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2013/12/06 | 1,412 | 5,088 | <issue_start>username_0: It's the time of the year again, namely it is December 2013, and so we shall now refresh our Community Promotion Ads for the new year.
### What are Community Promotion Ads?
Community Promotion Ads are community-vetted advertisements that will show up on the main site, in the right sidebar. Th... |
2013/12/17 | 876 | 2,788 | <issue_start>username_0: If I am not missing something serious, I am seeing this site with horrible readability.
* almost white background with hardly visible Honeycomb-ish pattern (come on, almost same color as the input box?)
* the green-ish question title and other texts may hardly point to Android, otherwise rende... |
2013/12/18 | 1,901 | 7,435 | <issue_start>username_0: It seems to me that the quality of this SE site is low. Most questions appear to be about minor issues/bugs rather than Android itself. Should something be done about the quality or allowed topic?
Examples:
This seems like a bug rather than a "real" Android issue - [Google Nexus 7 not recogni... |
2013/12/20 | 642 | 2,312 | <issue_start>username_0: This is inspired from this answer to my question - [Can there be malicious apps on Google Play?](https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/55666/can-there-be-malicious-apps-on-google-play/55670#55670)
>
> Aside of that: In case you're still unsure, pick a good forum and ask. Another good id... |
2014/01/09 | 290 | 1,038 | <issue_start>username_0: For the last few weeks, the "Ask Question" button is a bit of:
Using Chrome 31.0.1650.63 on Linux<issue_comment>username_1: What browser/OS are you using? It shows in the right place inside the grey bar for me on Win7 Sp1 x86 with Internet E... |
2014/01/10 | 997 | 4,087 | <issue_start>username_0: Why do we (currently have) 277 questions tagged with [tablet](https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/tablet "show questions tagged 'tablet'")? This seems like one of the most generic and pointless tags out there.
I realise that back when tablets were new and unusual in the Android ... |
2014/01/14 | 583 | 2,191 | <issue_start>username_0: Yesterday, I submitted a post on Android Enthusiast. Today, I tried to edit it, and it said that links to google.com weren't allowed. These links are part of an error message. Shouldn't they be allowed? Is there some way to override this error message?
Is it possibly because there are so many ... |
2014/01/21 | 976 | 4,208 | <issue_start>username_0: I noticed that there are 2 flags for apparently the same effect/reason.
There are the *"Questions about writing and publishing Android apps, writing custom ROMs, and other topics that are primarily of concern to developers are off-topic. Consider taking advantage of other resources that may be... |
2014/01/21 | 1,533 | 5,864 | <issue_start>username_0: (Mostly prompted by this question: [How to upload images onto Google Glass device and view them?](https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/61670/how-to-upload-images-onto-google-glass-device-and-view-them))
Are questions regarding Google Glass on-topic for Android Enthusiasts?
[Google Glas... |
2014/01/24 | 1,182 | 4,835 | <issue_start>username_0: I would like to know, should questions that are put "on hold" be deleted by their prospective authors or does it depend on a number of factors eg
* It may have already gained a quality answer or answers and therefore;
* It may have many upvotes and be a favourite to many
Even for the reasons ... |
2014/02/06 | 312 | 1,237 | <issue_start>username_0: I see that the site is for enthusiasts and power users. But are absolute newbies welcome to ask beginner questions?
I hope I'm not completely in the wrong place, I meant newbie programmers.<issue_comment>username_1: Newbies, as in people that are new to using Android, are welcome here.
