-06 22:39:43.764 512 3986 W Smack/Packet: notify conn break (IOEx), close connection12-06 22:39:43.764 512 3986 D Smack : [XMPPConn] close connection, notifyClosed=false 12-06 22:39:43.921 512 608 I GTalkService: [GTalkConnection.18] connectionClosed: connId=28343, error=CONNECTION FAILED 12-06 22:39:43.921 317 323 D ConnectivityService: reportNetworkCondition(1,0) 12-06 22:39:43.929 317 370 D ConnectivityService: Inet connectivity change,net=1, condition=0,mActiveDefaultNetwork=1 12-06 22:39:43.929 317 370 D ConnectivityService: starting a change hold12-06 22:39:43.936 512 608 I GTalkService: [GTalkConnection.18] (WORKER THREAD) update account status 12-06 22:39:43.999 512 608 I GTalkService: [GTalkConnection.18] (WORKER THREAD) update account status - done, took 58 ms 12-06 22:39:46.944 400 400 D StatusBarPolicy: the netConditon of netType 1 is updated as 0 by android.net.conn.INET_CONDITION_ACTION,icon color should be white. 12-06 22:39:46.944 400 400 V StatusBarPolicy: NetworkInfo: NetworkInfo: type: WIFI[], state: CONNECTED/CONNECTED, reason: (unspecified), extra: (none), roaming: false, failover: false, isAvailable: true, inetCondition= 0 12-06 22:39:46.944 400 400 V StatusBarPolicy: mModemIsResetting=false 12-06 22:39:46.944 317 370 D ConnectivityService: Inet hold end, net=1, condition =0, published condition =100 12-06 22:39:59.702 195 237 D libmdmctrl: file /sys/bus/usb/devices/usb2/power/control, buff = auto 12-06 22:39:59.702 195 237 D libmdmctrl: 12-06 22:39:59.702 195 237 D libmdmctrl: file /sys/bus/usb/devices/usb2/power/control opened in write only mode 12-06 22:39:59.702 195 237 D libmdmctrl: </code> Log 2: <code> 12-06 23:12:14.951 533 1016 I EventLogService: Aggregate from 1323209010096 (log), 1323207734851 (data) 12-06 23:12:16.654 317 382 D dalvikvm: GC_EXPLICIT freed 143K, 38% free 8201K/13063K, external 5433K/6784K, paused 158ms 12-06 23:12:21.990 195 237 D libmdmctrl: file /sys/bus/usb/devices/usb2/power/control, buff = auto 12-06 23:12:21.990 195 237 D libmdmctrl: 12-06 23:12:21.990 195 237 D libmdmctrl: file /sys/bus/usb/devices/usb2/power/control opened in write only mode 12-06 23:12:21.990 195 237 D libmdmctrl: 12-06 23:12:24.591 4743 4754 W googleanalytics: Problem with socket or streams. 12-06 23:12:24.591 4743 4754 W googleanalytics: java.net.ConnectException: www.google-analytics.com/127.0.0.1:80 - Connection refused 12-06 23:12:24.591 4743 4754 W googleanalytics: at org.apache.harmony.luni.net.PlainSocketImpl.connect(PlainSocketImpl.java:207) 12-06 23:12:24.591 4743 4754 W googleanalytics: at org.apache.harmony.luni.net.PlainSocketImpl.connect(PlainSocketImpl.java:437) 12-06 23:12:24.591 4743 4754 W googleanalytics: at java.net.Socket.connect(Socket.java:983) 12-06 23:12:24.591 4743 4754 W googleanalytics: at org.apache.http.conn.scheme.PlainSocketFactory.connectSocket(PlainSocketFactory.java:119) 12-06 23:12:24.591 4743 4754 W googleanalytics: at com.google.android.apps.analytics.PipelinedRequester.maybeOpenConnection(Unknown Source) 12-06 23:12:24.591 4743 4754 W googleanalytics: at com.google.android.apps.analytics.PipelinedRequester.addRequest(Unknown Source) 12-06 23:12:24.591 4743 4754 W googleanalytics: at com.google.android.apps.analytics.NetworkDispatcher$DispatcherThread$AsyncDispatchTask.dispatchSomePendingEvents(Unknown Source) 12-06 23:12:24.591 4743 4754 W googleanalytics: at com.google.android.apps.analytics.NetworkDispatcher$DispatcherThread$AsyncDispatchTask.run(Unknown Source) 12-06 23:12:24.591 4743 4754 W googleanalytics: at android.os.Handler.handleCallback(Handler.java:587) 12-06 23:12:24.591 4743 4754 W googleanalytics: at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:92) 12-06 23:12:24.591 4743 4754 W googleanalytics: at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:130) 12-06 23:12:24.591 4743 4754 W googleanalytics: at android.os.HandlerThread.run(HandlerThread.java:60) 12-06 23:12:24.849 445 467 D dalvikvm: GC_CONCURRENT freed 1098K, 49% free 4008K/7815K, external 2692K/3351K, paused 2ms+2ms 12-06 23:12:24.896 445 445 W KeyCharacterMap: Can't open keycharmap file 12-06 23:12:24.896 445 445 W KeyCharacterMap: Error loading keycharmap file'/data/usr/keychars/omap-keypad.kcm.bin'. hw.keyboards.0.devname='omap-keypad' </code> Log 3: <code> 12-06 23:46:26.576 677 1930 W IdleConnectionHandler: Removing a connection that never existed!12-06 23:46:26.576 677 1930 D News Processor: SAVED http://www.meneame.net/rss2.php 12-06 23:46:26.584 677 1932 D News Processor: PROCESSING source: 20 http://www.meneame.net/rss2.php 12-06 23:46:26.646 677 1932 D News Processor: HAS NEW: false - http://www.meneame.net/rss2.php 12-06 23:46:33.584 1480 1491 W googleanalytics: Problem with socket or streams. 12-06 23:46:33.584 1480 1491 W googleanalytics: java.net.ConnectException: www.google-analytics.com/127.0.0.1:80 - Connection refused 12-06 23:46:33.584 1480 1491 W googleanalytics: at org.apache.harmony.luni.net.PlainSocketImpl.connect(PlainSocketImpl.java:207) 12-06 23:46:33.584 1480 1491 W googleanalytics: at org.apache.harmony.luni.net.PlainSocketImpl.connect(PlainSocketImpl.java:437) 12-06 23:46:33.584 1480 1491 W googleanalytics: at java.net.Socket.connect(Socket.java:983) 12-06 23:46:33.584 1480 1491 W googleanalytics: at org.apache.http.conn.scheme.PlainSocketFactory.connectSocket(PlainSocketFactory.java:119) 12-06 23:46:33.584 1480 1491 W googleanalytics: at com.google.android.apps.analytics.PipelinedRequester.maybeOpenConnection(Unknown Source) 12-06 23:46:33.584 1480 1491 W googleanalytics: at com.google.android.apps.analytics.PipelinedRequester.addRequest(Unknown Source) 12-06 23:46:33.584 1480 1491 W googleanalytics: at com.google.android.apps.analytics.NetworkDispatcher$DispatcherThread$AsyncDispatchTask.dispatchSomePendingEvents(Unknown Source) 12-06 23:46:33.584 1480 1491 W googleanalytics: at com.google.android.apps.analytics.NetworkDispatcher$DispatcherThread$AsyncDispatchTask.run(Unknown Source) 12-06 23:46:33.584 1480 1491 W googleanalytics: at android.os.Handler.handleCallback(Handler.java:587) 12-06 23:46:33.584 1480 1491 W googleanalytics: at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:92) 12-06 23:46:33.584 1480 1491 W googleanalytics: at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:130) 12-06 23:46:33.584 1480 1491 W googleanalytics: at android.os.HandlerThread.run(HandlerThread.java:60) 12-06 23:46:36.334 195 237 D libmdmctrl: file /sys/bus/usb/devices/usb2/power/control, buff = auto 12-06 23:46:36.334 195 237 D libmdmctrl: 12-06 23:46:36.334 195 237 D libmdmctrl: file /sys/bus/usb/devices/usb2/power/control opened in write only mode 12-06 23:46:36.334 195 237 D libmdmctrl: </code> I have seen that the most common before-reboot output is <code> 12-06 22:39:59.702 195 237 D libmdmctrl: file /sys/bus/usb/devices/usb2/power/control, buff = auto 12-06 22:39:59.702 195 237 D libmdmctrl: 12-06 22:39:59.702 195 237 D libmdmctrl: file /sys/bus/usb/devices/usb2/power/control opened in write only mode 12-06 22:39:59.702 195 237 D libmdmctrl: </code> But I have googled for libmdmctrl and there is only 1 result that has nothing to do with anything. I am really in the dark, thanks for any help!
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I tried a different approach, seeing the problem was with radio / telephony... I put in another SIM from a different carrier, and so far I am having no reboots! What is the difference? My main carrier is a "virtual carrier", a company that rents other company's network to offer their service, usually with more competitive prices. The SIM I'm using now is from a traditional carrier that owns the network directly. What I think happens is that when using a virtual carrier, you are having a sort of permanent roaming: the phone has to first get into the network owning carrier and then join the virtual network of the virtual carrier. Somehow this is making the Droid 3 crazy. The signal strength meter was indeed showing a small "R" indicating I was in roaming. I assumed this was because being an US phone, it took any non-US network as roaming, but now that I am using the regular carrier SIM, the signal strength bar is not showing "R" anymore. Seems I will have to change my carrier to a network owner, which unfortunately have much less competitive prices. But at least I found a way of using the Droid 3 without constant reboots!! For future reference to other Spanish users: I am having the reboots using a Simyo SIM (which runs on the Orange network), but with a Movistar SIM there are no reboots.
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Motorola Droid 3 many random reboots
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android
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I created a PIN for accepting purchases on the Android Market, and I seem to have forgotten it. How can I reset it? It looks as though I can't access User Controls without said PIN. It's not a huge deal, since I can still purchase apps from the website, but it would be good to have that option if I was on the go.
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<code> Settings -> Applications -> Manage applications -> Market -> Clear data </code>
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PIN reset for purchases on Market
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android
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There's currently a promo on the top 10 applications, available at barrel-bottom prices. I'd like to purchase them but not install them just yet. My phone is low on internal storage and there's just not enough space to put some of the bigger ones. I can't even attempt to install some of them (yeah, it's that bad). I'm planning on purchasing another Android device in the near future, and those nifty apps will surely come in handy when this happens. Please don't suggest the usual circumvention methods of moving apps to SD, installing custom ROMs, removing unused applications, etc. These either won't work or have already been done.
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The best you can really do currently is to buy them from the Market (web or app) and then just cancel the download/installation when it starts on your device. This only works with apps your device supports, though. Purchasing unsupported apps was the topic of stackexchange-url ("this related question").
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Can I purchase apps from Android Market without installing them?
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android
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I just bought a brand new Iconia Tab A500. I just unboxed it and it shall be charging for the next 14 hours :) While I wait for first booting it, I have a question on rooting with 3.2. The tablet comes with Honey 3.0, but I read that the 3.2 update is ready to be delivered OTA. But I absolutely want to root it! Can I root the device after the OS upgrade? Or should I root it first? Or, does upgrade remove rooting and currently there's no [yet] rooting for HC3.2? Thank you
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As far as I know, the 3.2 update on the A500 has not been rooted ( some discussion here ). There's one XDA thread where someone has described a method of downgrading so you can root, but nothing that lets you root 3.2 in and of itself. If you want to have root access then I would suggest rooting the shipped version, then manually upgrading to a pre-rooted version of the latest OTA update.
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Acer Iconia Tab A500 - Rooting & Honeycomb 3.2
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android
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I use Android 2.x on my phone and will buy a Tegra 3 tablet in the (hopefully) near future. I use files on my NAS with my phone. I can access those files with external tools (ES file explorer), but other applications cannot access these files. I just wonder if Honeycomb or Ice Cream Sandwich have built-in support for smb?
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In a word: No. In order for all applications on the device to have access to a cifs mount, cifs support needs to be compiled into the kernel (or at least available as a loadable module). I've never seen a device that shipped with such a kernel from the manufacturer. Doesn't mean that they don't exist, I just haven't seen them. Now, for some devices that have been rooted/unlocked and replacement kernels can be compiled, I've seen kernels made with cifs support built in. Once you have cifs support in the kernel, you could use an application like Mount Manager to handle the system-wide mounts. The applications like ES File Explorer you've seen with cifs support have their own private implementation. They are unable to mount the share into the global namespace such that other apps could take advantage.
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Does any version of Android support smb natively?
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android
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Google Map web version can provide 3 alternative routes when routing directions. However, it seems Android Google map can only provide 1 route and have no option to choose alternative routes. Is there any way to get the alternative routes?
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To see alternate routes, you need to use Navigation as opposed to Maps. If you already have Maps open, click the blue arrowhead in the upper right to switch to Navigation, then click the context button on your phone, then select <code> Route Info </code> , then click the third button to the right along the bottom which will have both a dashed and solid line going to a map pin. Alternate routes will appear, and you can select them along the top of the route info map.
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Android Google map to provide alternative route
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android
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I am using my phone's built in Wifi Hotspot to share wifi with my laptop and my other devices. I am using android 2.3 (Gingerbread), and the phone I have is the HTC Desire Z. Questions Is it possible for a carrier to detect that I am using "Wifi Hotspot" and sharing my mobile data connection with other devices? Furthermore, is Wifi Hotspot a feature that most android devices have? and is it a feature that can be disabled by the carrier (on a phone-by-phone basis)?
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It is not detectable, but using tethering on Android with an second device leaves a lot of traces: User-Agent Headers within HTTP that come from non-mobile browser Increased Traffic consumption Connection to services that are not available on Android/Smartphone devices (e.g. World of Warcraft) and many more I can't think of atm. But I have never heard of a carrier that goes for a trial, even if it's a violation of services from most carrier contracts. IMHO Mobile carriers have other problems at the moment, like overall increased mobile data traffic because of the smartphone boom. These is currently handled by soft limits of data traffic, that when reached only allow traffic over 2G connections. Or, to answer your second question, if you buy a smartphone from some carriers, the build in tethering function is locked and not usable.
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Does a carrier know I am tethering via Wifi Hotspot?
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android
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I have Android 2.2 on my phone and I want an app that lets me listen to free music online in the background while I browse through other apps or do something else on my phone. The YouTube app closes once I minimize it, so I have to keep it open to listen to music. I have tried apps like Shazam and Soundhound but they don't offer free music. Can anyone recommend a good app?
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I heart Radio and TuneIn Radio are apps that let you stream FM radio stations. You select the sort of station you like and listen to the music they play. I personally use them for listening to talk radio, but same difference.
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How can I listen to free online music while performing other tasks on my device?
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android
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I want to wipe the phone clean (or reset it, not sure about the nomenclature). Meaning, I'd like to get rid of all the apps, all the data, everything. Except for the contacts. I'd like to somehow restore them after wiping the phone. So I know there is an option to go to Settings/Privacy/Factory data reset, which wipes it clean (i assume), and that is what I am planning to use. I also see an option to <code> Back up my data </code> in Settings/Privacy. However, this option backs up all the application data, passwords, etc... as well to Google servers. But, again, I only want the contacts. So, is there a way to do what I want? For reference, this is a Nexus One with Android 2.3.6.
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Your contacts are automatically backed up to the Google account you set up your phone with. So long as you have the "Contacts" sync setting on, any changes you've made to your contacts should be mirrored in your Gmail contacts online. After you wipe your phone, if you use the same account to set it up again the contacts will automatically download on the first sync. You can verify that your contacts are backed up by going online to Gmail, clicking on "Contacts", and checking them against your phone's address book.
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How to back up the address book?
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android
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I am not sure what an app can do to me if it is able to discover my account, to what extent? Thank you very much.
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This permission is of moderate-high importance. This allows the application to read what accounts you have and the usernames associated with them. It allows the app to interact with permission related to that account. An example would be an app that was restoring your contact, would discover your Google account then send you to Google's login screen. It doesn't actually get to see your password, but it gets to work with the account. This is also legitimately used by applications to add contacts to your accounts, such as dialer replacements and contact managers/backup/sync/etc. Source
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What does "discover known accounts" permission mean?
