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2011/11/29 | 1,214 | 4,916 | <issue_start>username_0: 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?<issue_comment>username_1: Enabling USB debugging essen... |
2011/11/29 | 366 | 1,358 | <issue_start>username_0: 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 ... |
2011/11/30 | 737 | 2,926 | <issue_start>username_0: 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 ... |
2011/11/30 | 631 | 2,574 | <issue_start>username_0: Most call blocking apps will reject/hang up the calls from blacklisted numbers. But the calling party comes to know that there call was rejected. Is there any way or any app which can really "block" the call (like turning off network connection for few seconds) so that the calling party feels t... |
2011/11/30 | 129 | 546 | <issue_start>username_0: Are there sites available that will allow me to upgrade to the latest version of Android without depending on my carrier?<issue_comment>username_1: 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 whic... |
2011/11/30 | 360 | 1,225 | <issue_start>username_0: I've just acquired an HTC Desire with MIUI interface.
I speak English and want the phone to stay in English. But I live in France and all my keyboards (computers, etc.) are French standard AZERTY, not QWERTY.
The phone shows a QWERTY keyboard. Having the phone in QWERTY is confusing.
How ca... |
2011/11/30 | 649 | 2,506 | <issue_start>username_0: Got the HTC Sensation XE recently. Liking the phone and the beats headphones/ear-in phones that come with the phone.
However, the minimum volume is just too LOUD!!!
The beats integration was one of the reasons I bought the phone so I don't want to buy different headphone with volume control.
... |
2011/11/30 | 867 | 2,901 | <issue_start>username_0: What is known about the [Carrier IQ Software](http://www.androidpolice.com/2011/11/29/how-deep-does-the-rabbit-hole-go-an-in-depth-look-at-carrier-iq-the-data-it-logs-and-whats-really-going-on/) and Android handsets? I see a similar icon as shown on the Carrier IQ app next to an app called "Con... |
2011/11/30 | 835 | 3,443 | <issue_start>username_0: I have a question that doesn't appear to have already been addressed - perhaps because it is impossible, but perhaps not. I recently received [a USB-powered air quality monitoring device](http://www.butterflyenergyworks.com/site/index.php/usb-air-monitor) and, as an inquisitive grad student, th... |
2011/12/01 | 331 | 1,181 | <issue_start>username_0: 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+](http://www.google.com/+) 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... |
2011/12/01 | 557 | 2,062 | <issue_start>username_0: 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... |
2011/12/01 | 291 | 1,126 | <issue_start>username_0: 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, del... |
2011/12/02 | 840 | 3,018 | <issue_start>username_0: I have a Samsung Galaxy Gio running Android 2.3.3 Gingerbread.
How can I block packet data for background programs only? When I disable `Settings -> Wireless & networks -> Mobile networks -> Enable packet data` the default browser and Opera Mini don't work.
(I'm trying to keep down my network... |
2011/12/02 | 978 | 3,529 | <issue_start>username_0: 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 o... |
2011/12/02 | 247 | 925 | <issue_start>username_0: I'm on a pay-as-you go scheme using an HTC desire with Android 2.3 installed. Right now, to activate my mobile internet (which I do only when I need to check email) needs me to go to `Settings > Wireless > tick 'Mobile Networks'`.
**Question:**
Is there a 1-click way of doing this? I probably... |
2011/12/02 | 545 | 1,313 | <issue_start>username_0: I have been trying to find a list of Android devices with their *current* Android version that their manufacturers upgraded to. Not the ones that the were released with. Most of the lists I find are either incomplete or out-of-date.
Does anybody know of such a list?<issue_comment>username_1: I... |
2011/12/02 | 11,740 | 24,325 | <issue_start>username_0: 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
```
12-03 00:18:23.370: DEBUG/WifiStateTrac... |
2011/12/02 | 363 | 1,317 | <issue_start>username_0: 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/><issue_comment>username_1: What you want is [Zfone](http://zfoneproject.com/) on Android. It is current... |
2011/12/03 | 785 | 2,862 | <issue_start>username_0: 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 ... |
2011/12/03 | 544 | 1,855 | <issue_start>username_0: [This](https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/14766/when-will-my-device-get-the-android-4-0-update-ice-cream-sandwich) post indicates that `Samsung Galaxy S2` may get Android 4.0. I am planning to buy `S2` and I have the following questions.
1. Is `Galaxy S2` compatible to run `Android 4... |
2011/12/03 | 478 | 1,814 | <issue_start>username_0: I have 2 accounts synced with the device, lets call them *Account A* and *Account B*.