Newbie... |
2014/02/18 | 443 | 1,803 | <issue_start>username_0: Should we handle the [bittorrent](https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/bittorrent "show questions tagged 'bittorrent'") tag as a tag for the app itself, or as a synonym for [torrents](https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/torrents "show questions tagged 'torrents'") (... |
2014/02/25 | 2,331 | 9,735 | <issue_start>username_0: If a moderator decides unilaterally to close a question, and their decision doesn't have strong support from the community, and a number of people later ask for the question to be re-opened and give sound reasons for disputing the moderator's rationale in closing it, is it considered an accepta... |
2014/05/09 | 314 | 1,163 | <issue_start>username_0: I realized that I need to shrink the image when I asked this [question](https://android.stackexchange.com/q/69076/53576). I checked by clicking the edit. I could not find. How to shrink the image.<issue_comment>username_1: I don't think there is a button to shrink the image however, you can mod... |
2014/06/29 | 1,065 | 4,518 | <issue_start>username_0: Many questions come to this site for recommendations for Android applications that matches a specified need. Usually these questions for recommendations are closed as "too localized" because they meet the requirements of a single person rather than the Android community at large. There is, howe... |
2014/07/01 | 1,055 | 4,611 | <issue_start>username_0: 
We normally come across posts where it is filtered /avoided to say thanks ,tq , thanks a lot etc.
Why is it that any posts containing thanks are deleted or filtered ?
If so then why don't we raise a flag as its ... |
2014/07/23 | 224 | 825 | <issue_start>username_0: In the after noon I had the rep shown was around 46 and then in the evening it shows 31 .In my accounts section>reputation it shows a sum total of only 30 reputation despite it showing 31 now where can I know the sudden crash in reputation
Now the theory beh... |
2014/11/10 | 614 | 2,509 | <issue_start>username_0: A [question](https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/2252/how-do-i-turn-off-auto-complete-when-texting) was posted several years ago asking for directions on turning off auto-complete for their keyboard on their device. In the question, a specific device is stated (Droid X).
Recently, a ne... |
2014/12/16 | 776 | 2,863 | <issue_start>username_0: I put a bounty on a question, accepted the answer but now it is community awarded?
It is just a matter of feel-good to not let it be auto-rewarded but I would like to know what I have to do to actually reward it myself.
I am probably just overlooking the answer to this but once you overlooke... |
2015/01/01 | 1,587 | 5,654 | <issue_start>username_0: The dawn of a new year, 2015, now approaches, or has already approached, either way it means that it is now time to reset our Community Promotion Ads!
### What are Community Promotion Ads?
Community Promotion Ads are community-vetted advertisements that will show up on the main site, in the r... |
2015/01/19 | 317 | 1,476 | <issue_start>username_0: Lately I have noticed a TON of these questions. It seems to me that the process is basically the same for any device —use ADB to pull files, or install a custom recovery and do a Nandroid backup, etc. Would it be better just to have a single question that we can collapse the solutions into?
Th... |
2015/02/10 | 507 | 2,048 | <issue_start>username_0: I've just noticed [What is the Android Permission “WRITE\_GSERVICES” doing?](https://android.stackexchange.com/q/98330/16575) with a long discussion in its comments whether it should have been closed. True, there is a "general list" in [What do android application permissions mean?](https://and... |
2015/04/02 | 1,390 | 5,313 | <issue_start>username_0: Today we moved the site's CSS to a newly refactored LESS system so that it's easier for us to fix SE network CSS bugs globally and launch new features in the future! The updates also allow us to use SVG for retina support.
But while we were in there, we thought it would be a good idea to upda... |
2015/04/25 | 566 | 2,329 | <issue_start>username_0: I came across this question on AE [here](https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/106569/netsh-command-not-found-in-linux-mint-17) which explicitly doesn't involve anything related to Android. Its all about creating a wifi hotspot on a Linux machine where a command didn't work for him. I def... |
2015/07/16 | 1,108 | 3,964 | <issue_start>username_0: In a [question](https://android.stackexchange.com/q/114799/27149) I asked few days back a user named [ajay](https://android.stackexchange.com/users/116446/ajay)(with 1 reputation point) answered my question which was flagged for deletion by me and then user [Izzy added a comment](https://androi... |
2015/07/30 | 1,204 | 4,150 | <issue_start>username_0: I was bewildered when I saw [this edit approved](https://android.stackexchange.com/review/suggested-edits/100170) by a Moderator until I saw [his comment](https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/116466/using-usb-on-the-go-files-with-the-stock-android-music-app#comment145415_116466) explaini... |
2015/08/10 | 997 | 3,736 | <issue_start>username_0: The [answer](https://android.stackexchange.com/a/117620/51249) in question:
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/oZla7.png)
I flagged the following answer as *"very low quality"* because it was pure speculation, didn't offer any explanation or research an... |
2015/08/21 | 1,888 | 6,459 | <issue_start>username_0: I feel a bounty was awarded to me incorrectly [here](https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/118956/my-nexus-6-turns-itself-off-randomly-how-can-i-fix-this/119314#119314). Though I did jump into the answer with the best of my ability, the problem was not actually resolved. I do understand m... |
2015/10/14 | 1,304 | 5,023 | <issue_start>username_0: The following image shows an answer posted for the question [How to change the density (DPI) for specific applications?](https://i.stack.imgur.com/YkBkQ.png)
The answer didn't even cover half of the line. Anyhow, I flagged the answer as VLQ,... |
2015/10/18 | 482 | 1,773 | <issue_start>username_0: When searching for questions/answers about some hardware-specific topics, would it not be useful to introduce tags for **chipset** vendors and models/model\_families?
