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2011/12/15 | 283 | 1,073 | <issue_start>username_0: I am on the UK carrier Vodafone, and wish to upgrade my phone soon. I am going to Japan for five months next year, and would ideally like a phone which I can use out there, with a Japanese sim card.
Will an android phone I get here (e.g. the HTC Desire) work in Japan? Will it need to be unlock... |
2011/12/15 | 323 | 1,342 | <issue_start>username_0: My kids play games on my tablet, and I would like to **disable the Android Market and in-app purchasing for the duration of their use of the device**.
Is there any option, third-party software or any other way to stop my kids from buying stuff inside their games or installing any software?
I... |
2011/12/16 | 429 | 1,770 | <issue_start>username_0: On rebooting my Samsung Galaxy S2 (running Villain ROM 3), I got an error in the status bar "USB Storage damaged. It may need reformatting". File managers like Astro fail to open the /mnt/sdcard folder.
Things I've tried so far:
1. Rebooting
2. Connecting via USB cable to PC in USB debugging ... |
2011/12/16 | 682 | 2,513 | <issue_start>username_0: Motorola's recent selection of Android gadgets (particularly, the Droid Razr) sport a [Smart Actions](http://www.motorola.com/Consumers/US-EN/Consumer-Product-and-Services/SMART-ACTIONS/SMART-ACTIONS) application that automatically modifies your phone settings when certain events occur -- for e... |
2011/12/16 | 662 | 2,673 | <issue_start>username_0: Testing my new Motorola Triumph the last couple of days, I've noticed issues with the Wi-Fi.
Aside from connection attempts to the 802.1x EAP network at school causing reboots (a known problem with the Triumph's software and/or wireless chipset), I've run into a problem where if I walk between... |
2011/12/16 | 454 | 1,492 | <issue_start>username_0: I am about to buy the Samsung Galaxy Nexus and I need to tether with the following connections
1. USB to my Windows PC
2. Wi-Fi with my Mac, iPad or iPhone (to download apps over 20MB)
I will be using Verizon Wireless's LTE 4G connection to my smartphone
I also don't want to root my phone, i... |
2011/12/16 | 436 | 1,937 | <issue_start>username_0: When I first purchased an Android phone over a year ago the installed OS was Android 2.1 (Eclair). The OS has been updated twice by the carrier since then and now runs Gingerbread. However, I had to restore my phone to factory settings recently and the OS that was reinstalled was Gingerbread. I... |
2011/12/17 | 456 | 1,754 | <issue_start>username_0: No matter what I do, I can't get my phone to vibrate for text messages anymore.
I am running Cyanogenmod 7.1.0.
It vibrates for phone calls and for haptic feedback, so there's obviously nothing wrong with the hardware or notifications in general.
* Settings → Sound → Vibrate: Always
* Stock ... |
2011/12/17 | 155 | 634 | <issue_start>username_0: I want to change the VPN on my Samsung Galaxy S but it keeps asking me for my credential storage password. Does anybody know how I get this?<issue_comment>username_1: Go to `Settings -> Location and security -> Credential storage -> Set password` to change it.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username... |
2011/12/17 | 276 | 978 | <issue_start>username_0: I'm trying to update ClockworkMod recovery on HTC Desire.
Fastboot recognizes the device:
```
$fastboot devices
HT03PPL04520 fastboot
```
But flash recovery fails:
```
$fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
sending 'recovery' (3054 KB)...
FAILED (status malformed (1 bytes))
finished. tot... |
2011/12/17 | 1,285 | 5,041 | <issue_start>username_0: On the Android 4.0 (Samsung Galaxy Nexus) there is a posibilty to encrypt the phone.
I found this about the encryption on Android 3.0, is the same algorithms used in Android 4? <http://source.android.com/tech/encryption/android_crypto_implementation.html>
My main question concerns the use of ... |
2011/12/17 | 418 | 1,509 | <issue_start>username_0: I created a desktop icon from a bookmark for Wikipedia.com. Here is a screenshot of the result:
The blue background doesn't look great, I'm wondering if this should be transparent.