When I got the device, I first entered A to be the account for the market, for gmail and everything else.
Then, I added B and selected "Sync with Google Calendar" **only**.
Lately, I've started getting notif... |
2011/12/03 | 513 | 2,091 | <issue_start>username_0: i have an bridged internet connection. That is i connect my router and then i have to connect to the internet. There are two steps to be followed. I do that on my computer by first connecting to the router wirelessly and then filling in the credentials to connect to the internet then. The inter... |
2011/12/03 | 774 | 3,049 | <issue_start>username_0: 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 he... |
2011/12/03 | 497 | 1,856 | <issue_start>username_0: When I got my first cell phone I was told to put a "In case of an emergency call XXX" at the top of my list of phone numbers. While I haven't ever benefited directly from that, I have benefited from similar emergency preparedness advice. My old phone finally made the trip to electronics heaven ... |
2011/12/03 | 1,019 | 4,318 | <issue_start>username_0: 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 i... |
2011/12/04 | 442 | 1,544 | <issue_start>username_0: 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 s... |
2011/12/04 | 334 | 1,196 | <issue_start>username_0: My Galaxy Ace doesn't get recognized by my HP laptop with USB connection. When I tried to connect it with my friend's cable on his Dell laptop, it notified `CONNECTION UNSUCCESSFUL - NO DRIVER FOUND`. My phone still gets charged though. When I tried the `*#7284#` solution it wrote:
```
DIAG CO... |
2011/12/04 | 392 | 1,580 | <issue_start>username_0: 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. Instea... |
2011/12/04 | 307 | 1,225 | <issue_start>username_0: Is there any way to block access to a particular website through the stock Android browser?<issue_comment>username_1: Actually, this is pretty easy. There are two workable answers I can offer:
1. If you have Google Apps for your organization, you can simply turn
on contact sharing and make sur... |
2011/12/04 | 353 | 1,405 | <issue_start>username_0: I met a new contact from another city and quickly wanted to add his contact address in maps (so that I can find it quickly when I drive down there).
Even after a lot of fiddlying, I couldn't find an easy way to simply add a "Pin" to the map. I could select places / businesses by long pressing ... |
2011/12/04 | 305 | 1,240 | <issue_start>username_0: 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... |
2011/12/04 | 301 | 1,178 | <issue_start>username_0: 1) I get a beep sound every-time I increase the ringer volume using the side button in Samsung Galaxy S2. How can I turn of this sound. I have set the notifications sound to Silent. But still am getting this sound.
2) Also whenever I connect the charger, I am getting a notification sound. How ... |
2011/12/04 | 412 | 1,561 | <issue_start>username_0: I got my android phone a week ago. This morning I recieved an text from telus telling me I have used 75% of my data, then an hour later I recieved a text saying I used 95%. Since I was sleeping and was not using my phone I want to know if this is at all possible, I took my phone into telus and ... |
2011/12/04 | 929 | 3,340 | <issue_start>username_0: 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:
1. When scheduling the call - create the calendar entry for the call, including in the field ... |
2011/12/05 | 551 | 2,290 | <issue_start>username_0: 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... |
2011/12/05 | 308 | 1,229 | <issue_start>username_0: It's often happening when I want to download a file with `browser` that download fails due to a bad connection and then I have to download a file from the beginning.
Is there an app or browser plugin that is able to continue downloading of failed download?
I found only `byte tornado` app whic... |
2010/07/02 | 260 | 1,096 | <issue_start>username_0: How does one go about deleting friends via the Droid's Facebook application? I am running the latest build of Facebook.<issue_comment>username_1: It doesn't appear that you can, at least at this time.
Not particularly surprising. Their app just sends you to m.facebook.com for anything more tha... |
2011/12/06 | 352 | 1,401 | <issue_start>username_0: I have created a shortcut to a single document. The home page icon carries the name of the file manager (Astro) that I used to create the shortcut (using [the method explained here](https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/12658/create-pdf-document-shortcuts-on-home-screen)).
I'd like to re... |
2011/12/06 | 503 | 1,758 | <issue_start>username_0: Coming from an iPhone, one of the things I miss the most is the little red notification badges on my app icons. I don't understand why more Android apps don't have them (not even the phone!?).
I digress.