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android
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I am trying to backup contacts from my phone (Galaxy S, Android 2.2.1) to Gmail account. The procedure I found on the Internet goes as follows: Open Contacts Menu -> Import/Export -> Export to SD card Menu -> Import/Export -> Import from SD card -> Google (i.e. save imported to Google account) For some reason I don't have option to use SD card, so I use SIM instead. However, when I import contacts, they save to the phone (there is no prompt where to store them). I changed settings to automatically save contacts to Google and it works for newly created ones, but doesn't affect importing. Am I missing something? Or could you verify this behavior on your phones?
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I remember this. When I first got my phone I made the same mistake, setting my contacts to save to my phone instead of Google. I believe I ended up using the free version of MyBackup to backup my contacts, then restore them as Google contacts.
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Sync Android contacts to Gmail
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android
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I'd a Samsung Galaxy I5510 with stock rom, android 2.2. Whenever I double-clicked any word in an input field it got selected. Now I bought a Samsung Galaxy Ace I still have stock rom and andrond 2.3.4 and double-clicking a word does nothing. Is there any way I can get this functionality back? It was very useful to add words to swype after typing them.
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Apparently this functionality lays on the keyboard. I'd and old version of Swype (which came installed). After rooting, I followed this instructions to update Swype and now I get this functionality back. Good luck to everyone!
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Double click word doesn't select it
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android
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As you may know, the official Android Market is in the process of having a sale, charging only 10 cents for a bunch of apps for 10 days. They're going to pick 10 new apps each day, so the apps for sale today won't be on sale tomorrow. I am an OG Droid owner, and I'm one of the many who is waiting to pounce on the moment the Galaxy Nexus shows up in Verizon stores. I could have upgraded my phone weeks ago, but .. well.. you know how it is. One of the apps on sale today (Asphalt 6: Adrenaline HD) won't let me purchase it, because the Droid doesn't support it. But (hopefully) within a week I will have a phone that definitely supports this game. I don't even care if the game sucks; it's only 10 cents! Is there any way I can buy the app anyway, so I can install it at a later date?
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buy it on the amazon android app store. they are matching the prices of the android market and its lets you download it. just gives you a warning that you may be purchasing a game that does not work with your device. and, as of today (12/11) its still $.10
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How can I buy an app that isn't supported on my (current) device?
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android
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I can't figure out how to save a contact shortcut on the home screen for easy dialing (Ice Cream Sandwich on Galaxy Nexus). Long-pressing on the home screen prompts me to choose a wallpaper. Long-pressing on a contact in the People app has no effect. I can't find any menu option to do it. How do you do it?
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Found it. There's a Direct dial widget you can add from the Applications/Widgets menu. When you select this, it prompts you to choose a contact. There are also shortcut widgets for Direct message , Open contact , etc.
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How do you save a contact onto the home screen?
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android
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If I root and flash my phone, will I get some limitations? I understand that I will lose any carrier and manufacturer specific apps/launcher/widget (and this actually may be a bonus); however I want to know: what will happen to my gmail/calendar/market account? Will it work as before? will I get battery/radio/GPS issues? will I lose some compatibility with apps (Is a custom ROM less compatible)? can I still use the phone for developing apps?
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You google apps will work exactly the same as before; either they'll be prepackaged with CM or you will download an update pack that will install them for you. Battery/radio/GPS issues are mostly related to specific hardware. You'd have to check the CM forums and wiki for your phone model to answer that one. Compatibility is an issue for some apps, but in the vast majority of cases the answer to this will be no (and in fact, some apps are compatible with CM but not with stock ROMs). You can most definitely still use the phone to develop apps :) The nice thing with flashing a new ROM is that you can go back to the stock experience anytime you like, either by making a backup or downloading the stock ROM and keeping it around to flash later if you want it. So you aren't really risking anything except some time invested in fiddling the ROMs.
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Disadvantages of CyanogenMod
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android
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Right now skype starts, email clients send/receive. I really don't want skype to start and login when I connect to 3G, but it's OK if I connect to wifi. How do I configure which programs autostart when connecting to 3G / wifi? (Sony Ericsson Xperia X8, NOT rooted)
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Without root you only have the control the app developers give you: If an app allows you to configure this behaviour, you can do so -- otherwise you can't. If your device were rooted, on the other hand, you'ld have several possibilities: Use DroidWall to define which apps may use 3g, which Wifi, which both, and which none (1st pic below) Use LBE Privacy Guard to do the same, and more (2nd pic) Use Autorun Manager to disable certain listeners of apps, so they no longer get informed about network changes (3rd pic; experienced users only!) This is just a selection, and thus the list is very incomplete. As you already wrote your device is not rooted, it doesn't make sense to put all those details here; it's just to give you an idea what would be possible with root, not to elaborate all options ;)
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How do I configure which programs autostart when connecting to the internet?
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android
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I know about Xmarks and LastPass, but is there a free solution for password syncing between Android and Chrome?
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Keepass is an option. You can set up the KeePassDroid app to use a password database that you keep synced with Dropbox (a good tutorial is available at AndroidPolice ). Not very elegant, but it might be what you're looking for.
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Password sync with Chrome
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android
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I gave my sister my older smartphone without removing my google-account. How can I remove that permission without removing her settings completely, or how can I remove that certain android device from my google dashboard? If possible, it would be great if I could do it remotely (via my google dashboard).
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If you are using Google Two Step authorisation , then you can revoke the one-time password that you assigned to the phone remotely from your Google account's settings, I don't think that this is possible unless you are using the Two Step authorisation. Go to your Google Account Settings page , click the Edit link beside "2 step verification", click "Manage application-specific passwords", look down the list for the password assigned to your old phone and click the "Revoke" link. Next time the phone tries to access your Google account, it should be denied access and your sister will see a warning asking her to enter the new password. If you haven't set up the two step authorisation then, to do it directly on the phone, as long as the phone is running Android 2.1 (Eclair) or newer, then you can go into Settings -> Accounts and sync -> then select the account and you should have a Remove account button at the bottom of the screen. Once you've done this switch the phone off and on again (just to make sure that no apps are running that have already logged in), and it should be removed. Note that this won't remove all of your old data from the phone, it will just remove some of the Google synced data, and stop anything new from coming down from (or going up to) your Google account. To be sure that all of your old data is removed from the phone, you will need to wipe the phone with a factory reset.
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Remove google-account from older smartphone
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android
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When searching for something while the target is offline its most convenient to click on Google's cache link for that certain target or search result. But I don't see such link on my android phone using the default browser. Is it related to mobile Google search? I wonder if I could reenable this. I use Android 2.3.3 with Samsung Galaxy S i9000.
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If you go to the bottom of the search results page, you will see something like ( <code> View Google in: Mobile | Classic </code> ), you can click on "Classic" to view the current search result in desktop version of Google, which of course have the 'cached' link.
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Google cache links in search results
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android
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What font ships with the droid x on 2.3? Is the same font used across all android devices running 2.3?
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Prior to Android 4.0 (aka Ice Cream Sandwich) It's called "Droid", and comes in Serif (Regular, Bold, Italic, Bold Italic), Sans (Regular, Bold), and Sans Mono variants. A new font family "Roboto" was released with 4.0. Wikipedia article on Droid (font) Google+ post on Roboto
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What's the standard font called that comes on droid x running 2.3?
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android
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As question, I have found something called <code> offline twitter </code> , but seems that it is broken in my HTC ChaCha, as I can't copy the "pin number" from twitter site back to <code> offline twitter </code> . Thanks.
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A number of 3rd-party "social" apps have this feature. Personally I use TweetDeck . When Internet connection is not available, it will save my tweet, and throw a notification saying that it will be sent when connectivity is re-established.
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Any android app capable of storing "unsent tweet" then send it out when internet connection is resumed?
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android
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In attending/hosting conference calls, I'd like to be able to dial the conference call provider and enter the required PIN code directly from the entry in my calendar. The process I currently use is: When scheduling the call - create the calendar entry for the call, including in the field [Where - Event Location] the number and PIN to dial in the format <code> +CCAAANNNNNNN,,PPPPPP#, </code> where CC = country code, AAA = area code, NNNNNNN is the conference call telephone number, PPPPPP = the PIN code needed. The first two commas are to wait long enough, the third comma is to stop the # requried to enter the PIN from not being recognised. When setting up or dialling into the call: 1. Open the calendar entry, 2. Edit , 3. Select the text in the "Where- event location" field, 4. Copy , 5. Switch to the dialler, 6. Paste , and then 7. Dial . Whilst this works, is is clearly not as efficient as clicking a link in the Calendar Event <code> +CCAAANNNNNNN,,PPPPPP#, </code> . Frustratingly, this even comes up as a hyperlink, but Android gives me the options Earth & Maps (as well as two other proprietary links - Radar which is part of the App "GPS Status", and ZVVFahrplan - part of the Zürich city public transports system's app). I have tried all permutations that I can think of rfc3966.txt : The tel URI for Telephone Numbers. For example <code> tel:+442012345555,,123456#, </code> or, <code> tel:+442012345555","","123456"#""," </code> or <code> tel:+442012345555PP123456FP </code> If if put the number in the Notes field within the Calendar event, it turns into a diallable link, but chopped up. I can dial the number , but not the PIN. Any thoughts or ideas?
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Thanks to Doug Plenty for providing the answer to me directly. This is the subject of an Apple patent and over which they are suing HTC (amongst others) who customise Android in a way that the stock OS doesn't dare. See for example http://mashable.com/2011/12/19/apple-patent-victory/
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Calendar Event Location: Diallable Conference call number with host/participant code
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android
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I bought an i7500, no data plan. I had assumed that connecting to my router would allow me to download apps from the marketplace; apparently not. I get a message about not being able to connect via the SIM data plan. Is there a way for me to download and install apps without actually getting a data plan?
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You can always use sites like SlideMe.org, which "mirror" many Market apps and allow you to download them without registering your Android device. Beware of stolen apps, though (i.e. paid apps which are available for free). You can also use the Marketplace app with only a wireless router in range.
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How to download apps without a wireless data plan
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android
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I want to have a shared contact list between two (or more) handsets. So that whenever someone is adding a contact to the list, it'll be automatically added to all handsets who share this. It's very useful for people who work in the same place, and have many shared work-related contacts. Instead of making each employee add them to the contact list - any one who add work-related contact will add it to everyone. How can I do that with Android?
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Actually, this is pretty easy. There are two workable answers I can offer: If you have Google Apps for your organization, you can simply turn on contact sharing and make sure everyone adds their Google Apps account to their phone. If you don't have Google Apps or don't want to use contact sharing, simply set up a single dummy gmail/Google Apps account for every person to add to their phone. Any contacts added to this account, be it via a phones or via the gmail contacts book, will appear on every phone whenever a sync happens. To add another account to your phone : <code> Settings->Accounts and sync->Add account </code> After adding the account on the phone, make sure you click on it again and set syncing to just contacts and not gmail, calendar, etc (unless you want these)
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Shared contacts list
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android
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I want following: be able to set hardware mode for video decoding and software mode for audio. Best players I have seen so far support one switch for both. Am I corrent that hardware mode for video is beneficial in terms performance/battery life?
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MX Player does HW video / SW audio.
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Video player with ability to set SW/HW for Audio and Video separately
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android
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I would like a text editor that works like the Google Docs app, where you start out viewing a file and if you want to edit it you specifically have to click an "Edit" button. The reason this would be useful is that the keyboard pops up automatically if you are editing text. 90% of the time, I simply want to view the text file and not make changes. Or maybe I want to view the file and decide if I want to make changes after I see it. Dismissing the keyboard or being prompted to save the file every time is annoying when I only wanted to view it.
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MiniNoteViewer (https://market.android.com/details?id=jp.gr.java_conf.hatalab.mnv&hl=en) basically works the way I want. There's no explicit switch between "Edit" and "View" modes, but it doesn't pop up the keyboard until you tell it to. Good enough. Also Jota View (https://market.android.com/details?id=jp.sblo.pandora.jota) can be set to not pop up the keyboard when you are viewing a note (Preferences-> Input-> Viewer), though the app is overcomplicated IMO.
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text editor that starts out in view mode?
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android
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I'm transitioning to plain text files as the basis for my GTD system, which is awesome when I'm at my laptop (Vim editing all the way). However, I haven't yet figured out a good way to take quick notes on my Android tablet, which is a Xoom running Honeycomb (not yet rooted, although I'm open to the idea). Ideally what I like is a script or widget that would pop up a textbox that I could type a note into. The note would then be saved and synced to Dropbox automatically. The idea is for this capture process to be as seamless as possible. I would like to avoid having to remember to manually sync files in the Dropbox app, or launch an app and fuss with naming a file, browsing to the correct directory, etc. The apps I've tried so far are much too fiddly for my tastes. Any suggestions for how I could accomplish this? I'm a developer, I could definitely tackle a more code-oriented solution if that's the only way.
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I use an app called Epistle to create/edit textfiles within my Dropbox repository. It even supports Markdown. There are other similar apps in the Market. If you've embraced todo.txt for your to-do management, Gina Trapani's Todo.txt Touch is helpful. It also syncs to Dropbox.
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Update text files on Android and sync to Dropbox
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android
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From one day to another it seems that A2DP stopped working for me. I used it to stream music from my phone to my car's stereo. Everything worked fine until yesterday. I didn't install or upgrade any software as far as I remember. What happens now is that everything seem to work but I don't hear anything. The media player on the phone is running. When I adjust the volume on the phone I see the popping out slider showing 'bluetooth media volume'. Also I can skip tracks using my car's buttons (AVRCP profile) and display track information in my car's display (ACRCP 1.3 supported by Samsung media player on Galaxy SII). I can use the phone, too (handsfree profile), here I can hear everything. I think its a matter with the phone and not with the car since I tried another phone, that works as expected. Unfortunately I don't have another A2DP headset or similar to try with my phone. A already tried to delete the pairing and pair new but it didn't help. Ideas anybody? I use a Galaxy SII running 2.3.4. One more thing I should mention: I don't think that this is the reason but I had an issue with my phone's micro USB port the same day. It was always saying it's getting charged via USB but it wasn't. Also car mode switched on and off sometimes without user interaction. So I removed the battery, tried to clean the micro USB port by blowing in it, waited some hours and after that everything's fine again. But as I said, I don't think that this is related since there's no reason why a defect micro USB port (and it doesn't seem to be defect though) should stop A2DP working. Update: Found this similar problem and will try unpair, remove battery and pair again as suggested tomorrow. Will give an update here.
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Finally I found the solution: When in car mode (automatically toggled using Llama when my car connects via Bluetooth), I use Car Dock Home v3 as home replacement. Inside it's preferences in the "Car Mode System Settings" there's an option called "Samsung USB Mount Au..." (can't read the complete entry). I had already forgotten that I checked this option since I wanted to know what it does. Now I know that it mutes A2DP ;) No Idea what it should do but fortunately now I have sound again.
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Bluetooth: A2DP stopped working
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android
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I'm aware that for different devices the particular procedures are different, but I guess there are principal similarities in the procedure. So what are the basic steps to root your phone? What actually happens behind the scene, when someone follows any of the rooting guides available? What is the magic that gives you root privileges to your phone? How are the user privileges handled afterwards?
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There are a few parts to the process: Unlocking or bypassing any bootloader protection, allowing the system partition to be written Installing the relevant binaries to acquire root. Both of these stages can vary from phone to phone, but here are a few examples: Unlocking the bootloader On many OEM phones, this traditionally involves exploiting a vulnerability in part of the system in order to rewrite certain partitions. Sometimes it will mean flashing a new bootloader, a new recovery (this is becoming common) or temporarily booting from an image over USB, in order to gain recovery access to the system partiton. On the Nexus range of phones, and the development phones that were released by Google, it is as simple as running "fastboot oem unlock", though this will wipe the phone. Also, bowing to pressure from the development community, many manufacturers now offer an official route to unlocking the bootloader. Installing the root binaries. Once the system partition has been cracked then the rest is fairly straight-forward. It basically means installing the 'su' binary (this escalates to super user permissions), and an apk which provides an Android front end to 'su', and prompts the user when an app is requesting root permission. There are several approaches to this second stage. The most common has been to use a pre-rooted ROM provided by the community. There is often a choice, from the stock ROM provided by the manufacturer and then tinkered with to add the binaries, through to a whole range of AOSP (Android Open Source Project) ROMs, such as CyanogenMod (one which I contribute to). There are some other methods. For example, some phones (eg Galaxy Nexus) can use a "superboot" bootloader, which tinkers with your existing ROM as bard of the boot process. It is flashed to your phone using the fastboot program. Typically there will be a single favoured approach for any particular phone.