Here is the image that I think it's using for the wikipedia i... |
2011/12/17 | 574 | 2,100 | <issue_start>username_0: I have an HTC Desire HD. I work in a noisy environment as well as ride a motorbike. I often don't hear or feel the vibrations when the phone rings. One of my previous phones had a function where it would ring once every 60 seconds until I attended to the message on my phone.
Is there a way th... |
2011/12/18 | 458 | 1,819 | <issue_start>username_0: I have a Droid X and this has frustrated me since I got the phone. When I look at the currently running tasks, it seems everything is always running, which is unnecessary.
I know this is a hot topic and most people say, just let it go, it isn't wasting CPU or battery (which is non-sense to a p... |
2011/12/18 | 134 | 560 | <issue_start>username_0: When I am listening to music and making a call through a Bluetooth device in my car, after the phone call, the music is not resumed. Is there a way to cause the audio player to resume the music after the phone call?<issue_comment>username_1: I removed "Viber " application and now it resumes mus... |
2011/12/18 | 265 | 1,055 | <issue_start>username_0: Is there a service/company/app that vets Android apps and reports on their "trustworthiness"?
I recently moved from Blackberry to a Galaxy S2 which does not have an LED indicator light. I searched the market and found an app that is highly rated and uses the screen to mimic this functionality.... |
2011/12/19 | 517 | 1,991 | <issue_start>username_0: I used the **ADWLauncher EX** by default while having Gingerbread 2.3.6.
Today I have manually updated my Nexus S to **Ice Cream Sandwich 4.0.3**, and I wanted to give the new default launcher a shot, but I cannot find anymore where to select / forget the default application for an action.
I'... |
2011/12/19 | 351 | 1,367 | <issue_start>username_0: >
> **Possible Duplicate:**
>
> [How to download APK file on PC from Market?](https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/12330/how-to-download-apk-file-on-pc-from-market)
>
>
>
I'm wondering if I can download Android apps to my computer then transfer to a phone because I don't have a ... |
2011/12/19 | 297 | 1,112 | <issue_start>username_0: My Galaxy Nexus running 4.0.2 does not vibrate for any notifications while in "vibrate" mode. Haptic feedback works, and the phone vibrates when I receive phone calls, but not for notifications. The global vibrate setting under "Sound" in the menu is set to "Always", and individual apps like Gm... |
2011/12/19 | 271 | 1,197 | <issue_start>username_0: Reading around I can see that Android Market doesn't yet support Gift tokens or similar, and while Amazon's Android market does, its only available in the USA. So the question is, what sort of workarounds are there for this?
For example, could I log in to android market from the recipients ph... |
2011/12/19 | 393 | 1,588 | <issue_start>username_0: I recently had an SD card die in the field. I've tried everything I know and can't get anything out of it or have it recognised on any reader with any OS, so I'm pretty much resigned to the fact that it's gone. Nothing irreplaceable on it.
I bought a replacement 8 GB card and now some of my ap... |
2011/12/19 | 651 | 2,499 | <issue_start>username_0: My Nexus S has just been updated to Ice Cream Sandwich, and I notice that in contacts there is a new space for "me". Is there a way to assign the existing ordinary contact for me (a contact with my name and details that I sometimes use for sharing with people, and sync with Picasa Photos etc.) ... |
2011/12/19 | 387 | 1,475 | <issue_start>username_0: In Gingerbread and before, long-click on an individual call log gave you also the option to delete it.
Now, in ICS, while in the Call log tab, on long-press:
* *on contact image(red):* it opens the Contact details;
* *on the cal log details(yellow):* nothing happen;
* *on the phone image(blu... |
2011/12/20 | 357 | 1,624 | <issue_start>username_0: An Android device shows a notification that *a system update is available*. I guess it is shown because the user has to decide - otherwise it would just be installed silently.