Like MediaTek, RockChip, RK3066, MT6582, etc.
Even GPU tags like Mali400, Vivante, etc would (imo) help.
I am not advocating ... |
2016/01/15 | 1,350 | 4,900 | <issue_start>username_0: It's 2016 now, and we've [made some changes to the sidebar size](https://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/272563/were-standardizing-the-sidebar-width-at-300px-on-all-sites). As such, we can now restart the Community Promotion Ads for 2016!
Keep in mind, we have updated some of the guidelines c... |
2016/01/26 | 2,007 | 7,212 | <issue_start>username_0: How does the questions limited to the scope of a nightly build of a ROM are helpful to site in long-run?
There are questions we receive that are more or less specific to a nightly build of a ROM. (In case one has never heard the term nightly build outside the scope of Android, I recommend read... |
2016/03/14 | 2,280 | 9,258 | <issue_start>username_0: In connection with the moderator elections, we will be holding a Q&A with the candidates. This will be an opportunity for members of the community to pose questions to the candidates on the topic of moderation. Participation is completely voluntary.
>
> **The purpose of this thread was to col... |
2016/03/21 | 8,895 | 35,795 | <issue_start>username_0: In connection with the moderator elections, we are holding a Q&A thread for the candidates. Questions collected [from an earlier thread](https://android.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/2101/2016-moderator-election-qa-question-collection) have been compiled into this one, which shall now serve ... |
2016/03/23 | 650 | 2,304 | <issue_start>username_0: Let's say I'm planning to buy a new Android device. I have a certain list of criteria for the device. I want to know which devices fit most or all of my criteria, and possibly get feedback from users who have already tried the devices in question.
Would this be on or off topic here?
If it's o... |
2016/04/21 | 1,526 | 6,019 | <issue_start>username_0: [power](https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/power "show questions tagged 'power'") tag **doesn't have user guidance**. Lacking user guidance, it can be (mis) used for anything related to power without checking for suitable tags available, as is the case
Going through 52 question... |
2016/05/04 | 839 | 2,997 | <issue_start>username_0: Is this is a mistake or a deliberate move that the terms "*regular people*" are not mentioned in the [tour](https://android.stackexchange.com/tour) ([record](https://i.stack.imgur.com/Unyzz.png)) of the site? As of now it currently notes:
>
> **Android Enthusiasts Stack Exchange** is a questi... |
2016/05/13 | 1,125 | 4,345 | <issue_start>username_0: I haven't been a member of this community for very long, (or SE as a whole for that matter), however:
I feel that this site is going down the tubes. There are a ton of people asking low quality questions about rooting, why something doesn't work in a custom ROM...
I could be wrong, but I doub... |
2016/05/17 | 1,002 | 4,057 | <issue_start>username_0: I have come to notice that although we have a flag-to-close reason for questions related to ROM development, the help center's [on topic page](https://android.stackexchange.com/help/on-topic) does not do a good job at all of showing that. See the development and expressly off-topic sections (re... |
2016/05/18 | 1,227 | 5,077 | <issue_start>username_0: I'm bringing this up because of [this answer](https://android.stackexchange.com/a/145161/1465) and because I don't recall how we've handled them in the past.