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What are the steps for rooting an Android device, in general?
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android
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How can I do this? My phone's internal memory is low, yet Android (2.3.3) still deems it fit to attempt installations of files in the phone memory, I haven't found any option for this in the settings. Edit : Turned out, it was Facebook's contact syncing. I recommend you back up your contacts on your SD card, and clear the data from the " <code> Contact Storage </code> " app in your settings.
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You can check your phone's internal settings to ensure that it is set to install apps on the SD card by default, and set it to do that if not. You'll need ADB available on your PC, which is part of the Android SDK. Download and install the SDK, and switch on USB debugging in your phone's settings. Then, with the Android SDK installed, and your phone connected via USB with the USB Debugging mode switched on, enter the following commands: <code> adb devices </code> (check that ADB can see my phone, and start necessary services) <code> adb shell </code> (connects a shell to the phone) <code> pm getInstallLocation </code> (this tells us what you're currently set to. 0 = Auto, 1 = internal memory, 2 = SD Card) <code> pm setInstallLocation 2 </code> (sets the default install location to SD card) <code> pm getInstallLocation </code> (run again to check that it is now set to the correct location]) <code> exit </code> Safely Remove Hardware, unplug phone and all done, without any need for root! (Instructions a combination of these stackexchange-url ("previous") stackexchange-url ("answers"))
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Automatically install new applications on SD card
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android
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Is it possible to encrypt calls and SMS messages between two Android phones (or even from android to iPhone)? This firm delivered a beta on Android Market before: http://www.whispersys.com/
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RedPhone and TextSecure from WhisperSystems are the best way to achieve encrypted voice and SMS on android. Those two apps Just Work (tm) and are extremely user friendly.
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Encrypting SMS and calls
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android
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I have a ZTE Blade with Android 2.3.7 (CyanogenMod 7.1). Recently, when I try to connect to a wifi network (even one that worked before this problem started) it starts to connect, tries to autenticate, and then disconnects. Here a part of the logcat <code> 12-03 00:18:23.370: DEBUG/WifiStateTracker(191): Reset connections and stopping DHCP 12-03 00:18:23.530: INFO/wpa_supplicant(15251): CTRL-EVENT-SCAN-RESULTS Ready 12-03 00:18:23.530: INFO/wpa_supplicant(914): CTRL-EVENT-SCAN-RESULTS Ready 12-03 00:18:23.530: INFO/wpa_supplicant(914): Trying to associate with 94:44:52:ef:dd:7c (SSID='Lambratone' freq=2412 MHz) 12-03 00:18:23.530: INFO/wpa_supplicant(914): CTRL-EVENT-STATE-CHANGE id=0 state=3 12-03 00:18:23.540: INFO/wpa_supplicant(268): CTRL-EVENT-SCAN-RESULTS Ready 12-03 00:18:23.540: INFO/wpa_supplicant(268): Trying to associate with 38:22:9d:fc:6d:20 (SSID='FASTWEB-1-38229DFC6D20' freq=2412 MHz) 12-03 00:18:23.540: INFO/wpa_supplicant(268): CTRL-EVENT-STATE-CHANGE id=0 state=3 12-03 00:18:23.550: INFO/wpa_supplicant(15251): CTRL-EVENT-DISCONNECTED - Disconnect event - remove keys 12-03 00:18:23.550: INFO/wpa_supplicant(15251): CTRL-EVENT-STATE-CHANGE id=-1 state=0 12-03 00:18:23.560: INFO/wpa_supplicant(914): CTRL-EVENT-DISCONNECTED - Disconnect event - remove keys 12-03 00:18:23.560: INFO/wpa_supplicant(914): CTRL-EVENT-STATE-CHANGE id=0 state=0 12-03 00:18:23.560: INFO/wpa_supplicant(268): CTRL-EVENT-DISCONNECTED - Disconnect event - remove keys 12-03 00:18:23.560: INFO/wpa_supplicant(268): CTRL-EVENT-STATE-CHANGE id=1 state=0 12-03 00:18:23.560: VERBOSE/WifiMonitor(191): Event [CTRL-EVENT-DISCONNECTED - Disconnect event - remove keys] 12-03 00:18:23.560: VERBOSE/WifiMonitor(191): Event [CTRL-EVENT-STATE-CHANGE id=-1 state=0] 12-03 00:18:23.700: INFO/wpa_supplicant(914): CTRL-EVENT-STATE-CHANGE id=0 state=4 12-03 00:18:23.700: INFO/wpa_supplicant(914): Associated with 94:44:52:ef:dd:7c 12-03 00:18:23.710: INFO/wpa_supplicant(15251): CTRL-EVENT-STATE-CHANGE id=-1 state=4 12-03 00:18:23.710: INFO/wpa_supplicant(15251): No network configuration found for the current AP 12-03 00:18:23.710: INFO/wpa_supplicant(15251): CTRL-EVENT-STATE-CHANGE id=-1 state=0 12-03 00:18:23.710: VERBOSE/WifiMonitor(191): Event [CTRL-EVENT-STATE-CHANGE id=-1 state=4] 12-03 00:18:23.710: VERBOSE/WifiMonitor(191): Event [CTRL-EVENT-STATE-CHANGE id=-1 state=0] 12-03 00:18:23.710: INFO/wpa_supplicant(268): CTRL-EVENT-STATE-CHANGE id=1 state=4 12-03 00:18:23.710: INFO/wpa_supplicant(268): Associated with 00:00:00:00:00:00 12-03 00:18:23.720: INFO/wpa_supplicant(15251): CTRL-EVENT-DISCONNECTED - Disconnect event - remove keys 12-03 00:18:23.720: INFO/wpa_supplicant(15251): CTRL-EVENT-STATE-CHANGE id=-1 state=0 12-03 00:18:23.720: INFO/wpa_supplicant(914): CTRL-EVENT-DISCONNECTED - Disconnect event - remove keys 12-03 00:18:23.720: INFO/wpa_supplicant(914): CTRL-EVENT-STATE-CHANGE id=0 state=0 12-03 00:18:23.720: INFO/wpa_supplicant(268): CTRL-EVENT-DISCONNECTED - Disconnect event - remove keys 12-03 00:18:23.720: INFO/wpa_supplicant(268): CTRL-EVENT-STATE-CHANGE id=1 state=0 12-03 00:18:23.720: VERBOSE/WifiMonitor(191): Event [CTRL-EVENT-DISCONNECTED - Disconnect event - remove keys] 12-03 00:18:23.720: VERBOSE/WifiMonitor(191): Event [CTRL-EVENT-STATE-CHANGE id=-1 state=0] 12-03 00:18:23.820: INFO/wpa_supplicant(914): CTRL-EVENT-STATE-CHANGE id=0 state=2 12-03 00:18:23.820: INFO/wpa_supplicant(268): CTRL-EVENT-STATE-CHANGE id=1 state=2 12-03 00:18:24.380: DEBUG/WifiStateTracker(191): Disabling interface 12-03 00:18:24.400: VERBOSE/WifiStateTracker(191): New network state is DISCONNECTED 12-03 00:18:24.400: VERBOSE/WifiStateTracker(191): Changing supplicant state: DISCONNECTED ==> DISCONNECTED 12-03 00:18:24.400: VERBOSE/WifiStateTracker(191): Changing supplicant state: DISCONNECTED ==> ASSOCIATED 12-03 00:18:24.400: VERBOSE/WifiStateTracker(191): Changing supplicant state: ASSOCIATED ==> DISCONNECTED 12-03 00:18:24.400: VERBOSE/WifiStateTracker(191): New network state is DISCONNECTED 12-03 00:18:24.400: VERBOSE/WifiStateTracker(191): Changing supplicant state: DISCONNECTED ==> DISCONNECTED 12-03 00:18:24.500: INFO/wpa_supplicant(15251): CTRL-EVENT-STATE-CHANGE id=-1 state=2 12-03 00:18:24.500: VERBOSE/WifiMonitor(191): Event [CTRL-EVENT-STATE-CHANGE id=-1 state=2] 12-03 00:18:24.520: VERBOSE/WifiStateTracker(191): Changing supplicant state: DISCONNECTED ==> SCANNING 12-03 00:18:26.000: INFO/wpa_supplicant(268): CTRL-EVENT-SCAN-RESULTS Ready 12-03 00:18:26.000: INFO/wpa_supplicant(268): Trying to associate with 38:22:9d:fc:6d:20 (SSID='FASTWEB-1-38229DFC6D20' freq=2412 MHz) 12-03 00:18:26.000: INFO/wpa_supplicant(268): CTRL-EVENT-STATE-CHANGE id=1 state=3 12-03 00:18:26.010: INFO/wpa_supplicant(914): CTRL-EVENT-SCAN-RESULTS Ready 12-03 00:18:26.010: INFO/wpa_supplicant(914): Trying to associate with 38:22:9d:fc:6d:20 (SSID='FASTWEB-1-38229DFC6D20' freq=2412 MHz) 12-03 00:18:26.010: INFO/wpa_supplicant(914): CTRL-EVENT-STATE-CHANGE id=0 state=3 12-03 00:18:26.020: INFO/wpa_supplicant(15251): CTRL-EVENT-SCAN-RESULTS Ready 12-03 00:18:26.030: INFO/wpa_supplicant(268): CTRL-EVENT-DISCONNECTED - Disconnect event - remove keys 12-03 00:18:26.030: INFO/wpa_supplicant(268): CTRL-EVENT-STATE-CHANGE id=1 state=0 12-03 00:18:26.030: INFO/wpa_supplicant(914): CTRL-EVENT-DISCONNECTED - Disconnect event - remove keys 12-03 00:18:26.030: INFO/wpa_supplicant(914): CTRL-EVENT-STATE-CHANGE id=1 state=0 12-03 00:18:26.039: INFO/wpa_supplicant(15251): CTRL-EVENT-DISCONNECTED - Disconnect event - remove keys 12-03 00:18:26.039: VERBOSE/WifiMonitor(191): Event [CTRL-EVENT-DISCONNECTED - Disconnect event - remove keys] 12-03 00:18:26.039: VERBOSE/WifiStateTracker(191): New network state is DISCONNECTED 12-03 00:18:26.049: INFO/wpa_supplicant(15251): CTRL-EVENT-STATE-CHANGE id=-1 state=0 12-03 00:18:26.049: VERBOSE/WifiMonitor(191): Event [CTRL-EVENT-STATE-CHANGE id=-1 state=0] 12-03 00:18:26.049: VERBOSE/WifiStateTracker(191): Changing supplicant state: SCANNING ==> DISCONNECTED 12-03 00:18:26.130: DEBUG/KeyguardViewMediator(191): wakeWhenReadyLocked(26) 12-03 00:18:26.130: INFO/power(191): *** set_screen_state 1 12-03 00:18:26.130: ERROR/Sensors(191): mSensors[1]->enable(4, 1) 12-03 00:18:26.160: INFO/wpa_supplicant(15251): CTRL-EVENT-STATE-CHANGE id=-1 state=4 12-03 00:18:26.160: INFO/wpa_supplicant(15251): No network configuration found for the current AP 12-03 00:18:26.160: INFO/wpa_supplicant(15251): CTRL-EVENT-STATE-CHANGE id=-1 state=0 12-03 00:18:26.160: INFO/wpa_supplicant(914): CTRL-EVENT-STATE-CHANGE id=1 state=4 12-03 00:18:26.160: INFO/wpa_supplicant(914): Associated with 00:00:00:00:00:00 12-03 00:18:26.160: INFO/wpa_supplicant(268): CTRL-EVENT-STATE-CHANGE id=1 state=4 12-03 00:18:26.160: INFO/wpa_supplicant(268): Associated with 00:00:00:00:00:00 12-03 00:18:26.170: VERBOSE/WifiMonitor(191): Event [CTRL-EVENT-STATE-CHANGE id=-1 state=4] 12-03 00:18:26.170: VERBOSE/WifiMonitor(191): Event [CTRL-EVENT-STATE-CHANGE id=-1 state=0] 12-03 00:18:26.170: VERBOSE/WifiStateTracker(191): Changing supplicant state: DISCONNECTED ==> ASSOCIATED 12-03 00:18:26.170: VERBOSE/WifiStateTracker(191): Changing supplicant state: ASSOCIATED ==> DISCONNECTED 12-03 00:18:26.180: INFO/wpa_supplicant(15251): CTRL-EVENT-DISCONNECTED - Disconnect event - remove keys 12-03 00:18:26.180: INFO/wpa_supplicant(15251): CTRL-EVENT-STATE-CHANGE id=-1 state=0 12-03 00:18:26.180: INFO/wpa_supplicant(914): CTRL-EVENT-DISCONNECTED - Disconnect event - remove keys 12-03 00:18:26.180: INFO/wpa_supplicant(914): CTRL-EVENT-STATE-CHANGE id=1 state=0 12-03 00:18:26.180: INFO/wpa_supplicant(268): CTRL-EVENT-DISCONNECTED - Disconnect event - remove keys 12-03 00:18:26.180: INFO/wpa_supplicant(268): CTRL-EVENT-STATE-CHANGE id=1 state=0 12-03 00:18:26.180: VERBOSE/WifiMonitor(191): Event [CTRL-EVENT-DISCONNECTED - Disconnect event - remove keys] 12-03 00:18:26.180: VERBOSE/WifiMonitor(191): Event [CTRL-EVENT-STATE-CHANGE id=-1 state=0] 12-03 00:18:26.180: VERBOSE/WifiStateTracker(191): New network state is DISCONNECTED 12-03 00:18:26.180: VERBOSE/WifiStateTracker(191): Changing supplicant state: DISCONNECTED ==> DISCONNECTED 12-03 00:18:26.180: ERROR/Sensors(191): mSensors[2]->enable(0, 1) 12-03 00:18:26.180: INFO/AKMD2(142): akmd2 : Compass Opened. 