How should the user decide whether he wants to install the update?<issue_comment>username_1: Mostly it lets you choose... |
2011/12/20 | 549 | 2,033 | <issue_start>username_0: For years now, on every browser I own, Firefox, Opera, Chrome and Internet Explorer, I've assigned `w` as a shortcut/keyword to the custom search engine `http://www.google.com/search?q=site:wikipedia.org+%s&btnI`. That is, I just type `w android comparison` to jump to the befitting wikipedia ar... |
2011/12/20 | 602 | 2,234 | <issue_start>username_0: I've got swype pre-installed on my Epic4G, and after a recent update (which also introduced an exasperating auto correction "feature") I'm finding that my cursor won't stay put -- it pops to the end of the word instead of staying where I set it. Say I type `twowords` and then realize I need a s... |
2011/12/20 | 307 | 1,155 | <issue_start>username_0: In Android market some app have a Wi-Fi icon next to them.
Some examples are Cordy, Fieldrunners HD, Flight Control, Where's My Water?, Wind-up Knight, World of Goo.
What dose it mean that these apps have this icon next to them?
I'm using Galaxy Nexus.<issue_comment>username_1: It means that ... |
2011/12/20 | 272 | 1,072 | <issue_start>username_0: Just upgraded my Nexus S to Android 4 aka Ice Cream Sandwich. Was looking through all the new features, and decided to enable encryption, which worked (and is working) just fine. Now I'm wondering if I can undo that and revert to an un-encrypted filesystem.
There does not seem to be an option ... |
2011/12/20 | 614 | 2,115 | <issue_start>username_0: >
> **Possible Duplicate:**
>
> [Is this red star icon malware? How to get rid of it?](https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/18232/is-this-red-star-icon-malware-how-to-get-rid-of-it)
>
>
>
I get spam alerts about free ipads and typical junk like that on my notification bar when I... |
2011/12/21 | 369 | 1,480 | <issue_start>username_0: I've resorted to the FB Mobile site which isn't a bad compromise really, but I was going a little crazy trying to find the option within the FB App, just wondering if it exists?<issue_comment>username_1: Yes, there is a way to do so in the mobile app.
I am using Facebook App Version 1.8.1 on a... |
2011/12/21 | 639 | 2,204 | <issue_start>username_0: I've been told that the SD card is a terrible place to store secure data because any app can read it. How else can my phone store my private key I use to log into my home PC ssh server?<issue_comment>username_1: If your phone is rooted, you have the option of placing the key in a 'protected' ar... |
2011/12/21 | 486 | 2,007 | <issue_start>username_0: Once in a while I see a description of a program that is to be installed via Android market. It is often accompanied by a two-dimensional barcode looking like a QR code that I guess somehow contains a link to the right Market page and the process of using it should be very easy.
I've searched ... |
2011/12/21 | 368 | 1,161 | <issue_start>username_0: Baseband version: **I9020XXKF1**
Current software build number is **GRK39F** on Android 2.3.6
I seem to have a pretty much unrecognised baseband version of the Nexus S. I brought mine carrier-free in the UK.
There are a bunch of updates listed in this thread on XDA: <http://forum.xda-develo... |
2011/12/21 | 538 | 2,155 | <issue_start>username_0: I don't have Dropbox app installed nor DropBox account, but whilst checking log files I've found that there is a `/data/system/dropbox` directory with log files from, I think, the last time I rebooted my phone.
Why might this present? Is it possibly symptomatic of some kind of malware?<issue_c... |
2011/12/21 | 440 | 1,687 | <issue_start>username_0: Newbie ICS question: how do I get back to my browser home page?
My Nexus S was OTA-upgraded yesterday to Ice Cream Sandwich 4.0.3 from 2.3 (Gingerbread), and I'm still finding my way around.
On Gingerbread's stock browser, I could hit the "search" button and it would show a list of frequent... |
2011/12/21 | 1,382 | 4,811 | <issue_start>username_0: I was wondering if one can select different passwords for device encryption in ICS?
Having the same password for encryption and unlocking the screen isn't quite that secure...