IMO, it is a valid answer and might also help some adventurous users. I also don't see it encouraging any more developer questions, or o... |
2016/06/01 | 1,853 | 7,161 | <issue_start>username_0: Factory reset protection is a hot new feature, and one that's catching a lot of people out, judging by how many questions we get about how to get around it.
These questions are all asking pretty much the same thing, but the answer depends strongly on what phone is involved (and will change for... |
2016/07/19 | 1,490 | 6,112 | <issue_start>username_0: In [this question](https://android.stackexchange.com/q/149072/131868), there is [an answer](https://android.stackexchange.com/a/149083/131868) which was posted (by me, but that doesn't matter) nearly a month ago.
Today, a user posted [new answer](https://android.stackexchange.com/a/151384/1318... |
2016/08/30 | 1,682 | 6,580 | <issue_start>username_0: This is a sibling to [How should we handle obsolete answers?](https://android.meta.stackexchange.com/q/635/16575) – but with a completely different focus: while the answers there are simply not longer valid for Android versions newer than X – I'm asking about answers which became completely inv... |
2016/12/25 | 264 | 1,009 | <issue_start>username_0: In the following image you see a question posted as an answer. Normally, I'd just flag this question as **not an answer** and move on. However, I ran into this question in the Low Quality Posts queue and I already recommended its deletion. Should I also go and flag it as **not an answer**?
[ and the first user to answer it deleted their answer with comment:
>
> I have deleted my answer, [since] there was no feedback from you as requested.
>
>
>... |
2017/04/03 | 491 | 1,964 | <issue_start>username_0: I've recently purchased a [Samsung Gear S3](http://www.samsung.com/us/explore/gear-s3/) smartwatch, and already I have some questions I'd like to ask of experienced users.
However:
1. I am aware that the watch's OS is Tizen-based, not Android.
2. My current questions have nothing to do with t... |
2017/06/07 | 712 | 3,046 | <issue_start>username_0: Whilst in the process of reviewing suggested edits, I mistakenly approved an edit that did not aim to improve the post.
Before I could do anything to fix, the link is gone and I fear this mistake could have bad consequence of rewarding users for harming otherwise good posts.
How can I revert ... |
2017/06/19 | 852 | 2,822 | <issue_start>username_0: Basically all text on Android.SE and its child meta are showing up as gray when I use Google Chrome, but it appears fine on Firefox.
Chrome:
An answer:
Main page:
Meta:
[
Are questions related to install guides for specific device allowed?<issue_comment>username_1: As you can see following... |
2017/07/27 | 702 | 2,812 | <issue_start>username_0: There's a question on the site concerning [tethering detection](https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/47819/) (on the part of mobile carriers). The accepted answer ranks highly for searches on this topic and is often cited on sites like reddit.
The section on detection via MAC address is... |
2017/08/08 | 756 | 3,009 | <issue_start>username_0: [This question](https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/180747/how-to-do-jupyter) has a bunch of development-related keywords like "build" "development" and "package".
However it is not really a question about "developing **for** Android", it's about "developing **on** Android". Using Andr... |
2017/08/10 | 3,127 | 12,057 | <issue_start>username_0: Following [this question](https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/181028/), someone wants to "trial for ever" by tricking an app with false date/time. Of course that's unethical (but *not illegal*, we have closed a few "obviously illegal" questions).
By "ethical", we mean *A reasonable per... |
2017/08/29 | 909 | 3,596 | <issue_start>username_0: Over the past few days, a particular user have been submitting a lot of suggested edits (both on the main site and Meta) that changes all SE links in the post from `http` to `https` - example [here](https://android.stackexchange.com/review/suggested-edits/181527).
While I agree that such edits... |
2017/09/25 | 480 | 1,916 | <issue_start>username_0: Back before June 2017 and earlier, I rarely saw the FP queue exceeding 10. But since August, I've been rarely seeing it falling under 15, sometimes growing to 60. The same is for the LQP when it has grown from 5 to 15.