12-03 00:18:26.280: INFO/wpa_supplicant(914): CTRL-EVENT-STATE-CHANGE id=1 state=2 12-03 00:18:26.280: INFO/wpa_supplicant(268): CTRL-EVENT-STATE-CHANGE id=1 state=2 12-03 00:18:26.340: DEBUG/WifiService(191): ACTION_SCREEN_ON 12-03 00:18:26.480: INFO/wpa_supplicant(15251): CTRL-EVENT-STATE-CHANGE id=-1 state=2 12-03 00:18:26.480: VERBOSE/WifiMonitor(191): Event [CTRL-EVENT-STATE-CHANGE id=-1 state=2] 12-03 00:18:26.480: VERBOSE/WifiStateTracker(191): Changing supplicant state: DISCONNECTED ==> SCANNING 12-03 00:18:26.570: DEBUG/SurfaceFlinger(191): Screen about to return, flinger = 0x95878 12-03 00:18:27.850: DEBUG/SettingsAppWidgetProvider(939): Widget is from a previous version... Let's update 12-03 00:18:27.850: DEBUG/SettingsAppWidgetProvider(939): No instances yet... Wait for at least one instance to exist before adding global settings 12-03 00:18:27.980: INFO/wpa_supplicant(15251): CTRL-EVENT-SCAN-RESULTS Ready 12-03 00:18:27.980: INFO/wpa_supplicant(15251): Trying to associate with 94:44:52:ef:dd:7c (SSID='Lambratone' freq=2412 MHz) 12-03 00:18:27.980: INFO/wpa_supplicant(15251): CTRL-EVENT-STATE-CHANGE id=-1 state=3 12-03 00:18:27.980: INFO/wpa_supplicant(914): CTRL-EVENT-SCAN-RESULTS Ready 12-03 00:18:27.980: INFO/wpa_supplicant(914): Trying to associate with 38:22:9d:fc:6d:20 (SSID='FASTWEB-1-38229DFC6D20' freq=2412 MHz) 12-03 00:18:27.980: INFO/wpa_supplicant(914): CTRL-EVENT-STATE-CHANGE id=1 state=3 12-03 00:18:27.980: VERBOSE/WifiMonitor(191): Event [Trying to associate with 94:44:52:ef:dd:7c (SSID='Lambratone' freq=2412 MHz)] 12-03 00:18:27.980: VERBOSE/WifiMonitor(191): Event [CTRL-EVENT-STATE-CHANGE id=-1 state=3] 12-03 00:18:27.990: VERBOSE/WifiStateTracker(191): Changing supplicant state: SCANNING ==> ASSOCIATING 12-03 00:18:27.990: INFO/wpa_supplicant(268): CTRL-EVENT-SCAN-RESULTS Ready 12-03 00:18:27.990: INFO/wpa_supplicant(268): Trying to associate with 94:44:52:ef:dd:7c (SSID='Lambratone' freq=2412 MHz) 12-03 00:18:27.990: INFO/wpa_supplicant(268): CTRL-EVENT-STATE-CHANGE id=1 state=3 12-03 00:18:28.020: INFO/wpa_supplicant(268): CTRL-EVENT-DISCONNECTED - Disconnect event - remove keys 12-03 00:18:28.020: INFO/wpa_supplicant(268): CTRL-EVENT-STATE-CHANGE id=0 state=0 12-03 00:18:28.020: INFO/wpa_supplicant(914): CTRL-EVENT-DISCONNECTED - Disconnect event - remove keys 12-03 00:18:28.020: INFO/wpa_supplicant(914): CTRL-EVENT-STATE-CHANGE id=1 state=0 12-03 00:18:28.020: INFO/wpa_supplicant(15251): CTRL-EVENT-DISCONNECTED - Disconnect event - remove keys 12-03 00:18:28.020: VERBOSE/WifiMonitor(191): Event [CTRL-EVENT-DISCONNECTED - Disconnect event - remove keys] 12-03 00:18:28.020: VERBOSE/WifiStateTracker(191): New network state is DISCONNECTED 12-03 00:18:28.020: INFO/wpa_supplicant(15251): CTRL-EVENT-STATE-CHANGE id=3 state=0 12-03 00:18:28.020: VERBOSE/WifiMonitor(191): Event [CTRL-EVENT-STATE-CHANGE id=3 state=0] 12-03 00:18:28.030: INFO/wpa_supplicant(914): CTRL-EVENT-DISCONNECTED - Disconnect event - remove keys 12-03 00:18:28.030: INFO/wpa_supplicant(914): CTRL-EVENT-STATE-CHANGE id=1 state=0 12-03 00:18:28.030: INFO/wpa_supplicant(268): CTRL-EVENT-DISCONNECTED - Disconnect event - remove keys 12-03 00:18:28.030: INFO/wpa_supplicant(268): CTRL-EVENT-STATE-CHANGE id=0 state=0 12-03 00:18:28.030: VERBOSE/WifiStateTracker(191): Changing supplicant state: ASSOCIATING ==> DISCONNECTED 12-03 00:18:28.030: INFO/wpa_supplicant(15251): CTRL-EVENT-DISCONNECTED - Disconnect event - remove keys 12-03 00:18:28.030: VERBOSE/WifiMonitor(191): Event [CTRL-EVENT-DISCONNECTED - Disconnect event - remove keys] 12-03 00:18:28.040: INFO/wpa_supplicant(15251): CTRL-EVENT-STATE-CHANGE id=3 state=0 12-03 00:18:28.040: VERBOSE/WifiMonitor(191): Event [CTRL-EVENT-STATE-CHANGE id=3 state=0] 12-03 00:18:28.050: VERBOSE/WifiStateTracker(191): New network state is DISCONNECTED 12-03 00:18:28.050: VERBOSE/WifiStateTracker(191): Changing supplicant state: DISCONNECTED ==> DISCONNECTED 12-03 00:18:28.060: WARN/InputManagerService(191): Window already focused, ignoring focus gain of: com.android.internal.view.IInputMethodClient$Stub$Proxy@407ae948 12-03 00:18:28.170: INFO/wpa_supplicant(268): CTRL-EVENT-STATE-CHANGE id=0 state=4 12-03 00:18:28.170: INFO/wpa_supplicant(268): Associated with 94:44:52:ef:dd:7c 12-03 00:18:28.170: INFO/wpa_supplicant(914): CTRL-EVENT-STATE-CHANGE id=1 state=4 12-03 00:18:28.170: INFO/wpa_supplicant(914): Associated with 94:44:52:ef:dd:7c 12-03 00:18:28.170: INFO/wpa_supplicant(15251): CTRL-EVENT-STATE-CHANGE id=3 state=4 12-03 00:18:28.170: VERBOSE/WifiMonitor(191): Event [CTRL-EVENT-STATE-CHANGE id=3 state=4] 12-03 00:18:28.170: VERBOSE/WifiStateTracker(191): Changing supplicant state: DISCONNECTED ==> ASSOCIATED 12-03 00:18:28.180: INFO/wpa_supplicant(15251): Associated with 94:44:52:ef:dd:7c 12-03 00:18:28.180: VERBOSE/WifiMonitor(191): Event [Associated with 94:44:52:ef:dd:7c] 12-03 00:18:28.200: INFO/wpa_supplicant(268): CTRL-EVENT-STATE-CHANGE id=0 state=5 12-03 00:18:28.200: INFO/wpa_supplicant(914): CTRL-EVENT-STATE-CHANGE id=1 state=5 12-03 00:18:28.210: INFO/wpa_supplicant(15251): CTRL-EVENT-STATE-CHANGE id=3 state=5 12-03 00:18:28.210: VERBOSE/WifiMonitor(191): Event [CTRL-EVENT-STATE-CHANGE id=3 state=5] 12-03 00:18:28.210: VERBOSE/WifiStateTracker(191): Changing supplicant state: ASSOCIATED ==> FOUR_WAY_HANDSHAKE 12-03 00:18:28.230: INFO/wpa_supplicant(268): CTRL-EVENT-STATE-CHANGE id=0 state=5 12-03 00:18:28.240: WARN/wpa_supplicant(914): WPA: Invalid EAPOL-Key MIC when using TPTK - ignoring TPTK 12-03 00:18:28.240: WARN/wpa_supplicant(914): WPA: Invalid EAPOL-Key MIC - dropping packet 12-03 00:18:28.240: INFO/wpa_supplicant(268): CTRL-EVENT-STATE-CHANGE id=0 state=6 12-03 00:18:28.240: INFO/wpa_supplicant(268): WPA: Key negotiation completed with 94:44:52:ef:dd:7c [PTK=CCMP GTK=CCMP] 12-03 00:18:28.250: INFO/wpa_supplicant(268): CTRL-EVENT-STATE-CHANGE id=0 state=7 12-03 00:18:28.250: INFO/wpa_supplicant(268): CTRL-EVENT-CONNECTED - Connection to 94:44:52:ef:dd:7c completed (reauth) [id=0 id_str=] 12-03 00:18:28.250: WARN/wpa_supplicant(15251): WPA: Invalid EAPOL-Key MIC when using TPTK - ignoring TPTK 12-03 00:18:28.250: WARN/wpa_supplicant(15251): WPA: Invalid EAPOL-Key MIC - dropping packet 12-03 00:18:29.400: DEBUG/WifiStateTracker(191): Reset connections and stopping DHCP 12-03 00:18:30.410: DEBUG/WifiStateTracker(191): Disabling interface 12-03 00:18:30.630: DEBUG/dalvikvm(939): GC_CONCURRENT freed 611K, 50% free 3450K/6855K, external 1307K/1504K, paused 4ms+9ms 12-03 00:18:35.520: DEBUG/dalvikvm(1172): GC_EXPLICIT freed 9K, 49% free 2772K/5379K, external 477K/989K, paused 59ms 12-03 00:18:38.210: INFO/wpa_supplicant(914): Authentication with 94:44:52:ef:dd:7c timed out. 12-03 00:18:38.210: INFO/wpa_supplicant(914): CTRL-EVENT-STATE-CHANGE id=1 state=0 12-03 00:18:38.210: INFO/wpa_supplicant(914): CTRL-EVENT-STATE-CHANGE id=-1 state=2 12-03 00:18:38.210: INFO/wpa_supplicant(15251): Authentication with 94:44:52:ef:dd:7c timed out. 12-03 00:18:38.210: INFO/wpa_supplicant(15251): CTRL-EVENT-STATE-CHANGE id=3 state=0 12-03 00:18:38.210: INFO/wpa_supplicant(15251): CTRL-EVENT-STATE-CHANGE id=-1 state=2 12-03 00:18:38.210: VERBOSE/WifiMonitor(191): Event [Authentication with 94:44:52:ef:dd:7c timed out.] 12-03 00:18:38.210: VERBOSE/WifiMonitor(191): Event [CTRL-EVENT-STATE-CHANGE id=3 state=0] 12-03 00:18:38.210: VERBOSE/WifiStateTracker(191): Changing supplicant state: FOUR_WAY_HANDSHAKE ==> DISCONNECTED 12-03 00:18:38.220: VERBOSE/WifiMonitor(191): Event [CTRL-EVENT-STATE-CHANGE id=-1 state=2] 12-03 00:18:38.220: VERBOSE/WifiStateTracker(191): Changing supplicant state: DISCONNECTED ==> SCANNING 12-03 00:18:38.280: INFO/wpa_supplicant(914): CTRL-EVENT-DISCONNECTED - Disconnect event - remove keys 12-03 00:18:38.280: INFO/wpa_supplicant(914): CTRL-EVENT-STATE-CHANGE id=-1 state=0 12-03 00:18:38.280: INFO/wpa_supplicant(268): CTRL-EVENT-DISCONNECTED - Disconnect event - remove keys 12-03 00:18:38.280: INFO/wpa_supplicant(268): CTRL-EVENT-STATE-CHANGE id=0 state=0 12-03 00:18:38.280: INFO/wpa_supplicant(15251): CTRL-EVENT-DISCONNECTED - Disconnect event - remove keys 12-03 00:18:38.280: INFO/wpa_supplicant(15251): CTRL-EVENT-STATE-CHANGE id=-1 state=0 12-03 00:18:38.280: VERBOSE/WifiMonitor(191): Event [CTRL-EVENT-DISCONNECTED - Disconnect event - remove keys] 12-03 00:18:38.280: VERBOSE/WifiMonitor(191): Event [CTRL-EVENT-STATE-CHANGE id=-1 state=0] 12-03 00:18:38.290: VERBOSE/WifiStateTracker(191): New network state is DISCONNECTED 12-03 00:18:38.300: VERBOSE/WifiStateTracker(191): Changing supplicant state: SCANNING ==> DISCONNECTED 12-03 00:18:38.380: INFO/wpa_supplicant(268): CTRL-EVENT-STATE-CHANGE id=0 state=2 12-03 00:18:39.870: INFO/wpa_supplicant(15251): CTRL-EVENT-SCAN-RESULTS Ready 12-03 00:18:39.870: INFO/wpa_supplicant(914): CTRL-EVENT-SCAN-RESULTS Ready 12-03 00:18:39.870: INFO/wpa_supplicant(914): Trying to associate with 94:44:52:ef:dd:7c (SSID='Lambratone' freq=2412 MHz) 12-03 00:18:39.870: INFO/wpa_supplicant(914): CTRL-EVENT-STATE-CHANGE id=-1 state=3 12-03 00:18:39.880: INFO/wpa_supplicant(268): CTRL-EVENT-SCAN-RESULTS Ready 12-03 00:18:39.880: INFO/wpa_supplicant(268): Trying to associate with 94:44:52:ef:dd:7c (SSID='Lambratone' freq=2412 MHz) 12-03 00:18:39.880: INFO/wpa_supplicant(268): CTRL-EVENT-STATE-CHANGE id=0 state=3 12-03 00:18:39.880: INFO/wpa_supplicant(15251): Trying to associate with 94:44:52:ef:dd:7c (SSID='Lambratone' freq=2412 MHz) 12-03 00:18:39.890: INFO/wpa_supplicant(15251): CTRL-EVENT-STATE-CHANGE id=-1 state=3 12-03 00:18:39.910: INFO/wpa_supplicant(914): CTRL-EVENT-DISCONNECTED - Disconnect event - remove keys 12-03 00:18:39.910: INFO/wpa_supplicant(914): CTRL-EVENT-STATE-CHANGE id=0 state=0 12-03 00:18:39.910: INFO/wpa_supplicant(268): CTRL-EVENT-DISCONNECTED - Disconnect event - remove keys 12-03 00:18:39.910: INFO/wpa_supplicant(268): CTRL-EVENT-STATE-CHANGE id=0 state=0 12-03 00:18:39.920: VERBOSE/WifiMonitor(191): Event [Trying to associate with 94:44:52:ef:dd:7c (SSID='Lambratone' freq=2412 MHz)] 12-03 00:18:39.920: VERBOSE/WifiMonitor(191): Event [CTRL-EVENT-STATE-CHANGE id=-1 state=3] 12-03 00:18:39.920: VERBOSE/WifiStateTracker(191): Changing supplicant state: DISCONNECTED ==> ASSOCIATING 12-03 00:18:39.930: INFO/wpa_supplicant(15251): CTRL-EVENT-DISCONNECTED - Disconnect event - remove keys 12-03 00:18:39.930: INFO/wpa_supplicant(15251): CTRL-EVENT-STATE-CHANGE id=3 state=0 12-03 00:18:39.930: VERBOSE/WifiMonitor(191): Event [CTRL-EVENT-DISCONNECTED - Disconnect event - remove keys] 12-03 00:18:39.930: VERBOSE/WifiMonitor(191): Event [CTRL-EVENT-STATE-CHANGE id=3 state=0] 12-03 00:18:39.940: INFO/wpa_supplicant(268): CTRL-EVENT-DISCONNECTED - Disconnect event - remove keys 12-03 00:18:39.940: INFO/wpa_supplicant(268): CTRL-EVENT-STATE-CHANGE id=0 state=0 12-03 00:18:39.940: INFO/wpa_supplicant(914): CTRL-EVENT-DISCONNECTED - Disconnect event - remove keys 12-03 00:18:39.940: INFO/wpa_supplicant(914): CTRL-EVENT-STATE-CHANGE id=0 state=0 12-03 00:18:39.940: INFO/wpa_supplicant(15251): CTRL-EVENT-DISCONNECTED - Disconnect event - remove keys 12-03 00:18:39.940: INFO/wpa_supplicant(15251): CTRL-EVENT-STATE-CHANGE id=3 state=0 12-03 00:18:39.940: VERBOSE/WifiMonitor(191): Event [CTRL-EVENT-DISCONNECTED - Disconnect event - remove keys] 12-03 00:18:39.940: VERBOSE/WifiMonitor(191): Event [CTRL-EVENT-STATE-CHANGE id=3 state=0] 12-03 00:18:39.950: VERBOSE/WifiStateTracker(191): New network state is DISCONNECTED 12-03 00:18:39.950: VERBOSE/WifiStateTracker(191): Changing supplicant state: ASSOCIATING ==> DISCONNECTED 12-03 00:18:39.960: VERBOSE/WifiStateTracker(191): New network state is DISCONNECTED 12-03 00:18:39.960: VERBOSE/WifiStateTracker(191): Changing supplicant state: DISCONNECTED ==> DISCONNECTED 12-03 00:18:40.070: INFO/wpa_supplicant(15251): CTRL-EVENT-STATE-CHANGE id=3 state=4 12-03 00:18:40.070: INFO/wpa_supplicant(15251): Associated with 94:44:52:ef:dd:7c 12-03 00:18:40.070: INFO/wpa_supplicant(914): CTRL-EVENT-STATE-CHANGE id=0 state=4 12-03 00:18:40.070: INFO/wpa_supplicant(914): Associated with 94:44:52:ef:dd:7c 12-03 00:18:40.070: INFO/wpa_supplicant(268): CTRL-EVENT-STATE-CHANGE id=0 state=4 12-03 00:18:40.070: INFO/wpa_supplicant(268): Associated with 94:44:52:ef:dd:7c 12-03 00:18:40.070: VERBOSE/WifiMonitor(191): Event [CTRL-EVENT-STATE-CHANGE id=3 state=4] 12-03 00:18:40.070: VERBOSE/WifiMonitor(191): Event [Associated with 94:44:52:ef:dd:7c] 12-03 00:18:40.070: VERBOSE/WifiStateTracker(191): Changing supplicant state: DISCONNECTED ==> ASSOCIATED 12-03 00:18:40.090: INFO/wpa_supplicant(914): CTRL-EVENT-STATE-CHANGE id=0 state=5 12-03 00:18:40.100: INFO/wpa_supplicant(268): CTRL-EVENT-STATE-CHANGE id=0 state=5 12-03 00:18:40.100: INFO/wpa_supplicant(15251): CTRL-EVENT-STATE-CHANGE id=3 state=5 12-03 00:18:40.100: VERBOSE/WifiMonitor(191): Event [CTRL-EVENT-STATE-CHANGE id=3 state=5] 12-03 00:18:40.100: VERBOSE/WifiStateTracker(191): Changing supplicant state: ASSOCIATED ==> FOUR_WAY_HANDSHAKE 12-03 00:18:40.120: INFO/wpa_supplicant(268): CTRL-EVENT-STATE-CHANGE id=0 state=5 12-03 00:18:40.120: WARN/wpa_supplicant(914): WPA: Invalid EAPOL-Key MIC when using TPTK - ignoring TPTK 12-03 00:18:40.120: WARN/wpa_supplicant(914): WPA: Invalid EAPOL-Key MIC - dropping packet 12-03 00:18:40.120: INFO/wpa_supplicant(268): CTRL-EVENT-STATE-CHANGE id=0 state=6 12-03 00:18:40.120: INFO/wpa_supplicant(268): WPA: Key negotiation completed with 94:44:52:ef:dd:7c [PTK=CCMP GTK=CCMP] 12-03 00:18:40.120: WARN/wpa_supplicant(15251): WPA: Invalid EAPOL-Key MIC when using TPTK - ignoring TPTK 12-03 00:18:40.120: WARN/wpa_supplicant(15251): WPA: Invalid EAPOL-Key MIC - dropping packet 12-03 00:18:40.120: INFO/wpa_supplicant(268): CTRL-EVENT-STATE-CHANGE id=0 state=7 12-03 00:18:40.120: INFO/wpa_supplicant(268): CTRL-EVENT-CONNECTED - Connection to 94:44:52:ef:dd:7c completed (reauth) [id=0 id_str=] </code> How can I fix this? I can't refalsh the ROM since wifi doesn't work and my contacts aren't syncronized, and I don't want to lose the new contacts I added.