Thanks for hints.<issue_comment>username_1: Yes, you are able to set a different password for device encryption to t... |
2011/12/21 | 717 | 2,771 | <issue_start>username_0: Is it possible to print from an Android device (specifically an Asus eeePad Transformer) without going via the cloud? The ideal is to do it without going via a PC as well, as I'd rather not have to keep switching a machine on just to print.
My only idea at the moment is something like ePrint o... |
2011/12/21 | 452 | 1,843 | <issue_start>username_0: I have a Samsung Galaxy S (i500) running Android 2.3.5
Lately it has been rebooting randomly.
Sitting on my desk and it just reboots, sometimes when I'm on the phone, etc.
Does Android protect itself from installed apps?
I thought the security sandbox apps run in was supposed to prevent an ap... |
2011/12/22 | 641 | 2,373 | <issue_start>username_0: I've just got ubuntu one app on my android device to sync file between my android device and my desktop computer. I see that the app has the ability to automatically sync uploaded photos, can it also sync other files?
If I download a text file from my ubuntu one with this app and edit it on m... |
2011/12/22 | 396 | 1,480 | <issue_start>username_0: I find the media volume to not be very loud on my Samsung Galaxy Nexus and would like to somehow "boost" it beyond what stock Android allows. My phone is rooted and is running Ice Cream Sandwich (Android 4.0).
Is there a way that I can "boost" my phone's volume / make it louder that works on A... |
2011/12/22 | 1,790 | 6,996 | <issue_start>username_0: On my Galaxy Nexus running (stock, non-rooted) ICS, there is a contact entry for "ME".
This is different from the contact entry farther down the list with my actual name on it.
And the contact for "ME" actually contains some incorrect information. Some non-existent email addresses, etc. I don'... |
2011/12/22 | 318 | 1,133 | <issue_start>username_0: I am trying to create a wifi access point (hotspot) from my virgin mobile Optimus v to provide internet access.
It looks like there are several options if I root it but I'd rather not root it.
Bluetooth would be an acceptable alternative.<issue_comment>username_1: You can use [PDANet](https:/... |
2011/12/23 | 1,435 | 4,533 | <issue_start>username_0: There are a couple of apps I'd like to install that aren't available in Amazon's store. Is there a way I can get the normal Android Market app set up on this thing, so I can get apps (and updates for those apps...) without involving Amazon?<issue_comment>username_1: You can set up the Market on... |
2011/12/23 | 266 | 1,152 | <issue_start>username_0: I was wondering if stock Android puts Wifi and other data networks to sleep when the display of the device is turned off. If not, what app can help me do the same ?<issue_comment>username_1: I don't think it turns the WiFi or Data networks off. You can try by downloading an app from market and ... |
2011/12/23 | 963 | 3,249 | <issue_start>username_0: How can I watch movies on my tablet (Asus Transformer tablet with Android 3.2) offline?
I recognize that this is a very basic question, however, I can not find any step-by-step instructions on this site or online. It is also not clear if any popular sites such as Netflix, Amazon, or Hulu suppo... |
2011/12/24 | 875 | 2,864 | <issue_start>username_0: When I go to Settings -> Accounts & sync -> Add account, there isn't the option of google, just skype and corporate. How can I get the google account type option? I have rooted my tablet, and have shell access. I am using Android 2.3 gingerbread on a Pandigital Supernova.<issue_comment>username... |
2011/12/24 | 1,095 | 4,229 | <issue_start>username_0: The issue is that I see a high percentage on the "Android OS" item in the Battery Usage, and I want to find out what is causing it. But let me say that I'm interested in diagnostics techniques and tools, rather than increasing the battery life, as you will see in the below figures that the batt... |
2011/12/25 | 759 | 2,694 | <issue_start>username_0: Okay, so in an attempt to stop the OTA notification, I un-installed **System Updates 1.0.0** (**com.samsung.apk**) using **Titanium Backup**. Well, that didn't help, so I'm trying to restore the app in-case I ever need to update my Profile or PRL. But, when I try to use **Titanium Backup** to r... |
2011/12/25 | 577 | 2,128 | <issue_start>username_0: I just got a new 32GB SD card for my Nexus One. On the old one I have a bunch of apps installed and store the data there because the internal memory doesn't handle it. So now I want to switch SD cards, but how do I go about doing that without causing any issues? Do I just simply copy-paste ever... |
2011/12/25 | 530 | 1,914 | <issue_start>username_0: Just wondering if is it possible to insert a customized emoticon in SMS.