Is there an app available that both syncs with Google Tasks and uses a notification b... |
2011/12/06 | 233 | 793 | <issue_start>username_0: I know about Xmarks and LastPass, but is there a free solution for password syncing between Android and Chrome?<issue_comment>username_1: You might like to try <http://phonemarks.blogspot.com/>
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: [Keepass](http://keepass.info/download.html) is an option. You ... |
2011/12/06 | 515 | 2,169 | <issue_start>username_0: My happiness turned to despire when I realised that to have Android0based cell means to have a mandatory GMail account and an mandatory sync of all data to Google even if one just wants to sync just PC and cell in good old fashioned way. :(
I am not comfortable being forced to use GMail, moreo... |
2011/12/06 | 533 | 2,175 | <issue_start>username_0: 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:
>
> 1. Open Contacts
> 2. Menu -> Import/Export -> Export to SD card
> 3. Menu -> Import/Export -> Import from SD card -> Google (i.e. save imported ... |
2011/12/06 | 387 | 1,555 | <issue_start>username_0: 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.<issue_comment>username_1: >
> This permission is of moderate-high importance. This allows the
> application to read what accounts you have and the usernames
> associated with th... |
2011/12/06 | 448 | 1,605 | <issue_start>username_0: 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 wait... |
2011/12/07 | 4,523 | 11,532 | <issue_start>username_0: 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... |
2011/12/07 | 519 | 1,759 | <issue_start>username_0: I have a Nexus One running Gingerbread (2.3.6), completely stock and unrooted. I would like to root my phone, and try installing ROMs like Cyanogen. However, as far as I know, the official way to do so, `fastboot oem unlock`, will wipe my phone, causing me to lose all of my data.
Is there any ... |
2011/12/07 | 444 | 1,504 | <issue_start>username_0: I have installed Cyanogenmod 6.1 and it's OK - better app compatibility, and stable - but it's slow (and USB SD-card mounting doesn't work, but maybe that's an app or something).
What can I do to speed this thing up?
Ginger Yoshi 1.5 sounded like a good option, but I got errors when I tried t... |
2011/12/07 | 513 | 1,747 | <issue_start>username_0: I have a Galaxy S2 that for some reason does not work when it's connected to a 3G network(or at least I think it's connected, there's a '3G' symbol next to my signal meter). When I say it doesn't work, I mean that I don't have any data connection what-so-ever. No internet, nothing.
When my pho... |
2011/12/07 | 316 | 1,092 | <issue_start>username_0: >
> **Possible Duplicate:**
>
> [How to set up reverse tethering over USB?](https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/2298/how-to-set-up-reverse-tethering-over-usb)
>
>
>
How do I connect and have internet access from my Samsung G II through my office PC network via USB?<issue_commen... |
2011/12/07 | 683 | 2,814 | <issue_start>username_0: 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 connec... |
2011/12/07 | 202 | 950 | <issue_start>username_0: 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?<issue_comment>username_1: To see alternate routes, you ... |
2011/12/07 | 417 | 1,584 | <issue_start>username_0: 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 ... |
2011/12/07 | 509 | 1,906 | <issue_start>username_0: I'm trying to find such an app, but I can't, which leads me to suspect that it's not possible, either because of software or hardware limitations. What I'd like to see is a list of cell towers that my phone can reach (both from my carrier and other carriers); signal strengths from each; perhaps... |
2011/12/07 | 511 | 2,057 | <issue_start>username_0: I just took advantage of the $0.10 promotion of several apps on the Android Market.
However, I noticed that I can buy apps by just selecting my saved credit card. There is no further verification process (AFAIK).
Can I make this more secure, for instance with some sort of password?
I mean, i... |
2011/12/07 | 318 | 1,275 | <issue_start>username_0: I have a Droid 2 (on Gingerbread); The device has a physical keyboard.
I use virtual keyboard in portrait mode *sometimes*, but never in landscape mode (since I have physical keyboard.)
Is there a way that would allow me to disable virtual keyboard when in landscape mode, but leave it availab... |
2011/12/07 | 816 | 3,436 | <issue_start>username_0: 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 phon... |
2011/12/07 | 188 | 698 | <issue_start>username_0: I am looking for a browser to use on an Android tablet or mobile device that either does not have a double-tap zoom feature or where the double-tap zoom feature can be disabled. There are other uses for "double clicking" on the web, but is currently impossible when a "double tap" always zooms t... |
2011/12/07 | 440 | 1,693 | <issue_start>username_0: I just bought a [Lenovo Ideapad A1](http://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/B005UBT7LW) which runs Android 2.3. It seems that connecting the device to an ad-hoc network is not possible.