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I would recommend installing installing "MyBackup Pro" from android market and backup everything to the SD card or internet, via 3g(or similar). Then i would do a hard reset of the phone. I guess it would be something like: settings -> privacy -> factory data reset. If this doesnt work, i would reinstall to a standard rom with the usb cable connected to a computer. If it still doesnt work with a standard rom, there might be a hardware problem. If the standard rom works, you can try to install the newest version of CyanogenMod.
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ZTE Blade can't maintain a wifi connection
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android
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I feel like I must be missing something. I got the Xoom dock from Verizon along with my 4G upgrade (The turn around on the whole thing was 1.5 days, and the 4G is amazingly fast, so, definitely don't put that off if you have that option), and it powers the device AND plugs a USB connector into it (making it kind of tricky to seat correctly on the dock, since the connector is a micro USB). However, the dock doesn't appear to have a USB pass-through, so, it acts EXCLUSIVELY as a charging station! So... why the USB plug and if all it's going to do is charge, I may as well just keep plugging it in! Am I overlooking something?
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The Xoom dock has a connector to the USB port for Audio and stability. The back of the dock has a stereo out port. Here is a link detailing the innards and how to convert to a plain USB. http://wordpress.greghausman.com/2011/05/08/motorola-xoom-usb-dock/
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why does the xoom dock connect the USB port?
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android
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I'm new to android. My old dumbphone broke, so I thought about buying a new smartphone (Android). I've been reading about rooting the phone, but I have some concept doubts: when you buy an Android phone from a carrier, you don't have "root" access. When you start your phone, does that mean a "user" account (like I have on at Linux/Mac, '/home/myself') is used? Does '/home/myself' or similar exists in Android phones? If I "root" a phone, will I start the phone as root when I turn it on? Will all applications now run as root? Or when they try to be run as root, I will need to permit them so? Since Android is a Linux, I'm interested in having access to a terminal and some unix utilities (ssh, rsync, etc). I don't mind having to use a bluetooth keyboard and vi (to edit /etc/hosts for example) if needed. Is this possible? Can I have a terminal with a lot of unix utilities (I know busybox is available)? If Android is essentially a Linux, to backup my device, shouldn't I just be able to connect to root it, do a full <code> tar -cvzf / </code> and them a scp to somewhere? Why would I need to have Nandroid and these full blowns solutions?
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When you start your phone, does that mean a "user" account (like I have on at Linux/Mac, '/home/myself') is used? Does '/home/myself' or similar exists in Android phones? No. Android was designed for a single-user system, and a lot of the design decisions were made such that /home/myself no longer exists. In Android, Linux kernel's multiuser capabilities is used to enhance security instead, by running each application as its own user; therefore isolating each application's data from each other. If I "root" a phone, will I start the phone as root when I turn it on? Will all applications now run as root? Or when they try to be run as root, I will need to permit them so? No, No, Yes. In modern rooting methods (which is basically every rooting methods except for the earliest ones), there is an application called "Superuser" which is used to manage applications which are allowed to gain root access. Since Android is a Linux, I'm interested in having access to a terminal and some unix utilities (ssh, rsync, etc). I don't mind having to use a bluetooth keyboard and vi (to edit /etc/hosts for example) if needed. Is this possible? Can I have a terminal with a lot of unix utilities (I know busybox is available)? Yes, a shell exists (but it's not the bash shell). You may need to install Terminal Emulator to access it (some custom ROM installs it by default) or use it as a remote shell using ADB. Because it doesn't use bash, the terminal will be slightly different from what you're used to seeing in regular Linux distros (notably it doesn't have autocompletion) and most shell commands that you consider "standard" does not exist or only exists in extremely barebone form. If you're using the terminal a lot, it is possible to install busybox and bash for a more familiar terminal experience; you can also install GNU userspace utilities, but you'll need a fairly high-end phone with heaps of disk space for it. In short, what you want is possible; although a lot of the tools aren't installed by default on manufacturer ROMs. It takes a fair bit of work to install all those tools yourself, the easiest and fastest route is to install a custom ROM that provides those tools like CyanogenMod. If Android is essentially a Linux Android uses Linux kernel, but it is not a GNU/Linux and does not use the typical GNU userspace programs. Instead it uses the toolbox userspace, which is a very minimalist userspace (even smaller than busybox, toolbox doesn't even have a cp, you have to use cat instead to copy files). Some custom Android ROMs installs busybox by default. to backup my device, shouldn't I just be able to connect to root it, do a full tar -cvzf / and them a scp to somewhere? Why would I need to have Nandroid and these full blowns solutions? which is essentially what Nandroid does (strictly speaking, Nandroid backup is more like backup with dd rather than tar though), except with a much more convenient GUI. Most people, even power users, don't like typing complex commands on the small keyboard or having to connect an external keyboard every time they want to backup (and 99% of the world has a Terminal-phobia). It's much easier to just start an app and click a button and have all those done for you.
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How exactly does "root" user access/account works? Do all applications run as root on my phone after rooting?
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android
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I have a Sidekick 4G running 2.2.1. I've had a problem with both stock and custom ROMs randomnly losing the BT connection to my Plantronics Pro headset. Sometimes hitting the connect button on my headset will reconnect it, but eventually it always loses it permanently and I have to unpair, delete it and then re-pair it. If I try to just re-pair, I get this message: "Unable to pair with PROPlantronics. Incorrect PIN or password." This is, needless to say, hugely annoying and oft times very inconvenient (such as when I'm driving and discover my headset can't be used). Anyone have an idea of how to fix this? I never had this problem with the headset on either my G1 or my og Droid...
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Seems to have been a common problem with Plantronics Pro Voyager series headsets, not specific to Android.
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Android losing BT headset password
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android
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Some HTC phones have a service called HTC IQAgent. Is this the same as the Carrier IQ software?
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Yes, HTC IQAgent is Carrier IQ software.
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Is HTC IQAgent a version of Carrier IQ?
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android
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I'm using an Android Samsung Galaxy 10.1 tablet, and I downloaded terminal from the market; I want to edit a network host file. However, there does not appear to be a text editor in terminal. Does anyone know how to get vi on the tablet or something similar? In short, what is the most straight forward way to edit files on the Samsung tab 10.1 Thanks!
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You could use the busybox version of vi. If you're rooted then you can get it from the Market and it will install pretty trivially ( example ). Then you'd just need to execute <code> vi </code> from a terminal and you're good to go. I don't know of any installers that don't require root, but there may be one floating around somewhere that will install to <code> /data/local </code> or something. Alternatively, you can do it the "manual" way. The following should work fine on an unrooted phone: Download a buxybox binary or build it yourself ( here's a copy of 1.16.0 hosted on CyanogenMod's wiki). Copy the binary over to <code> /data/local </code> somehow. <code> adb </code> is easy if you have it set up - just connect your tablet and use: <code> adb push /path/to/busybox /data/local </code> . You could also put it on your SD card and then move it with a file manager. You may need to use <code> chmod </code> to make it executable, which can be done from either a terminal emulator or an <code> adb </code> shell - <code> chmod 0755 /data/local/busybox </code> should suffice. Execute <code> vi </code> from a terminal with <code> /data/local/busybox vi </code> . Of course, if you just want any ol' editor you don't have to use vi. There are a bunch in the Market .
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How to get vi or vi like editor on an android Samsung galaxy tablet
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android
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I rooted my phone. Now if I use a Terminal Emulator such as Android Terminal Emulator, I noticed that I can can easily obtain root access without a password: <code> $ id uid=10059(app_59) gid=10059(app_59) groups=1015(sdcard_rw),3003(inet) $ su # id uid=0(root) guid=0(root) groups=0(root) </code> In the Unix server and desktop world, a superuser account with no password is considered dangerous because the superuser account has access to all resources on the machine. Is this similarly dangerous on an Android phone? If so, how can I protect my phone from malicious apps which try to gain root? Can I manage which apps have access to the superuser account on this phone?
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There's a similar question which covers some of this: stackexchange-url ("Security risks of rooting your android smartphone"). However, since it doesn't really explain how you manage access to the root user, I'll expand on that here. When you root your device, you basically always (technically I suppose you don't have to, but you should) install the Superuser application along with the <code> su </code> binary. Superuser's sole purpose is to manage which applications are permitted to elevate to root and which are not. The default behavior is that Superuser will prompt you whenever a new app tries to execute a call to <code> su </code> , and you can then allow or deny it using the prompt. It can save your decisions so that you won't get prompted more than once for the same app, but you can erase this saved data from the Superuser settings page. It also provides a log viewer which keeps track of when <code> su </code> is accessed and by which applications. Now, the tricky part is that many of the newer malicious apps will actually perform an exploit to gain root access rather than simply trying to make a call to <code> su </code> . There's really not much you can do about these aside from being careful about what you install and where you install apps from since they aren't even using <code> su </code> to begin with. However - to directly answer your question - apps which require legitimate root access can be easily managed by Superuser as explained above. If you are rooted but don't already have Superuser then you should be able to simply install it from the Market, I believe.
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How do I protect my phone from malicious apps once it is rooted?
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is it possible to show the phone IP and/or connection info using the Minimalistic Text widget ? I did not find any field of this kind in the customization menu, but I do know that is possible to supply external variables via other programs: for instance, I use Llama to print my location on the widget. Maybe there are some programs that can do the same.
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As of the new and current Minimalistic Text version, it is possible to print the Wifi IP and SSID information if you donate to the developer.
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Show IP and connection info in Minimalistic Text
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New firmware upgrade is available. I tried to install it through Kies at least 15 times. But every time, it fails. I am using latest version of Kies on my PC. I Googled for alternative. I found ODIN for the same. But I am doubtful whether it is reliable. Please tell me if someone knows reliable way to upgrade firmware without using Kies.
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There is no alternative for Kies. Kies is the only offical way to update Samsung's Android devices. To unofficially flash/update Samsung devices Odin (for Windows) and Heimdall (for Linux) are the de facto standard. These two a very reliable.
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Alternative for Kies
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On my Google+ Android app (version 2.1.1.219805) there is a Circle with no name. There's no one in the Circle. When I check Google+ on the web, this mystery Circle is not there. All of my Circles are as they should be. I've already Force Stopped and cleared the data for the app. What's going on or, at least, how do I get rid of it?
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A new version of the app came out today (2.2.0.233662) with "numerous bug fixes" mentioned in the "What's New" text. This apparently is one of the fixes. Everything is back to normal now.
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Blank Circle name in Google+
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On my HTC Evo 3D, my IMAP email account is using Trash folder for it's deleted items. My web mail AND my Windows Live Mail on my PC, using IMAP, is using Deleted Items folder. Can I change my phone to use Deleted Items? This would also apply to sent items, it appears my phone uses Sent and everything else uses Sent Items.
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I'd recommend switching to K-9 Mail if the default Email app can't handle this. In K-9 Mail, once you've set up your account, long-press it and select <code> Account settings -> Folders </code> . On this page you can change the <code> Drafts folder </code> , <code> Sent folder </code> , <code> Spam folder </code> and <code> Trash folder </code> to your preferred ones.
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Change default IMAP folders
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What is known about the Carrier IQ Software and Android handsets? I see a similar icon as shown on the Carrier IQ app next to an app called "Contact Data" and another called "Contact Sync". Does my phone come with Carrier IQ?
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On your phone's home launcher, go to menu --> settings --> applications and look for anything that contains "Carrier IQ", "IQ", or possibly "com.carrieriq.iqagent" If you are rooted, it appears that this app will check and see if it exists on your phone. The paid license key will also let you remove it from your phone. This app was made by Trevor Eckhart, the person who discovered this "vulnerability." If you are not rooted, this app will attempt to detect Carrier IQ on your phone. And here is another app , by Lookout, that will detect for Carrier IQ on your phone. Also: if you are rooted and running a custom OS, such as CyanogenMod, you should have no worries about Carrier IQ. Carrier IQ is bundled by the manufacturer/carrier and shouldn't be included in a ROM such as CyanogenMod as long as it is built from the AOSP and is not a derivation of a manufactuer's ROM.
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How do I tell if my phone has Carrier IQ Software on it?
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Are there sites available that will allow me to upgrade to the latest version of Android without depending on my carrier?
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Not officially, and not without voiding your warranty. You would need to install a custom ROM, of which there are several, the most popular of which seems to be CyanogenMod.
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How can I upgrade my device without going through my carrier?
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Google Maps always shows me distance values for direction results / navigation in miles, although it does show me a scale on the map itself in metric units. I rather prefer to get my direction distances in metres/kilometres. Is there any way to achieve this in Google Maps? I searched a bit for this and suggestions seem to be to change locale in Settings > Language and Keyboard. Mine is currently set to English UK.
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I'm in Canada and recently made a road trip to the states. When I'm planning a trip starting in Canada, the whole trip is in km, even if it crosses into the US. If the trip starts in the US, however, it shows everything in miles, even if it crosses into Canada. It appears that it's not the location set in your phone but rather the location of the phone itself (if using "my location" as the departure point - otherwise it's just the departure point). You can try this out by plotting a trip from a "miles" country to a "km" country and then clicking the reverse trip. The units changed with me.
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How can I get Google Maps on Android to show metric units?
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I am looking for an Android app that would read out loud the current time. For example if I'm in bed and don't want to open my eyes, I would just press a button or something, and it would read "It is now six thirty four". Does anyone know about an app that does that?
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There's a rather large number of Speaking Clock Apps in the Android Marketplace. Specifically, the " Speaking Clock " app seems to do what you're after, and it's free.
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Android App to read current time out loud?