I get only those :-) default ones. I'd like to use smth like :) or :-x or 8-)<issue_comment>username_1: Depending on the keyboard you are using, the SMS emoticons will show up in the bottom right (where the enter key usual... |
2011/12/25 | 902 | 3,663 | <issue_start>username_0: I'm looking for a way to set the media volume depending on the app being used.
I generally keep my media volume down fairly low so as not to annoy my fellow humans overmuch; while playing Angry Birds, for instance.
When I go into Doggcatcher, though, I generally want to crank the media volume... |
2011/12/26 | 445 | 1,838 | <issue_start>username_0: I have recently gotten a Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus (Wifi only). I am attempting to boot it into recovery mode for the sake of rooting the device, but it is not working as anticipated. When I start the device by holding down power + vol down I see the warning screen that prompts me to press vo... |
2011/12/26 | 680 | 2,661 | <issue_start>username_0: I've decided to finally upgrade to an Android phone from my perfectly good N900 because Twitter [open sourced](http://techpresident.com/news/21537/twitter-buys-crypto-tech-then-open-sources-it) the encrypted SMS messaging application [TextSecure](https://github.com/whispersystems/textsecure) by... |
2011/12/26 | 522 | 2,084 | <issue_start>username_0: An Android-based HTC Desire S is set to "auto brightness" display mode. The brightness is adjusted okay unless the device in a completely dark room. In a dark room then display is very bright - tolerable, but really uncomfortable.
Is there a way to make it less bright without disabling "auto b... |
2011/12/27 | 225 | 890 | <issue_start>username_0: Is there any free (not trial) software by which we can run android on windows xp PC?
I have search and found this <http://youwave.com>
However, it is trial for 7 days<issue_comment>username_1: You can try [LiveAndroid](http://code.google.com/p/live-android/). It's around 180MB and comes as an... |
2011/12/27 | 397 | 1,558 | <issue_start>username_0: I am running Android 2.3 on a Samsung Galaxy S 2.
Recently, when I play music, at some random time, the volume will suddenly increase. It's hard to put an exact measurement on the increase, but I'd estimate it's about 20 to 30% louder.
It's quite jarring, and if my volume is already up near m... |
2011/12/27 | 270 | 1,059 | <issue_start>username_0: My 4 year old son loves my ASUS Eee Transformer, and likes the games and stuff. But he has a cold, and the screen is literally gross.
What are safe methods, and conversely what are unsafe methods of cleaning it?
Being a touch pad I am not sure if the surface is specially coated and say, Wind... |
2011/12/27 | 505 | 2,091 | <issue_start>username_0: When I use Youtube on my computer, they have a stack of older movies available for free, in the Movie section. (Ghostbusters for example! Who ya gonna call?)
To be clear, they still had the rentals, but they had a way to filter or search for free ones as well.
When using the Youtube app on m... |
2011/12/27 | 741 | 2,985 | <issue_start>username_0: I have 400mb of internal storage on my HTC, 100 of which is consumed by my (extensive) contacts. I am constantly low on storage--is there any way to store my contacts on my SD card?
I looked in the application options and the option to move data to SD is grayed out.
Are there other smart wa... |
2011/12/27 | 513 | 1,930 | <issue_start>username_0: I know that a common problem with Android tablets is that [they lack](https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/6693/support-for-multiple-users-on-same-device) [multi-user support.](http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=15030) I wonder if there isn't already a solution that allows... |
2011/12/27 | 412 | 1,713 | <issue_start>username_0: When I connected my Nexus S to my PC running Windows 7 Professional (32-bit) via USB cable, the system installed a handful of drivers before complaining that the Nexus S driver wasn't installed.