<issue_... |
2017/10/24 | 725 | 2,882 | <issue_start>username_0: Over the last hours [one particular user](https://android.stackexchange.com/users/241528/thunder-bolt) has posted a series of answers under app-related questions. While the answer themselves are not always completely unrelated to the question itself (I'm being conservative here), all of them ha... |
2017/12/09 | 1,217 | 4,559 | <issue_start>username_0: I just joined Stack Exchange in order to answer a question. I discovered I was not allowed to because I have no reputation. Fair enough; I can understand the caution. However it creates a Catch-22.
That Catch-22 is best illustrated by the automated welcoming email I received from Stack Exchang... |
2017/12/13 | 1,087 | 4,030 | <issue_start>username_0: Sometimes when I'm editing posts which need preformatting (mainly code pre formats), If I click on the {} icon on editing tools tab:
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/6z9uv.jpg)
I can't achieve the effect I want, instead the text ... |
2017/12/27 | 1,119 | 4,089 | <issue_start>username_0: The Nokia smartphones have come to the market, and a lot of people are using them.
In Android Enthusiasts SE, we are finding questions on Nokia smartphones. [This search](https://android.stackexchange.com/search?q=Nokia) reveals the questions that are on Nokia smartphones.
So, it is quite evi... |
2018/01/25 | 1,566 | 6,422 | <issue_start>username_0: [My android device has been splashed/soaked by sea water](https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/24436/my-android-device-has-been-splashed-soaked-by-sea-water)
Has an accepted answer that says:
>
> next, **submerge the phone (without the battery) completely in water.**
> **Leave it ther... |
2018/01/29 | 1,355 | 4,934 | <issue_start>username_0: It's almost February in 2018, which isn't supposed to be the proper time to cycle these, but for this year it'll be once again, so we'll be refreshing the **Community Promotion Ads** for this year now!
### What are Community Promotion Ads?
Community Promotion Ads are community-vetted advertis... |
2018/09/24 | 1,112 | 4,515 | <issue_start>username_0: I recently realized that there are *a lot* of questions asking "what is this notification icon?":
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/75BO2.png)
The Tour page says they are a good fit for the website:
[. In connection with that, we will be holding a Q&A with the candidates. This will be an opportunity for members of the community to pose questions to the candi... |
2018/11/05 | 9,089 | 36,301 | <issue_start>username_0: In connection with the moderator elections, we are holding a Q&A thread for the candidates. Questions collected [from an earlier thread](https://android.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/2454/2018-moderator-election-qa-question-collection) have been compiled into this one, which shall now serve ... |
2018/11/08 | 4,402 | 18,695 | <issue_start>username_0: This question was posed by me in the ongoing election campaign.
>
> This is a tough one but to stimulate your thinking to what you can do as a moderator to improve the situation. Our site has about 180 users with reputation in the bracket of 2k to 10k and this number doesn't seem to have chan... |
2018/11/27 | 835 | 3,115 | <issue_start>username_0: Android Enthusiasts's [fifth moderator election](https://android.stackexchange.com/election/5) has come to a close, the votes have been tallied and the two new moderators are:
[](https://android.stackexchange.com/users/96277/f... |
2019/01/07 | 1,221 | 4,761 | <issue_start>username_0: My question may seem like a duplicate to [How shall we deal with outdated answers no longer valid?](https://android.meta.stackexchange.com/q/2205/96277) but I'm here seeking consensus for a specific category of answers only, the ones which which feature an app's link and relies on them to be us... |
2019/01/23 | 1,355 | 4,893 | <issue_start>username_0: 2019 is here! And with the new year, as usual, comes a new iteration of **Community Promotion Ads**! Let’s refresh these for the coming year :)