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First-time smartphone owner. I unboxed my new Nexus S and added my gmail account to it. So far, so good -- it sync'd my contacts perfectly. But I'd never used Google Calendar (and in retrospect I think that's crucial). So I signed on via my computer, went to Calendar, and set up a calendar with two events (one repeating, one not). Then I went back to my phone and I find that in the calendar app I have no calendars. There are no events showing and I can't add events ("You have no calendars."). Moreover, in the Accounts & sync settings, under my gmail account, there is no Calendar item, just Books, Contacts, gmail. I've waved every dead chicken I've heard of at this one, to no avail. The list of sync items won't grow a "Sync Calendar" item. To wit: 1) Obvious first choice, I thought. Power off the phone, power back on. Nope. 2) Read the FAQ Google Support FAQ 2a) Turned the auto sync off and on. Nope 2b) No notifications. 2c) Don't have a 2-step authentication. 2d) Cleared Calendar Storage data, power off, power back on. Nope. 3) Power off the phone, change my gmail password via web, power back on, re-authenticate. Nope. 4) Go to Accounts & sync, create a new google account, create a calendar in it, power down the phone, power back on. The new account has a Sync Calendar item that works, but not my real gmail account. 5) Go to Applications, all, and delete the data for "all the Google apps", power down the phone, power on. Nope. A caveat on this one, I don't know exactly what "all" means, so I hit Calendar & its storage again, Books, Contacts, gmail, everything whose name began with Google,... see: stackexchange-url ("Related Question") Ok, different device, but otherwise the description seemed a close match. Nope. So... Any other suggestions?
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Is it a Google Apps account? If so, you need to flick some settings in the domain manager: <code> Settings->Calendar->Share all information </code> and/or <code> Share all information, and outsiders can change calendars </code> . Have you tried going into the calendar settings and checking `Share this calendar with others'? Wait a while. Google Calendar settings changes often take a while to propagate, I've found (at least with Google Apps). Possibly because the server I'm making my changes on is different from the server that my phone is hitting up.
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Can't sync my new Nexus S to Google Calendar
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I have a song I want to use for a ringtone, but the Google Music app doesn't let me set it. I've checked on my sdcard/internal storage for a music/google/gmusic etc folder but can't find anything. Where is the music file stored on my phone?
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The Google Music Apps cache is at <code> /<external_SD>/Android/data/com.google.android.music/cache/music </code> which is usually <code> /sdcard/Android/data/com.google.android.music/cache/music </code>
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Where does Google Music store offline songs?
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Sometimes I need to transfer some music from my PC to my Galaxy S2 and must always activate USB debugging. Then I think, can I keep it ON forever? I mean, Keep it ON for ever can give me a problem (cost battery?) ? And what's USB debugging?
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Enabling USB debugging essentially starts up the <code> adb </code> daemon on your device, which allows it to communicate with <code> adb </code> on another device to enable debugging commands. It's used when developing and debugging applications, and allows you (primarily) to: Transfer data between a computer and your device (both ways) Read log data easily from <code> logcat </code> Debug applications, including breakpoints and heap monitoring Install and uninstall applications Access a stripped-down shell on the device, for command-line interaction. Leaving it enabled all the time will have a negligible impact on battery, if any at all. Some other things to consider about leaving it on (or not): PRO: If your device has a hardware problem that prevents you from accessing the screen, USB debugging could be helpful in recovering data (especially on a rooted device). PRO: You can install applications, reboot your device, and generally do some other convenient things without having to actually interact with your device physically, even with the screen locked/off. PRO: On a rooted device it may be possible to regain entry if you have forgotten the screen lock password/pin/pattern (also a potential CON, see below). PRO: You can take advantage of port forwarding over USB debugging to use tethering apps like PDANet (I believe that's how it's implemented since it does require it). CON: If your device is lost or stolen, an unscrupulous individual could attempt to steal data from the device regardless of whether or not you've got a screen lock. If you're rooted, they can get pretty much everything. CON: I recall reading that some devices can have trouble with accessing the SD card as a mass storage device when USB debugging is enabled. I've personally never seen this issue, but I have seen people allege that it was a problem. See also: Using Hardware Devices from the Android SDK documentation which discusses debugging applications on physical devices (rather than the emulator). There is also a documentation page regarding the Android Debug Bridge (ADB) which explains its purpose and its commands.
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What is USB debugging? Can I keep it ON forever?
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My company support Android on their Exchange server, but they have policies (lockout, and password policies) that get applied to my phone. Are these permanent, or can they be removed later if I stop using the service?
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No, they are not. For as long as you have the account registered in your email app, the policies are applied, however, if you remove the email account then the policies will no-longer be enforced. The app is given a "device administrator" status (you can see any apps which have this in "Security" in your settings), and you can revoke that at any time. Revoking it, will of course, cause your email to stop working.
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Are Exchange server policies permanent?
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I uninstalled ROM Manager. Since I did so, I've received daily notifications from the Market saying there's an update. I've logged into the market via the desktop browser and ROM manager is not listed as an installed application. (Though many I have uninstalled ages ago are listed, but that's another matter). The notifications are annoying. How can I kill ROM Manager once and for all? HTC Desire running Cyanogenmod7
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ROM Manager shouldn't be a required Systems app to run CyanogenMod. Take a look at the steps over here to remove a system app from your phone: http://oldwiki.cyanogenmod.org/wiki/Barebones Something like: <code> adb remount adb shell rm -f /system/app/RomManager.apk </code>
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Application ROM Manager is uninstalled, but market wants to update it every day
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I have a Samsung Galaxy i7500. The OS version is 1.5, and I believe Samsung did not publish any updates (other than a 1.6 (Donut) in one country). Is there any way to upgrade my phone to Android 2.x? There's gaosp . but the warning "Don't complain if your phone doesn't boot up!" is a bit disenchanting.
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GAOSP is your only option. It's in beta 3, so it's a pretty sure bet.
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Upgrading Galaxy i7500 to OS 2.x
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I have an jogging app, which reads playlists from the normal content resolver. (Media.AudioStore.Playlist.EXTERNAL_CONTENT_URI) On my old phone (HTC Desire) the playlists showed up when I queried this resolver, but now on ICS, they do not. I'm getting Albums ok, just no playlists. I've been banging my head against this for a few evenings now. Any ideas?
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I also hit this issue. I even went as far as downloading the ICS source code. It would seem that the music app on the Nexus is "Google Music", whereas the old music player is "Android Music". The old one is actually included in the source code, but it is not installed as part of the standard image. I actually compiled the old one, and installed it, and when I created playlists there, they were visible to other apps. I suspect that because "Google Music" can do much more - cloud storage, music store etc. this means that it stores playlists differently. For example, an external app wouldn't know what to do with a playlist which included content which needed to be streamed from Google Music (and probably wouldn't be able to access the service. I think Google are changing the strategy in the APIs. They now want you to use music controls to play the music in its default player. This makes some sense, but makes it very difficult to support apps which work in <3.0 and > 3.0, and will probably become more complicated as more people manually download Google Music.
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Galaxy Nexus, playlists not showing up in other apps
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My phone configuration is: Model HTC Desire S Android 2.3.3 HTC Sense 2.1 Build number 1.47.401.4 Today I've got notification that an update is available for my phone with: HTC Sence 3.0 Android 2.3.5 I've downloaded the update and started it. My phone rebooted, then for several seconds I saw green icon showing that update is going. After that I've received the red exclamation mark icon. I've triggered the recover console and saw the following: <code> Finding update package... Opening update package... Verifying update package... Installing update... Copying fotaBoot to /data/system for customize reload... Verifying current system... assert failed: apply_patch_check ("/system/app/EReader.apk", "5f3c2be955e09...", "c4071fc9ffc21...") E:Error in /sdcard/download/OTA_Saga_S_HTC_Europe_2.10.401.8-1.47.401.4_release_225210fmxlt12djw1sr7y5.zip (Status 7) Installation aborted. </code> As far as I understood from the log, the CRC failed for the EReader.apk. Does that mean that the updated downloaded incorrectly? Or maybe there are some issues with my phone? Can someone, please, help me with this issue: Should I forget about this update and wait for the next one? Is it the bug in the system or in my phone? Can I somehow (without rooting the device) overcome the problem and install the update? Any other thoughts are welcome. Thank you.
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Mostly likely the update over the air downloaded the wrong archive, which failed to automatically install. In addition to that I found on several forums that the phone had many broken stuff after such update. Therefore I've decided to update it manually. I've downloaded the zip archive with latest official firmware, put it on my sdcard, rebooted the phone into recover console. It automatically found my zip archive and the phone was updated. Everything works fine now. The complete instructions together with latest firmware can be found here (Russian language): http://www.youhtc.ru/forum/showthread.php?p=304305&posted=1#post304305 I've translated them in short below: Download the zip archive with RUU_Saga_S_HTC_Europe_2.10.401.8_Radio_20.4801.30. 0822U_3822.10.08.04_M_release_225161_signed.exe from here Rename the zip archive to PG88IMG.zip and put it in the root directory on sd card Power off the phone Press volume-down button and then power button. The recovery console will pop up. The phone will automatically find the zip file and check it. It will ask you to confirm the update. If you're OK with that, the phone will be updated.
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Failed to update HTC Desire S to latest firmware with Android 2.3.5
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I got this new tablet and I have to write an application which live streams video. I know that since 3.1 this is natively supported on Android. Since the s7 is a tablet I think that there should be some way to update its 2.2 to 3.1. Is there a way to do this? Little hint where to start looking? Cyanogen doesn't have anything for s7.
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XDA has nothing except for some attempts at getting Gingerbread on it. I would expect you're out of luck since Honeycomb wasn't open-source, and porting was therefore very difficult. It's possible that someone will mod CM9 (Android 4.0) to run on it, so I would wait and see.
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Huawei ideos s7 slim Honeycomb update - is it possible somehow?
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My Windows 7 doesn't recognize my android phone. HTC Wildfire S Are there any updates of drivers that I need? If I use VMWare it works properly here's what it showed in VMWare. But here's what happens in device manager on my windows 7 on the same computer Please help!! I've installed HTC Sync and tried connecting, my phone and the PC fails to connect. Help!!!
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Thanks for all answers, but my case was a very unusual case. I tried everything but It didn't work. I reinstalled windows. It works now.
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Connecting Android to Windows 7 fails
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I am looking for a way to run apple apps on my Android Honeycomb device, without rooting if possible. Weather an IOS emulator or an app, or whatever...as long as I can go to the apple app store, download/install/run the app right from my Android device. Thank you
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Well, it turns out that running iOS apps on the BlackBerry PlayBook has been done, so I have to take back my conclusion here; it may well be done on Android also. The PlayBook does have really good support for native apps and the C/C++ toolchain 1 , so that may be a factor here, but kudos to that guy for doing so much work porting the Objective-C libraries. 1 I work for RIM, so feel free to take that with a grain of salt. Unlike Android, (most) iOS apps are written in Objective C and compiled for the device; they're not something portable like Java. In other words, running an iOS app on Android requires: Writing an abstraction layer to take advantage of the Android device's hardware and emulating the rest of the iOS device's hardware A fast enough processor, enough memory, etc. to do the above Porting all of iOS's library and system functions usable by apps to Android Working around the Apple App Store's DRM The problems with this are many: It would be an incredible amount of work Apple hasn't open sourced anything. How are you supposed to port their code? The hardware can be reverse engineered but that's also quite difficult. I highly doubt any current Android device could support something like this, much less run the iOS apps at a usable speed. Working around the DRM may not be possible. I would assume it's hardware-dependent and so the emulation costs there would be high if it was even feasible.
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iOS on Android devices
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I've send someone a pretty long MMS (just text) but he wasn't able to receive. Is there a way to retransmit via EMail. E.g. copy the whole text and paste it into an email instead? Thanks.
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I think so. Find the message you sent in the "Messaging" app. Long-press on it. Choose "Copy message text". Now run the mail app, compose an email, and in the body of the message, long-press, and choose "Paste" from the pop-up menu.
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Forward MMS via EMail
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This might be a dumb question but found some links online which just look dangerous so I better ask. I have a HTC Wildfire S. How can I turn it off? Is just removing the battery safe? I want to shut down before I remove the batery. Is there a way to do that?
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Try pressing and holding the Power button. This should bring up a dialog box with several options, once of them being to turn off the phone.
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How do I turn off my phone?
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I'd like to be able to send A2DP to my car stereo while at the same time sending phone calls to the speakerphone I have in my car. I haven't bought the stereo adapter yet, since I wanted to find out if this setup would work, otherwise I would just try it. ;) Thanks!
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Answer: Yes, you can have multiple bluetooth devices connected to your phone. App to manage your bluetooth devices Additionally, you can use Smart Bluetooth Widget Pro by MDR Tools, Inc. available from Google Play Store to help you manage those devices: This is a must have widget for your android if you have any bluetooth devices. It adds a bluetooth icon to your home screen, and by just clicking on it, It will display you the list of paired devices and you can just click and connect to your bluetooth devices. No need to go to settings screen, turn the bluetooth on, and connect to your devices. When you walk away from your bluetooth device, this widget not just cancels the bluetooth connection, It also turns off the bluetooth to save more from the battery. You can also connect to multiple bluetooth devices at the same time. You can connect to your speaker, and your headset at the same time. There's also a free version Smart Bluetooth Widget Free .
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Is it possible to be connected to two different bluetooth devices at the same time?
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When using the French language the default virtual keyboard on the Nexus S use the AZERTY keyboard layout. That might be fine in Europe but not in North America (e.g. Quebec) where everyone uses QWERTY keyboards. How can we globally change the keyboard layout on the Nexus S ?
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If your phone is rooted, it's possible to do this by modifying system files that govern the keyboard. A much easier (and safer) way would be installing a 3rd-party keyboard replacement app that has a French QWERTY layout. Out of keyboards I've personally used, I can recommend AnySoftKeyboard with French Language Pack . It includes both AZERTY and QWERTY (French-Canadian) layouts.
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French QWERTY keyboard for Nexus S
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I recently installed CM7.1 (stable version for SGS). This has a new version of the gmail app (2.3.5.2). Unlike previous versions, this has no control for notifications. I like my mail to arrive silently, with nothing more than an icon in the notification bar. Now, however, I have no visible option to turn off the notification for gmail. Is there any way to disable notifications for the gmail app?
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Actually, with 2.3.5.x version of Gmail app, Google added more notification options, although well hidden within the settings. In the main screen of the Gmail app: Press the Menu key, go to More -> Settings. Tap on your Google account, scroll down to the <code> Notification settings </code> section and ensure the <code> Email notifications </code> option is enabled. On the same screen, tap on the <code> Labels to notify </code> option. Here "Inbox" and "Priority Inbox" are always listed, as well as any labels you've created on the Gmail's web interface. For each label that you want to specify or change notification options, tap on the label, and in the pop-up window you will be able to select the following options: Email notifications : whether or not to display the icon in the notification area when new e-mail comes in. Ringtone : allows you to specify a custom ringtone, or set to "Silent" for none. Vibrate : specifies options for when/if to also vibrate on new mail. Notify once : when checked, will only display notifications (and sound/vibrate) once for new mail until you dismiss it, otherwise will notify for each new e-mail. Tap <code> OK </code> button, exit out of the settings, and you should be all set.
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How can I set notifications for gmail on the new version of the gmail app (2.3.5.2)
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I'm running Liquid Smooth 3.2 on my Motorola Droid 1. This ROM comes with logcat disabled ( <code> /dev/log/main doesn't exist </code> ). I tried starting the logcat service myself by adding the following to <code> /etc/init.local.rc </code> : <code> #start logcat service service logcat /system/bin/logcat -f /dev/log/main oneshot </code> However, this didn't seem to work as <code> /dev/log/main </code> still doesn't exist on boot. I'm getting... <code> $ logcat logcat Unable to open log device '/dev/log/main': No such file or directory </code> Does anyone know how to re-enable logcat in a ROM that has it disabled?
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I figured it out. It was the kernel that came with Liquid Smooth ROM. The kernel developer, chevyno1 (of Simply Stunning MOD), disabled logging in the kernel. I switched to a different kernel by JDLFG and logging immediately turned on with the next boot.