I can see the USB storage as a drive letter. And I can use MyPhoneExplorer to browse all of the mem... |
2011/12/28 | 917 | 3,503 | <issue_start>username_0: I've got a strange problem. My HTC Incredible running MIUI has a data leak of some sort.
It downloaded over 4 GB's of data last month and I can't seem to figure out where it's coming from.
I've installed Onavo and My Data Manager to track what's using the data and in Onavo i get 'Market Downl... |
2011/12/28 | 1,183 | 4,169 | <issue_start>username_0: I'd like to install a custom ROM on my LG GT540.
It looks like that in order to enable fastboot and make the whole process a lot easier, a custom ROM must be installed the first time with a program called KDZ. This program seems to work on windows only.
Is it possible to enable fastboot and/o... |
2011/12/28 | 476 | 1,910 | <issue_start>username_0: I know how to take screenshots on my Droid Charge but everytime I go to take a picture of a text message it always goes to the page before and takes the picture. It is very frustrating. If you know any way to help please reply.<issue_comment>username_1: If you have root, use the app ShootMe. Yo... |
2011/12/28 | 314 | 1,240 | <issue_start>username_0: I added a second Google account to my Dell Streak 5 running 2.2 and when I attempt to download an app (either paid or free) through the Market I get this error:
>
> could not be downloaded due to an error. (-101)
>
>
>
Downloading apps through the primary account on the device works just... |
2011/12/28 | 274 | 998 | <issue_start>username_0: Is there a launcher software for my Android device (in this case Galaxy S2) that doesn't have a home screen, but only the App drawer?
If I can give example it would be an iOS; you unlock and you are instantly on applications. The reason for this is I don't really use widgets at all, and I don... |
2011/12/28 | 632 | 2,340 | <issue_start>username_0: I'm a freelancer and have a somewhat erratic work schedule, so it is rather difficult for me to tell people at which times I'm available, which means that occasionally people call me while I'm at a client's site.
I'd rather not blanket reject or ignore calls as occasionally there is something ... |
2011/12/29 | 286 | 985 | <issue_start>username_0: >
> **Possible Duplicate:**
>
> [My Samsung Galaxy S front-facing camera doesn't work in camera app, Gtalk or Skype — How can I use it?](https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/1805/my-samsung-galaxy-s-front-facing-camera-doesnt-work-in-camera-app-gtalk-or-sky)
>
>
>
It gives me th... |
2011/12/29 | 777 | 2,636 | <issue_start>username_0: I have HTC Desire HD and installed an official update of the system: Android 2.3.5, HTC Sense 3.0, system 3.12.405.1.
After the update my phone runs very slowly and reboots every 2 minutes. If I remove the memory card it runs well. If I change the memory card to another empty one then everyth... |
2011/12/29 | 657 | 2,407 | <issue_start>username_0: I searched in the internet a lot, but there's no clear answer. I have Galaxy Ace s5830 with system Android. I tried connect to home wifi network (this network is secured by WPA2), but my smartphone can't connect. I putted wpa2 password correctly for sure.
When I push "Connect" button, for a w... |
2011/12/29 | 1,081 | 3,838 | <issue_start>username_0: How do I increase the size of `/dev/log/main` by a factor of 10? My understanding is the log has a fixed size (16K?) and rolls over when that limit is reached. I'd like to find out what the log size is currently set at and increase it by a lot.
I'm debugging an issue that occurs infrequently w... |
2011/12/29 | 386 | 1,527 | <issue_start>username_0: I just spent a lot of time merging contacts from different sources (two Google accounts, Google+, Twitter, Facebook, Skype), and now my contact list looks somewhat clean for the first time in months. So far so good.
In the past, when I reset my phone (I'm a CyanogenMod user, so resetting my ph... |
2011/12/29 | 896 | 3,586 | <issue_start>username_0: I own a Samsung Galaxy Note. I have seen that very randomly and infrequently, my device just turns off on its own. I then have to restart it by pressing on the power button.