### What are Community Promotion Ads?
Community Promotion Ads are community-vetted advertisements that will show up on the main site, in the right si... |
2019/02/04 | 2,077 | 8,145 | <issue_start>username_0: In connection with the moderator elections, we are holding a Q&A thread for the candidates. Questions collected [from an earlier thread](https://android.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/2515/2019-moderator-election-qa-question-collection) have been compiled into this one, which shall now serve ... |
2019/02/16 | 4,015 | 15,304 | <issue_start>username_0: I edited [this question](https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/207842/rooting-panasonic-eluga-pulse-x-phone) by changing the title and it was [rejected](https://android.stackexchange.com/review/suggested-edits/211709) (I kept the body unchanged due to past experience with editing). I want... |
2019/08/20 | 1,631 | 6,144 | <issue_start>username_0: I have increasingly become occupied by matters which have taken a hit on my overall contribution to help increase the quality content on our site. While I'm greatly thankful to everyone who has been contributing here regardless of the question quality issues, I still want to do something better... |
2020/03/05 | 1,144 | 4,258 | <issue_start>username_0: 2020 has come! But… oops, where did the time go? It’s already March! Belated as it is, it’s time for a refresh of **Community Promotion Ads**!
### What are Community Promotion Ads?
Community Promotion Ads are community-vetted advertisements that will show up on the main site, in the right sid... |
2020/11/13 | 1,509 | 5,881 | <issue_start>username_0: I was looking at the home page:
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/3GsYJ.png)
The timespan is about 8 hours, but no answers and votes; views are very low either.
But on its meta, there are good amounts of votes and answers.
Older... |
2021/03/14 | 610 | 1,962 | <issue_start>username_0: Is there any suitable place where I can ask question like why my Kindle is not charging, etc? I have a question regarding the Kindle, but can't guess the right place to ask.<issue_comment>username_1: We have a site in the network dedicated to ebooks, [Ebooks Stack Exchange](https://ebooks.stack... |
2021/09/18 | 385 | 1,486 | <issue_start>username_0: I noticed from stackexchange.com that this site gets about 11 questions per day. didn't say if they get responses. i submitted a question yesterday and it looked like it was viewed 14 times.
Does this mean that someone just doesn't have an answer or is this site very busy?<issue_comment>userna... |
2021/10/14 | 584 | 2,099 | <issue_start>username_0: Just found the [linux](https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/linux "show questions tagged 'linux'") tag and the excerpt said:
>
> [...] (Note that running Linux distros on Android is off-topic.) [...]
>
>
>
I can't grasp the reason for that, especially from the name of the co... |
2021/12/22 | 3,796 | 14,684 | <issue_start>username_0: On every Stack Exchange site, there is [a Community ~~user~~ bot](https://android.stackexchange.com/users/-1/community?tab=profile) that likes to randomly bump unanswered questions. Based on my observations, we got *an almost consistent hourly bump every day*, and that might dilute the "active"... |
2023/03/26 | 1,708 | 6,993 | <issue_start>username_0: Back in December 2022, an AI chatbot [ChatGPT](https://openai.com/blog/chatgpt/) was released to the public. It is really sophisticated that it can also answer many kinds of questions, regardless if it is *factually correct or wrong*.
It has been [banned on Stack Overflow](https://meta.stackov... |
2010/09/13 | 3,738 | 13,450 | <issue_start>username_0: This is a common question by those who have just rooted their phones. What apps, ROMs, benefits, etc. do I get from rooting? What should I be doing now?<issue_comment>username_1: **Things that Require Root**
============================
Root File Explorers
-------------------
You can remount ... |
2010/09/13 | 308 | 1,166 | <issue_start>username_0: I have a Google Nexus One with Android 2.2. I didn't like the default SMS-application so I installed Handcent-SMS. Now when I get an SMS, I get notified twice. How can I fix this?<issue_comment>username_1: You can turn off notification in your stock Messaging application by going into the setti... |
2010/09/13 | 1,201 | 4,346 | <issue_start>username_0: I would like to send two contacts (name+phone nr) to one of my contacts. This is a simple menu-option on my old Sony Ericsson.
How can I do this on Android?