Does any other Android version support this?<issue_comment>username_1: While most Android OS versions do no... |
2011/12/07 | 464 | 1,969 | <issue_start>username_0: My employer gave me the Galaxy Tab. I am using it as a mobile access point (Wi-Fi) connection for my home computer. I do not have other internet access.
I would like to know if my employer can monitor my internet activity (see my email, visit sites I have visited, etc.) ?<issue_comment>usernam... |
2011/12/08 | 277 | 968 | <issue_start>username_0: I just got an over-the-air update from HTC for my Wildfire S for the "FOTA Client" (or something like this, can't see it anymore after the update and can't find any logfiles in the FileManager or elsewhere) and somne related component also with FOTA in the name.
Googling FOTA only yields blog ... |
2011/12/08 | 245 | 1,053 | <issue_start>username_0: For example, could the Nouveau driver be used and provide hardware accelerated drawing when Android is compiled for x86?<issue_comment>username_1: Noveau is a driver for the X.org graphics system so it definitely couldn't be used verbatim. The one part that I'd expect to possibly be useful woul... |
2011/12/08 | 537 | 2,208 | <issue_start>username_0: I accidentally uninstalled Google Talk using Root Uninstaller and now I can't download anything from the Market.
Can anyone help me? I don't have the .apk file for Google Talk.<issue_comment>username_1: The Google Talk application is a key part of the Android Market authentication. If you are ... |
2011/12/08 | 353 | 1,340 | <issue_start>username_0: I'm a system administrator for a school division, and we are upgrading our Wi-Fi network. Is there a way that I can map the strength of the Wi-Fi signal at different places inside a building (where GPS does not work)?
I have used some stumblers -- Wi-Fi Analyzer and Meraki Wi-Fi Stumbler -- an... |
2011/12/08 | 2,154 | 8,582 | <issue_start>username_0: My wife has decided to get the kids a set of android tablets for christmas. These are Coby Kyros 4GB wi-fi only models. The kids are ages 6-10 so I don’t particularly want to let them have free reign of the internet or the app stores. I also want to make sure the tablets are protected from the ... |
2011/12/09 | 361 | 1,527 | <issue_start>username_0: I have recently brought a Samsung Cooper and when i was trying to download an app from the market it keeps saying insufficient memory on device. My phone has a 16GB memory card and the internal memory i big enough for the app.
Does anyone have any ideas why its saying this please.
Thanks.<iss... |
2011/12/09 | 339 | 1,199 | <issue_start>username_0: The requirement is similar to Netmeeting software where the screen of a desktop is shared and can be accessed for another system. Is is possible in a mobile device?
There should be no PC to Mobile connection.
Applicability: This can be used for verification of railway or air tickets where I c... |
2011/12/09 | 473 | 1,667 | <issue_start>username_0: I recently factory-reset my HTC Desire to free up space for apps, because it was suffering from constant 'low space' warnings, and it wasn't possible to free up space.
(Initially I installed Cyanogenmod, but didn't like various things about it, so returned to the HTC Sense UI).
However I can ... |
2011/12/09 | 590 | 2,504 | <issue_start>username_0: I'm looking for a way to convert my Android phone into a telephone switchboard.
The goal is to have the ability to redirect incoming calls to another telephone number. But if this is not possible (I don't know if any Android terminal is able to redirect calls in real-time), perhaps there is an... |
2011/12/09 | 175 | 670 | <issue_start>username_0: I had a message about running out of space on my GT-i9000 so like a fool I started deleting things...turns out I deleted most of my operating system is there somewhere I can download the os rather than sending back to the manufacturer (and is this the firmwear)<issue_comment>username_1: [Samfir... |
2011/12/09 | 305 | 1,161 | <issue_start>username_0: When I open the "Battery use" screen it says that the phone is on battery for 14663d 4h 34m 53s, which is clearly wrong. The graph shows a linearly descending line. What is the problem? Why does the phone display these values? As far as I can tell the feature has been working correctly so far.
... |
2011/12/09 | 549 | 2,165 | <issue_start>username_0: Simple straight question: I own an Acer Iconia Tab A500 w/3.2 OS and a Windows 7 PC with lots of movies, including H.264 HD in Matroska format.
How can I stream that content, supposed that I installed K-Lite Codec Pack, on Android by installing the least possible amount of software? The tablet... |
2011/12/10 | 365 | 1,340 | <issue_start>username_0: The on screen buttons bar "Back, Home, menu" are not convinently located at the bottom of the tablet screen as it is in close proximity of controls of the program being run. Specifically I am using a SNES emulator and it's using that area for it's joypad control.