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Enabling logcat in a ROM that has it disabled
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I bought an Android phone and the vendor does not offer any drivers whatsoever. The Android SDK and the drivers that come with it don't seem to work with the device, but the device itself reports as Android 2.2.1. Other users have reported that the drivers of the Nook Color worked for them, but I cannot confirm this, after trying. What options do I have to connect to the device (and ultimately to root it)? Is it truly just the .inf file that I need to manipulate in order to make the device ID known to Windows? After all there are tools to figure out those strings while the device is connected (although "unknown") ... The model in question is a Simvalley SP-60 GPS . Note: The OS I need drivers for is either Windows 7 x64 or, if anyone has successfully done that, Windows XP 32bit (under VMware with the USB device connected to it).
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I would try editing <code> extras\google\usb_driver\android_winusb.inf </code> in the Android SDK so that it recognizes your device. The file should have a section like this that you can extend: <code> [Google.NTamd64] ; HTC Dream %SingleAdbInterface% = USB_Install, USB\VID_0BB4&PID_0C01 %CompositeAdbInterface% = USB_Install, USB\VID_0BB4&PID_0C02&MI_01 %SingleBootLoaderInterface% = USB_Install, USB\VID_0BB4&PID_0FFF </code> If you go into the Windows Device Manager and view the properties for your device, you should see the ID you need. For example, my Vibrant says <code> USB\VID_04E8&PID_681C </code> under Device IDs and has 3 entries with that and <code> &MI_00 </code> , <code> &MI_02 </code> , and <code> &MI_03 </code> appended under Bus Relations. I would therefore add this to the .inf file: <code> ; Samsung Vibrant %SingleAdbInterface% = USB_Install, USB\VID_04E8&PID_681C %CompositeAdbInterface% = USB_Install, USB\VID_04E8&PID_681C&MI_00 %CompositeAdbInterface% = USB_Install, USB\VID_04E8&PID_681C&MI_02 %CompositeAdbInterface% = USB_Install, USB\VID_04E8&PID_681C&MI_03 </code> You should also reboot into the bootloader, recovery mode, etc. and see if that provides more IDs. I know my Vibrant installs new drivers the first time it's connected in each mode, so likely there are more entries needed. Then just update the driver and select this .inf file. I think once you've done that then the USB Mass Storage drivers and so on will be auto-installed when you mount the device to the PC, but if not you could probably extend this process for that.
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What options exist when the vendor does not supply an ADB driver for an Android device?
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I have noticed that long clicking an SMS message brings up a menu containing a "Lock message" option. What does this do? I have a Nexus S.
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If you lock a message, when you delete a conversation with a locked message, every message other than the locked message will be erased from that conversation.
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What does locking an SMS message do?
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I have a rooted Samsung Galaxy GT-I7500 running stock Donut (Android 1.6). I tried a couple of overclocking apps such as SetCPU and CPU Master, but none of them let me actually "over"-clock the CPU, because I can't set the maximum to be more than the default 528 MHz. I have read about speeds of 624 and/or 710 MHz possible with either the Galaxo custom ROM or GAOSP, but I want to achieve those kinds of speeds with stock Donut. I've tried GAOSP b3 (Gingerbread) and Galaxo 1.6.3.4, but I prefer the feel of stock 1.6 (that's why I love my stock Nexus S running 2.3). Is it possible to set the CPU speed beyond 528 MHz in my rooted Samsung Galaxy GT-I7500? How?
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It is my understanding that some ROMs allow for Overclocking, whereas others dont. It depends on how the kernel is setup. I couldnt Overclock my Samsung galaxy s2 for example on the stock rom with it rooted. I could however once I installed Cyanogen. Perhaps that is the case.
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Why can't I overclock a rooted Samsung Galaxy GT-I7500 beyond the default maximum 528MHz?
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I I just installed CM7.1 on my SGS. To my surprise, the google apps that I installed did not include the version of google talk with video chat. The ROM I used to have was based on Samsung's stock Android (2.3.5), and did have this version of google talk. How can I get this version on my phone? Is it safe to install google talk from a backup created in my previous version onto CM7.1?
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This version of google talk can be downloaded from http://goo-inside.me/gapps/ . The current version is gapps-gb-20110828-newtalk-signed.zip . Details can be found in Rootzwiki at http://wiki.rootzwiki.com/index.php/Google_Apps#Google_Talk_with_Video.2FVoice_Chat
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How can I install google talk with video call support on CM7.1?
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I am a new android user but I am a computer and internet search veteran, however today I have been unable to find information about the status of google talk for android. I simply want to download and install the Gtalk app for Android, but I cannot find it on the market. I find many references to it elsewhere, but the app itself seems to be gone from the market. I also find many references to voice and video chat in Google talk on android, so is it the case that google have removed the basic chat app in favour of google voice?
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Google Talk was never on the Android Market. It should have come with your device if it was a "Google Approved" device, e.g. one that met their minimum requirements (see this for the Gingerbread requirements). The Google apps that come pre-installed on devices are usually not listed publically on the Market. An exception is Maps, for example, which isn't preloaded on some devices either. You should look under your app drawer for "Talk" (rather than "Google Talk", it's easy to miss if you look for that instead). If it's not there it can probably be side-loaded if you root your device, but that's another issue.
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Could someone confirm the status of Google Gtalk App on Android?
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I moved from a Samsung Mesmerize (Galaxy S, Android 2.2) to a Motorola Electrify (Android 2.3) and the Electrify is reading my SD card differently. My old data is now stored in <code> /mnt/sdcard-ext </code> instead of <code> /mnt/sdcard/ </code> . All my phone's old data (which I want to keep) is in that directory. Why did my SD card path change and what should I do to "merge" the two?
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On the Electrify, the external SD card is mounted at <code> /mnt/sdcard-ext/ </code> while the internal is at <code> /mnt/sdcard/ </code> . The two are logically separate and cannot / should not be merged. On the Mesmerize, the external SD card is mounted at <code> /mnt/sdcard/external-sd/ </code> as if it were a subfolder of the internal SD storage, which is also mounted at <code> /mnt/sdcard/ </code> like the Electrify. The two are just as separate as on the Electrify, however, and the subfolder isn't "real". If you connect your phone to your PC you will see two separate drives for them, and the "external-sd" folder on the internal storage will show up as empty — since it is! I think what's happening here is that you want your data — downloads, possibly pictures and music, etc. — from your Mesmerize's internal SD, and you thought it was all on the external SD. (I don't blame you, this system of having two areas both called SD is confusing.) What I would do is: Power off both phones Remove any external SD cards from both phones to avoid confusion Power on both phones Connect both phones to your PC and mount the internal storages on both to your PC Copy the content of the Mesmerise's internal storage over to the Electrify's internal storage Properly dismount both phones from the PC Power off both phones Re-insert your external SD card(s) Power on the Electrify and go happily on your way
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SD card directory is "split" on new phone
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I want to tether an unlimited data plan on a Nexus S (with 2.3.6) via USB cable to a MacBook Air (with OS X Lion) . The articles I read imply that given Apple's restrictions, that's imposible! Found a stackexchange-url ("question for Froyo") and one stackexchange-url ("tethering on a Snow Leopard"), but they all rely on third party apps. Is there any hack to make it work out of the box?
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Easy Tether works for me for USB tethering on OS X Lion. android.stackexchange.com/q/15735/15, android.stackexchange.com/q/5168/15 To elaborate, here are the steps involved: Open the Easy Tether application on your Android device and select USB (you will see the ET notification in the notification bar). Plug your Android device into your machine via USB. Open Network Preferences, select EasyTether and select Connect. Also, if you do any Android dev , make sure to follow the Mobile Stream's FAQ (although I just moved the .kext to the trash since <code> kextunload </code> was not working for me): ADB on Mac OS X stops recognizing the attached device after installing > EasyTether driver Do not follow this advice if you are not a software developer who uses the Android SDK on Mac. Otherwise run "sudo kextunload /System/Library/Extensions/EasyTetherUSBEthernet.kext" to unload the EasyTether driver manually. Load it again with kextload when/if necessary.
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How to enable USB tethering on your Android phone to Mac OS X Lion
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Is it possible to remove the TouchWiz UI and have the phone behave like the vanilla Android UI?
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It's impossible to root out TouchWiz without modifying the Samsung source code to remove and replace it; it's heavily embedded in the OS. This would be a massive effort and I don't believe anyone's done it. The only alternative is a ROM built from stock in the first place, such as Cyanogen as Ryan mentioned.
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How to remove TouchWiz and revert to a vanilla Android UI?
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I have an HTC Desire (2.2) which I have installed TouchPal Keyboard. The problem is though it seems to keep disabling itself and reverting to the default keyboard layout. I then have to go through the rigmarole of setting it back to TouchPal as the preferred input method. Does anyone have any ideas?
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Make sure the application is installed internally, and not on to your sd card. from http://android-developers.blogspot.com/2010/07/apps-on-sd-card-details.html : When not to install on SD card? The advantage of installing on SD card is easy to understand: contention for storage space is reduced. There are costs, the most obvious being that your app is disabled when the SD card is either removed or in USB Mass Storage mode; this includes running Services, not just interactive Activities. Aside from this, device removal disables an application’s Widgets, Input methods, Account Managers, Device administrators, Live wallpapers, and Live folders, and may require explicit user action to re-enable them.
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Touchpal keyboard keeps disabling itself on HTC Desire
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I have an HTC Touch with Froyo installed that I use for app development. I haven't used it for a couple of months, and when I fired it up today I'm seeing the same error every time I launch the Market app: No connection and a Retry button. It doesn't matter how many times I hit Retry, I just end up back in the same place. The phone definitely has a solid Wi-Fi connection though and all other online apps (browser, Twitter, etc.) are working well. I've tried force stopping the Market and restarting, clearing its data and uninstalling updates, all to no avail. What can be causing this error?
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The answer is that the date/time settings were incorrect. The device had been off for so long that the clock had reset. Once I set the correct date and time the Market app ran normally.
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Always seeing "No connection: Retry" in Android Market
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From this stackexchange-url ("question") I known how to remove vendor installed apps. However is it safe to uninstall Flash and Facebook? I guess that the Android browser depends somehow on Flash and might brake after I remove Flash package. I simply want to have more space for other apps and don't want to be reminded every time about updates for Flash and Facebook. Update : From my point of view both answers are correct. In general it is not safe to uninstall vendor installed apps. However my HTC Desire won't have any new OTA updates so in my case is it safe to delete them. I just found out that latest ROM update (with Android 2.3) for HTC Desire isn't available as OTA update, you have to install it manually. And Facebook app is already removed from the ROM. Unfortunately I cannot mark both answers as correct therefore I choose the answer with higher number of votes as correct one.
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@roxan is incorrect, it is NOT safe to remove stock ROM apps. If you do so, any future updates from your carrier/manufacturer will not install . A much safer method is to use an app like Titanium Backup to 'freeze' the apps, preventing them from being seen by the system and running/being updated. If you really feel the need to uninstall them, you can use Titanium Backup to back them up first (requires root). That way you can restore them from backup in the future if you need to apply a ROM update.
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Can I safely uninstall Flash and Facebook apps?
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My mother just upgraded from a simple flip phone to a android motorola atrix 2. It's her first smart phone and she is having a very hard time adjusting. She added her email and Facebook accounts onto the phone, as soon as she did so, however, it added all the contact information from both into her phone contacts. She already had the contacts imported in from her last phone and is now dealing with duplicate contacts (such as "Mike Smith and "Micheal Smith"). The worst problem is, she is having a hard time finding a contact that actually has a phone number. She'll search for "Jane Doe" in the phone when trying to call her and only find her email there. My Questions: Why does the phone (app?) show contacts that don't contain a phone number? How can I delete the duplicates (or merge them)? What is the best way to make this work as smoothly as possible?
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Most Phone/Contacts apps list all contacts, from all added accounts by default. There are several system and application options that could resolve this confusion: From the Home screen, press the Menu key and go to Settings -> Accounts & Sync. Under the <code> Manage account </code> section go through each account (by tapping on them,) and verify that the <code> Sync Contacts </code> option is only checked for accounts that you really want to have synchronized with the phone. Open the Phone app and go to the "Contacts" tab. press the Menu button and tap the <code> Display options </code> button. Check the box next to <code> Only contacts with phones </code> option to hide any contacts that don't have a phone number associated with them. Under the <code> Choose contacts to display </code> section, expand any accounts that you've chosen to keep in sync in step 2, and select the groups you wish displayed in the Phone app by marking their check-box. Keep in mind that some manufacturers have their own versions of Phone and Contacts apps, so the menu choices might be slightly different (or even missing altogether.)
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Remove all contacts in phone that don't have a phone number
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My Sim -card works in a HTC smartphone out of the box. So the problem must be in the ZTE Light -tablet. I can call with the tablet, but not surf the internet. I get Web page not available when trying to use the browser. I have no terminal in the device so I cannot try ping. My current location is Sweden so network mode GSM. The device is not sim-locked. I have the following settings in Wireless & network settings > Mobile network settings: <code> Data roaming: off Network mode: Preferred network mode GSM/WCDMA Use only 2G networks: off Network operators: selected my operator's name Data Connection: On APNs: nothing selected by me </code> My android version 2.1-update1, kernel 2.6.29. How can you enable the mobile broadband to ZTE Light?
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You should select your operator's internet APN from the APN list to enable the mobile data network. If you don't see it, check the settings from your operator and insert it manually from that menu.
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To enable mobile broadband in ZTE Light
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I'm using a non-rooted, non-hacked Samsung GT-I5700 device which runs Android 2.1. Today I've received an MMS from an unknown phone with something which looked like a spam for Mastercard. I've immediately deleted this message, but it seems my phone has automatically sent this same MMS to one of my contacts. According to the Messages app there was no other outgoing SMS/MMS to anyone else. I've installed AVG from the Market and it said that my phone is clean. Still I would like to understand how this incident could happen since I haven't installed anything even remotely suspicious to my phone and didn't even browse the internet except for using Google Translate and Google Maps from time to time. I'd like to know if it is possible for an app to delete or modify the history of sent messages. Can it clean up its tracks? Can it be possible that my phone has sent more than one SMS to my contacts only they aren't visible somehow? I'd also like to know if it is possible to somehow deny outgoing phone calls and messages to apps so this could never happen again.
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I doubt that something like an SMS/MMS Virus exists or is "in the wild". If this MMS was really originating from your phone, than this could only be caused by an malicious App. Now, there are two ways how any App can send/receive SMS/MMS: By having the appropriate permissions You can easily find out which App has requested, and since you installed it, granted, which permissions that App got granted. See stackexchange-url ("this question for tools"). By exploiting the Android System If there is an root exploit within the Android System and within the Dalvik VM, any App could use it to do anything . AFAIK as of Android 2.3.5 there are no public known exploits. Not sure what's the state in case of Android 2.1 SMS history Editing the SMS history is not necessary. The history is part of the (stock) SMS client. If an Android App uses to API to send an SMS/MMS the history is not involved.
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How to make sure I have no sms virus?
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Some times when I install an application, the installation will fail. However, the errors it throws are not only incorrect, but seemingly... random. An example is, it'll fail and throw 'Insufficient storage space.' Blatant lie, I have plenty of space on the phone. Another example is 'Package file is invalid.' When I go to redownload the app, it usually installs just fine. On rarer occasions, it'll throw another (can't remember if it's the same) error, but then it'll install just fine. I'm using stock market, on a stock Droid 3.
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You can get 'Insufficient storage space' messages if you don't have enough space on the internal SD card for the market to be able to download the APK into a temp or data directory. When you reboot your phone or exit from certain apps various caches/data directories are cleared, freeing up space on the internal SD card. This is why this error appears 'randomnly' - because as you use and close apps, the amount of disk space changes. There are several apps on the market that can force cache clean ups for you. 'Package file is invalid' can occur if you have disk errors or networking errors that corrupt the downloaded file. This is why this error appears 'randomnly', as SD card file system issues or dropped/bad packets corrupting the file won't occur every time. FYI, SD card file system errors are often a result of not unmounting the phone properly when connecting it via USB or by yanking the SD card from a reader without unmounting it first ("safely remove hardware" in Windows parlance)
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Package Install via Market sometimes fails and gives seemingly random error message
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So this is kind of a two fold question but it all falls under the same umbrella of update status reliability and might even be caused by the same factor. First, this morning I saw that my Logitech Revue remote App had an update, as indicated by the 'Update' label when viewing list of apps. However when I clicked it, the only options were 'Open' and 'Uninstall' I attempted to clear Market's cache and force close it, but still the same thing. 4 Hours later. it worked normally (i.e., providing the update button). What causes this and how can I fix it immediately, rather than just checking back every few hours to see if it was fixed. Second part/example: A couple weeks ago the same issue happened with the system app 'Youtube.' Under my main google app that I use on my phone and all my non-system apps are associated to, I saw the update label, but again same issue as above. When I switched to my other account that I only use for email, I could update Youtube just fine. There seems to be some sort of synchronization problem. The Youtube example lasted for days (with the daily update notifications) before I thought to switch accounts and try it on my secondary google account. The exact same thing happened with Google Maps. I have a stock Droid 3 using stock Market.