I'm not in the same building as the receiver so I can not use Bluetooth.<issue_comment>username_1: Surprisingly, you need a third party ... |
2010/09/13 | 1,274 | 4,996 | <issue_start>username_0: Does one really need to install a task manager? My phone does slowdown on rare occasions but it's not something that hampers regular usage.<issue_comment>username_1: No, and even more so with the latest 2.2 versions of Android. I used to use them, but I've stopped and everything has been better... |
2010/09/13 | 200 | 882 | <issue_start>username_0: When I receive a text message to my Google voice number, I get a notification from my text application, as well as the Google Voice application. It would seem that the message is being forwarded to my cell number, but I've turned off text forwarding in the Voicemail & Text settings. Is there an... |
2010/09/13 | 199 | 679 | <issue_start>username_0: When I am downloading large files I need to stop my phone from sleeping , how do I keep my wi-fi on when the phone is in sleep mode.<issue_comment>username_1: Go to: Settings > Wireless & networks > Wi-Fi settings.
Hit your Menu button and select Advanced. You should now see an option for chan... |
2010/09/13 | 1,173 | 3,875 | <issue_start>username_0: I removed a system app (com.android.mms) and I have the .apk needed to restore it, however it won't install through the standard channels (running the .apk gives me "application not installed"). What's the proper way to install a system app's .apk?<issue_comment>username_1: You will need to pus... |
2010/09/13 | 264 | 800 | <issue_start>username_0: How do I go about rooting my Samsung Spica?<issue_comment>username_1: The main reference resource site for modders and "cookers" of **Samsung Spica aka i5700** is at Samdroid forum board, [here](http://forum.samdroid.net/#samsung-spica-i5700-android-phone).
It contains all information you need... |
2010/09/13 | 334 | 1,328 | <issue_start>username_0: I've unzipped zip files for custom kernels and noticed that the majority of the files that are being applied are in a /kernel folder. However that folder is unlisted when listing the root directories using both Root Explorer and ES File Explorer. Where is this /kernel folder?<issue_comment>user... |
2010/09/13 | 460 | 1,902 | <issue_start>username_0: Usually I like to bring my Android phone with me when going abroad. But I use it very carefully because I know that it is very expensive to consume data traffic and roaming fees, when I'm abroad.
How do I best use my Android without getting expensive bills when coming home again?
Is there any... |
2010/09/13 | 3,088 | 10,053 | <issue_start>username_0: My Android device is the Nexus One. But this should apply to all current Android devices.
**How do I change the name of my Android device?**
When I connect to my wireless router's client tables, my android devices is listed for example as: android\_1234567890abedfc. I'd like to give it a more... |
2010/09/13 | 524 | 2,110 | <issue_start>username_0: If I want to completely uninstall an application from the home screen or list of applications; how do I do it?<issue_comment>username_1: Go to settings->Applications->Manage applications
Select the application you want to remove.
Click uninstall.
Not all applications may be removed (some are... |
2010/09/13 | 277 | 977 | <issue_start>username_0: Can I Update my T-Mobile G1 (Also known as the HTC Dream) so it runs Android 2? Is it possible to do this without rooting the phone?<issue_comment>username_1: No. You must root your phone and install a mod such as [CyanogenMod](http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/index.php?title=HTC_Dream) to get your ... |
2010/09/13 | 257 | 1,003 | <issue_start>username_0: If my home network is down or if I am traveling, how do I use my phone to access the internet. Basically how would I tether it to my other devices.<issue_comment>username_1: Unless you are paying for the service from your carrier, you can root your phone and install a tethering app from [here](... |
2010/09/13 | 431 | 1,423 | <issue_start>username_0: I would like to monitor how much data-traffic I use. How?<issue_comment>username_1: I use **[Data counter widget](https://market.android.com/details?id=com.roysolberg.android.datacounter&feature=search_result)**
And **[3G watchdog](https://market.android.com/details?id=net.rgruet.android.g3wat... |
2010/09/13 | 420 | 1,681 | <issue_start>username_0: On my Samsung Captivate (AT&T) they have (for no reason that I can fathom) split the voice command key out of the Swype keyboard. So, I seem to have to make a choice, do I want to use swype or have easy access to my voice command mic.
I was hoping there's some way to add a custom keyboard whe... |