It would be very helpful if I... |
2011/12/10 | 407 | 1,382 | <issue_start>username_0: I live in China and when I go to Settings > Accounts it's not an option to add a Gmail / Google one, is there any software I can download ?<issue_comment>username_1: You can manually add a Gmail mailbox using IMAP in the separate Email app.
As to adding a Google account to sync your contacts a... |
2011/12/10 | 1,105 | 3,565 | <issue_start>username_0: I'm trying [cyanogen's mod approach](http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/wiki/Motorola_Defy%3a_Full_Update_Guide) to root my Defy. I **can** do `adb shell`, it works as intended. But after I run `adb kill-server` and try an `adb shell` I get
```
error: device not found
```
It seems my phone just dec... |
2011/12/10 | 601 | 2,306 | <issue_start>username_0: The stock soft keyboard on Sony Ericsson Xperia mini pro has a feature called 'Learn words' (`Settings > Language & keyboard > International Keyboard > Text input settings > Learn words`) that learns from user input and adds them to the autocorrect dictionary. Over time however this has resulte... |
2011/12/10 | 210 | 813 | <issue_start>username_0: I recently installed a Compass app on my phone (it's a HTC Wildfire S if it matters) and I'm curious as how it works.
Found some answers online that the phone's hardware has a digital compass in it, is that it? or is it just a smart use of other sensors?<issue_comment>username_1: Yes, it has a... |
2011/12/11 | 383 | 1,583 | <issue_start>username_0: I got a little toast pop up just now saying "hello world, PMEasyView!" I just woke up my phone, was in the SugarSync app. I haven't recently installed anything except from the Android Market and Amazon market; nothing named like PM Easy View.
The wording sounds like something I would have wri... |
2011/12/11 | 455 | 1,807 | <issue_start>username_0: >
> **Possible Duplicate:**
>
> [How do I project the screen of my android phone for a presentation?](https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/5652/how-do-i-project-the-screen-of-my-android-phone-for-a-presentation)
>
>
>
I just bought an Android Tablet, Toshiba Thrive AT100, its HD... |
2011/12/11 | 894 | 3,433 | <issue_start>username_0: I have a Samsung Galaxy SII Skyrocket. Everytime I unplug my headphones/auxiliary cord from my phone and plug it back in, the media volume gets lowered to about 60%, system-wide, regardless of media player. As much as I appreciate that Android is looking out for my hearing, I don't want it to d... |
2011/12/12 | 437 | 1,563 | <issue_start>username_0: I'm looking for the functionality of MoreLocales2 but only applying the changes to certain apps. In this case, I'm trying to force German on TypoClock 0.51 but have the rest of my phone left in English.
Any apps out there that could do this? Or any suggestions for how to accomplish this? Speci... |
2011/12/12 | 943 | 3,407 | <issue_start>username_0: Where do I add/delete pictures so the Kindle Fire will randomly select it as a wallpaper for the device?<issue_comment>username_1: Someone over at the XDA Forums already discovered how to do that. See link to the thread below.
I strongly advise to follow this guide only if you know your way ar... |
2011/12/12 | 254 | 1,048 | <issue_start>username_0: I just got my Galaxy Nexus and was browsing Stack Exchange (in both mobile and full theme) and got the following warning. As a result things like voting, the dropdown and such don't work. I never had this problem on Gingerbread, so I think it has something to do with Ice Cream Sandwich.
 that it should be possible to build up a white list for an android device using the /etc/hosts file. I would like to experiment with this idea. Does anyone have any guidance to off... |
2011/12/12 | 352 | 1,273 | <issue_start>username_0: I was recently browsing Reddit and found the geekiest command to boldly go where no command has gone before.
```
play -n -c1 synth whitenoise lowpass -1 120 lowpass -1 120 lowpass -1 120 gain +14
```
It's a Linux command using the sox package to create a continuous sound loop like the back... |
2011/12/12 | 504 | 1,992 | <issue_start>username_0: Without middleware, without Google Apps, does Android support the Exchange ActiveSync policy "encrypt storage card."?
[According to Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_Exchange_ActiveSync_clients), Android doesn't support the ActiveSync command to encrypt a storage card. I'd ... |
2011/12/12 | 428 | 1,737 | <issue_start>username_0: I'm not sure if this is possible, but knowing that is possible to use the device as mouse I think this should also be possible: Somehow connect the phone with a PC, then in the place you touch from the phone, in the computer should appear a red dot (or something).