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I have noticed that I sometimes get a notification that an update is available, but when I go in there, I am unable to update. I, at first, thought that it was some type of syncing issue like you describe, but I have realized ( at least in my situation ) that I have the apps set to update automatically. So I get the notification, but the market actually has already updated the application in the background. Based on your comments, and if you eventually go in to the market and there is actually an update available for an app that you previously were notified about, then I would say it has to do with how google rolls out the updates. As Chahk discussed, the notifications seem to go before the apps, in some cases. Google does this with just about everything they roll out. Updated in batches.
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Apps' update status in Market app not always reliable?
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I installed SetCPU on my SK4G today, and for the most part things are running fine and I haven't had any problems. At first I was getting a lot of lag and my phone kept freezing, so I checked stackexchange-url ("this") post and it helped me out a lot. But I ran into one more problem. My phone keeps shutting off and I have to take out the battery and put it back in order to turn it on again. It's happened twice. Could SetCPU be the cause of the problem? Profiles: Main / 816max - 312min (ondemand) Temp > 35.6 C / 608max - 216min (ondemand / priority: 100) Charging / 760max - 456min (ondemand / priority: 75) Screen Off / 456max - 312min (ondemand / priority: 50) I should also mention that I don't have a custom ROM or Kernel on my phone. It's just rooted.
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Absolutely yes. I have a SK4G as well, and tried SetCPU out too. It force closed regularly; whether it's due to overheating I can't say for sure, but it seems the most likely cause. FYI, all the SK4G ROMs are based on the stock ROM as no one's reverse-engineered the hardware requirements to build custom kernels for it yet :(
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Problems with SetCPU on Sidekick 4G
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Everytime that I plug my Android smartphone on my USB PC port to recharge the batteries a splash-screen popup telling me to choose between "KIES and UMS-only configuration" and I need to chose "Cancel" to make the screen extinguish it light. There is some configuration to set one of these modes and cancel this choose process? My smartphone is a Galaxy 551 with 2.2 Froyo Android. Thank you.
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On my Galaxy S, turning on USB debug mode in <code> Settings -> Applications -> Development </code> turns off this notification.
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Can I remove the "USB Configuration\KIES\UMS" splash-screen?
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I have two gmail accounts on my android. When I first use it, I synced all the contacts to the one account. Now I want to sync all the contacts again(I have added many contacts since then) to the other account. But I cant, although the gmails contacts have synced to my phone. Sounds dummy but I am confused. Any help appreciated...
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You cannot do this on the phone. Any contacts created on the phone that were added to one Gmail account, cannot easily be "copied" to the other Gmail account, especially not in-bulk. You can however, do this quite easily on Gmail's web site: On your computer log into your Gmail account that has your latest contacts, and click on "Contacts" link. On the upper-right side click the "Export" link, select "Everyone (All Contacts)" and "Google CSV format" options, and click the "Export" button. When prompted, save the "google.csv" file somewhere on your computer (e.g. C:\ drive.) Log off your Gmail account, and log into your second Gmail account. Go to Contacts, click on the "Import" link, click on "Choose File" button, browse to your C:\ drive (or wherever you saved the file in step 3,) select the "google.csv" file, click Open, and finally click the "Import" button. You may also choose to add these new contacts to an existing group, or create a new one. After a few minutes, these contacts should sync to your phone under the 2nd Gmail account.
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Sync contacts to more than one google accounts
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I just got a Galaxy Nexus and all is good apart from that my Sync Browser doesn't work. When I run logcat against it it gives me the error of : <code> BookmarksSync I Sync failed due to soft error: Skipping any commits. </code> I've seen some pages online which describe this issue and suggest fixing by removing all your bookmarks and starting again, but I'd rather not do this. *see edit below Does anyone know how I can fix this without removing all my existing browser setup? or if this is the only way, can someone point me to a page with clear instructions. ** EDIT ** I tried removing all my bookmarks and syncing and it's still giving me an error with no bookmarks present.
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Disable syncing in Google Chrome. Remove stored sync data on your Google Dashboard . Enable sync again in Google Chrome making sure that only the passwords are encrypted. Disable and enable sync browser in ICS. There is a more detailed howto with photos on my blog if you need it.
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How to fix Sync Browser not working on ICS
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I can connect my Galaxy Nexus to my Kubuntu machine using the PTP protocol, but it's really slow. I've read this interview about why Galaxy Nexus doesn't support USB Mass storage, and I've gone to http://www.android.com/filetransfer/ as instructed but there's no way I can see which will allow me to connect to the device using a linux machine and MTP. Does anyone know how to get MTP, or any other protocol, working?
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You could also try mtpfs or gMTP. mtpfs allows to mount the MTP device as a filesystem, while gMTP is a standalone program. Over at AskUbuntu there's an answer that shows how to use mtpfs.
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Better way to connect Galaxy Nexus (ICS) to Linux
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According to stackexchange-url ("this answer") one of the programs that requires root access is SetCPU that can lower the CPU frequency when the phone is not used thus prolong battery life. I don't get one thing - why does that require root? What could be the harm in reducing the CPU frequency?
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1) Because only the root user can change the system's frequency/governor. It's a system level function call and only root can do that. 2) Under clocking really isn't the problem... It's over clocking. You can't really damage the device, but you could end up in an infinite boot loop and an average user may not know how to get out of that. 3) Also: you usually want to replace the kernel when over/under clocking to get new frequencies and possibly under volting to save power (but at the same time, you're going out of the parameters of the CPU and it may end up boot looping because no two CPUs are made exactly alike when you are doing things outside their normal operating parameters).
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Why does controlling CPU frequency require root access?
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I have recently purchased a Spice MI 350 Handset which is loaded with Android 2.3.3, the phone also has some preinstalled apps.. When I go to application manager -> installed I see Google calendar there but I don't know from where I can open it.. I have tried almost all the options. I have tried finding "Google Calendar" at android market place but there is no such app (or at least I couldn't find one)... I need a calendar which gets sync with my Google Calendar account.. Since the phone is not rooted I can neither open nor use nor re install it from the market (disappointing) ..How do I get Google Calendar working for me...
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Usually it's called Calendar. Ask your provider if it still isn't showing on your phone. Alternatively, trying seeing if long-pressing an empty area of your screen and then choosing Widgets - shows the Calendar Widget in the list. I am assuming of course, that you've already set up your Google Account to sync with your device.
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Google Calendar is installed, How do I open it?
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I installed a CM7.1 over a custom 2.3.5 installation on my Samsung Galaxy S I9000. I did a full wipe through CWM as well as wiping the cache, as explained in the SGS installation instructions . The installation completed without any errors, but when the phone booted the process com.android.phone force-closed. When I dismissed the error, it force-closed again within less than a second, and continued doing so. I rebooted into recovery and made sure to wipe everything, but nothing helped. I finally reverted to my previous ROM in disappointment. What could be the causing these force-closes? How can I install CM7.1 successfully? Is there any specific kernel I should install? Any specific modem?
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After researching this in local forums, it turned out to a SIM card issue. My carrier had a series of yellow SIM cards that for some reason caused this problem. I had my carrier replace it, and I've been on CM ever since (with a short break for AOKP).
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com.android.phone force closes constantly after a clean install of CM7.1 in SGS1
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It seems like copying a file onto the SD card ought to be easy, but for the life of me I can't figure out how to do it. I have an (International) Motorola Xoom Wifi running stock Moto Android 3.2. If I insert an SD card with content on it, I can see the contents of the card show up in the tablet's Gallery app. I can also go into the built-in Files app and browse the contents of the SD card. Using the Files app I can select files and copy them from the SD card to the internal storage. However when I browse the tablet's internal storage with the Files app and select and Copy a file, if I then navigate to the SD card the Paste Here option is grayed out. Using File Manager HD, I can't even find the SD card. It looks (from the Files app) like the SD card is at <code> /mnt/external1/ </code> but I can't see any way to get there. Is there something I'm missing in File Manager HD to find the SD card, or is there a deficiency in File Manager HD that another file manager could solve? Also strangely I can delete files from the SD card using the gallery app, but not using the Files file manager app!
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Well that's strange timing! Just received an update notification on the tablet, installed the update and suddenly I can copy files to the SD card, delete files from the SD Card and create folders on the SD Card with no problem! This was using the built-in Files app. It's still saying my Android Version is 3.2, but the build number has updated to H.6.6-23, so can only assume this is an update to the drivers or Motorola's software rather than the OS itself. Found a thread on the Xoom Owner's forum mentioning it Another UK update? I just received another update to my UK wi-fi xoom. I already had the original 3.2 update. I didn't really catch the update number, but the release notes appeared looked to be the same as the previous big update. It was very small (only 1 or 2 k!). I could only really think of one reason this might have been sent out, so tried copying from the internal memory to /mnt/external1 (a 32 Gb sd card) and it worked! So it looks like this was probably a fault that they've pushed out a fix for, rather than any design problem.
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How can I copy files onto an SD card with a Honeycomb tablet?
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It used to be that Google Maps Navigation on my phone would show the direction of travel = as "up" on the screen. However, ever since my phone upgraded to Gingerbread, navigation is displayed with North as "up" on the screen. How do I revert to the old behavior?
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It turns out that the solution to this is rather easy, but scarcely documented. To switch between forward-is-up and north-is-up, simply tap the red/white compass needle in the upper left hand corner of the screen.
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How to make Google Maps Navigation show forward as up?
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I have a Samsung Galaxy S from Sprint that has Swype pre installed. The latest OS update included some changes to Swype that are making me completely insane. The biggest issue is that it auto-corrects words when I'm finger tapping accurately. So a message to my sister that meant to say "Pfft. Just come." got auto corrected to "Orgy. Just come." I'm totally exasperated! I can't find Swype settings on my phone. I looked at http://www.swype.com/tips/swype-basics/ but the only thing I get when I longpress the Swype key is the option to toggle between input methods. I can't access any further settings.
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<code> Settings > Language and keyboard > Swype </code> on a Galaxy S2
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Where are the settings for stock swype?
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I changed my twitter password a while ago, and periodically, when my phone has been off or totally offline, I'll get an alert: "Twitter sign in failed" but the Icon looks like a twitter icon, not Seesmic or Tweetdeck, the two apps I use. I'm assuming the problem from the app perspective is that my password isn't working. From my perspective, the problem is that I can't even figure out what app is sending these prompts. Seesmic and Tweetdeck have my new password, and I don't see a "Twitter" app in my applications anywhere. How do I even begin to figure out where this alert is coming from?
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It's probably the Social Networking Service (SNS) or a similar application, rather than a Twitter-specific app. I have this service on my Samsung phone and there's a widget that can display social networking posts on the home screen. You can manage it via <code> Settings -> Accounts and sync </code> , as Al said.
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Where is this Twitter App hiding?
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I notice my HTC Desire fetches http://xtra3.gpsonextra.net/xtra.bin when it boots (and before I enter the PIN). What is that ? Here's the HTTP Request sent: GET /xtra.bin HTTP/1.1 Accept: */*, application/vnd.wap.mms-message, application/vnd.wap.sic x-wap-profile: http://www.openmobilealliance.org/tech/profiles/UAPROF/ccppschema-20021212# Host: xtra3.gpsonextra.net Connection: Keep-Alive User-Agent: Android
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That is done by gpsd . The XTRA files are the current GPS Almanac. The location of where to download the XTRA files to is defined in <code> /system/etc/gps.conf </code> . These files contain data that speed up the GPS, which will result in faster GPS position fixes.
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Why is my Android fetching http://xtra3.gpsonextra.net/xtra.bin upon start?
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I wanted to order a Kindle Fire in Canada but I saw that it wasn't available. Now I really wanted one and I could always just cross the border and get one. What I want to know is how restricted will it be in Canada. I hear it's probably only the Amazon content distribution system that won't work, meaning I still get a full-featured Android tablet with the Android market. I should be able to get any apps and any books from the Android market that I can normally with my phone in Canada. Is that how it's looking?
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Just got a Kindle Fire as a gift. So far I've been more than disappointed. No apps No Amazon Prime membership. No Cloud. No MP3's No storage. Yes Facebook works. Yes I can check my email. Yes I can browse the web. Bottom line is, if you're in Canada, spend a few more bucks and get a tablet that you CAN use...
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Restrictions of a Kindle Fire in Canada?
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I own a Motorola Flipout, Android 2.1 stock ROM. According to the market the app "Handyticket Deutschland" is not compatible with my phone. The required Android version is 1.5 or above. How can I tell why the app will not work for me? The Flipout has a comparably small screen. Is it possible that the publisher just forgot to mark my phone's display resolution as supported? Note: Users from outside Germany see a different message. I believe, those country-restriction are unrelated.
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The Android Market has various filters which are applied to the apk in order to find out if the App will run on your device. The most obviously one is the Android version you are on (also called the SDK level). But this is not the only criteria. There are others like: Screen Size Software libraries Google API OpenGL Particular hardware features that are required Bluetooth (front) camera Vibration Unfortunately it is not that easy to find out why an App "isn't compatible" with a particular device, even for the developer. There are some tools that an developer can use to find the current filter criteria for an .apk but this will not tell him why the Android market doesn't show an app on a device explicitly. In your case, the small screen size seems to be the reason. You should e-mail the developer and ask him to fix this, if it isn't intended.
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Why are some apps on the market incompatible with my device?
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android
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Is there an Android app that can show the nature of activity going on with running apps? Something like XP Task Manager. There are many times when an app just stops responding and I'm not sure whether it's still working on something, or has just gone dead. Titanium Backup has done this on a number of occasions. If I could just see a list of apps and what memory and CPU percentage each is using I'd have a better idea whether to wait or kill the app. BTW I do not like the Android Wait/Force Close dialog since it usually comes up prematurely. Thanks for your thoughts.
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Sounds like OS Monitor might do what you want. I believe it just uses the <code> top </code> utility to get process info. Screenshot: And note that tapping on one of the rows will expand it to show info like memory use, priority, and so forth.
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Is there a realtime Task Activity Viewer for Android?
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android
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Sorry for the cross-post (stackexchange-url I was told this is a better place for my question. I have 2 Windows7 x64 machines. One of them has got both drivers (ASUS Android Composite ADB Interface and Transformer TF101) and when i run adb devices I get the device listed as expected. The other one has only got one of the drivers (ie. the ASUS Android Composite ADB Interface is not there and there is no unknown devices or apparent problems in Device Manager). Any ideas?
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Ok, I uninstalled and deleted the drivers for the tablet and then reinstalled manually and it worked.
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EeePad Transformer ADB problems with drivers on Windows7 x64
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android
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I have had my Samsung Galaxy S for less than a year, and never did anything like rooting it. Just normal use. About 60 minutes ago I opened from it's "sleep" state to check a web page and left it on my desk where it went to "sleep". Now about 10 minutes ago, I tried to open it again, but it's dead. Touching the screen doesn't bring up anything. I press and hold the power button which doesn't do anything. I don't remember the battery being low, but I plugged it in anyway. The recharge screen doesn't come up and it still won't start even with the power cord plugged in. What can I do ? Is there some kind of hardware reset I can do ?
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Did you wait some time after the power cord was pluged in? It is normal that this takes some time to show the charging screen if the battery is not charged at all . For a full factory reset (that is the most reset that can be done by the Galaxy S), you want to boot into recovery mode by powering off the device, and then booting it by holding down the Volume Up + Home + Power keys. A menu should appear that offers the "Factory Reset" option.
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Is there a "hardware reset" for the Galaxy S?
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android
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