Is there any app for this?? I... |
2011/12/13 | 481 | 1,739 | <issue_start>username_0: I have an Android phone (HTC Desire Z), I also have a Android tablet (Acer Iconia Tab A501). I would like to link up my phone to my tablet so I can answer my phone on my tablet.
Is this possible with Bluetooth?
Is this possible with any apps?
Is this possible with Call-Fowarding to a VOIP?
No... |
2011/12/13 | 410 | 1,626 | <issue_start>username_0: I have a Sprint LG model# LS670.
When turning on the power it just displays the Android logo in a loop.
How do I factory reset it?<issue_comment>username_1: 1. Make sure the device isn't connected to power through the usb.
2. Take out the battery if the device is on to turn it off.
3. Put the... |
2011/12/13 | 645 | 2,269 | <issue_start>username_0: I'm currently developing on an Android 2.3.4 device. I've got root access to the file system, and I'm looking for the location of the system log files (like `/var/log`) so that I can delete them, but could not find these files on Android.
Does someone know where these files are located?<issue_... |
2011/12/13 | 598 | 1,970 | <issue_start>username_0: Where in the file system are SMS messages stored?
I'm using ES File Explorer to browse around but can't seem to find this - is it on the phone or the SD, and where?
I have an HTC Wildfire but I would imagine it doesn't vary hugely from vendor to vendor (although I am an iOS developer who know... |
2011/12/14 | 1,046 | 4,011 | <issue_start>username_0: I have an Asus EEE Transformer (not the prime) that has unreliable GPS performance. I usually just fire up Google Maps in my car and use the navigation but the tablet always gets stuck with "Searching for GPS". This can go on for over 30 minutes in which the tablet either won't get a signal at ... |
2011/12/14 | 804 | 3,276 | <issue_start>username_0: Whenever I'm done with an application, I always exit using the back button. Somehow applications like Viber, WhatsApp, Facebook, Videos, Email, Google Maps, etc keep restarting on their own.
I have tried:
* Using a task killer
* Force stopping the apps in the settings menu
* Killing them usi... |
2011/12/14 | 310 | 1,276 | <issue_start>username_0: I have stuff on the 7th screen and I've expected to be able to reach it on left swipe from homescreen, but it is not so.
How can I configure it ? Does it require some non-default launcher?<issue_comment>username_1: This is an option in most launchers, but I think it's not available in the stoc... |
2011/12/14 | 861 | 3,682 | <issue_start>username_0: How can I remove contacts from accounts I don't sync with anymore? Without being afraid of removing them from the "source" exchange account now or in the future?
**Background:**
When installing the email synchronization with Exchange, I thought it was a good idea to also sync the contacts.
... |
2011/12/14 | 612 | 2,654 | <issue_start>username_0: If the internal memory is so precious why doesn't Android move the apps to the SD card automatically. I just don't get the logic of searching through the All Apps list one by one to get a couple of apps that are only installed on the internal memory and then move them to the SD card.
In my opi... |
2011/12/14 | 625 | 2,696 | <issue_start>username_0: More and more Android apps (games to be specific) require permissions to make calls. Some of them also require permission to send SMS, read bookmarks, history, etc. What is the explanation for this? I mean, why would a game need to have those permissions?
If it is some software which provides ... |
2011/12/15 | 744 | 2,791 | <issue_start>username_0: *disclaimer: of course I can move apps which allow that, using "manage applications" menu.*
There are apps, some stock ones and some downloaded, that for some reason don't have the "movable to sdcard" flag set. Is there a way to move them anyway without preventing them from working *(as long a... |
2011/12/15 | 426 | 1,691 | <issue_start>username_0: Well, I have a Galaxy Ace with 2.3.3, build XWKPY and Samsung Kies doesn't show an update to 2.3.4 yet.
I'm thinking of manually updating it through Odin and I need to know if I can just download any Gingerbread 2.3.4 update file or is there anything else that I need to be worried about?<issue... |
2011/12/15 | 1,026 | 4,071 | <issue_start>username_0: I am using a Samsung Galaxy S2 (Android 2.3.4) and have set up the native email app to synchronize with an MS Exchange 2007 server. The problem I am noticing is that I'm only notified for a new email if it is sent to my Inbox folder. I have to sync my other folders one-by-one.
Is there any syn... |