Yes, the device has enough battery life left in it.
I have seen the same behaviour in my previous Samsung Galaxy S as ... |
2011/12/29 | 599 | 2,206 | <issue_start>username_0: I have followed the following 2 tutorials on how to unroot and get S=ON on the MyTouch 4g:
<http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=834225>
I have successfully reverted to the stock ROM and unrooted the phone, but I still have S=OFF. When I run the first one in the emulator, it gets ... |
2011/12/29 | 549 | 2,181 | <issue_start>username_0: I just got a Galaxy Nexus and love it. My current debacle is trying to figure out how to hook up my phone the display in my car which only has analog inputs (composite.) That worked perfectly with my old Droid Incredible as it did video out with composite through the microusb port. So i've been... |
2011/12/29 | 675 | 2,286 | <issue_start>username_0: There are a half-dozen or so questions on the Kindle Fire here where the answers involve having already rooted your device (including my recently-asked [How can I get the Android Market installed on my Kindle Fire?](https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/17338/how-can-i-get-the-android-mar... |
2011/12/29 | 380 | 1,480 | <issue_start>username_0: officially rooted from htcdev.com, I followed the instructions step by step and had the screen confirmation that my phone (HTC Sensation XL) is rooted.
Now when trying to gain super user access through "Android emulator", "Superuser", "Super manager" the permission is denied or the apps cannot... |
2011/12/29 | 878 | 3,371 | <issue_start>username_0: I'm trying to download podcast MP3s to my phone so I can listen to them in my car. Ideally, I'd like to be able to Chrome-to-Phone them from my computer at home, and then choose to download and play them back from my device once I get in my car.
The problem is that when I send an MP3 URL to my... |
2011/12/30 | 1,340 | 4,001 | <issue_start>username_0: I'm trying to follow this post in order to install firefirefire on my kindle fire:
<http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1369405&page=1>
I'm at the part at the beginning of the guide that has me back up everything:
>
> This will back up all partitions and the hidden NVRAM data. ... |
2011/12/30 | 951 | 3,826 | <issue_start>username_0: Starting this morning, when I turn on my Motorola Milestones screen, it starts to constantly press random positions on the screen (starting applications, etc.) which makes it nearly impossible to use the phone. Most of the clicks are along the right side of the screen.
It started while I was r... |
2011/12/30 | 766 | 2,949 | <issue_start>username_0: Is it possible to make a full backup of everything and then it sync into dropbox (and repeat if syncing was unsuccessful) with a one click? I'd like to just launch a backup procedure and go sleeping knowing that when I wake up, everything that could be done was done... and Titanium Backup's int... |
2011/12/31 | 377 | 1,479 | <issue_start>username_0: I've got a Sony Ericcson Xperia Play that comes with an 8GB microSD card, which is definitely not enough for me as I like to put a lot of music on my phone (streaming is very poor on my network). So I bought a **Sandisk 32GB MicroSDHC Class 4 Memory Card** which is a MicroSD card like any other... |
2011/12/31 | 490 | 2,046 | <issue_start>username_0: Alright I'm cheap bought a couple cheap tablets for my kids. We have enjoyed alot of the apps ava on the Market Place but it will not work with the tablets. (Something about "Honey Comb".
My question is there a work around or someway to get the apps I want or upgrade my os so I can get the ma... |
2011/12/31 | 315 | 1,120 | <issue_start>username_0: I am intending to get probably the Asus Eee Pad Transformer soon. I am looking at the apps I need. I am thinking of getting just the non 3G version and wonder if the lack of 3G/Internet connectivity will affect my use of applications like Google Docs. Perhaps I need to look at a non-cloud based... |
2012/01/01 | 480 | 1,859 | <issue_start>username_0: I am using Samsung Galaxy S2. Is there any automated way or app to change all my contacts with appropriate country code into canonical form.
I just found that lot of my contact are there without the country code. And few apps like whatsapp, viber etc does not recognize the contact unless + is... |
2012/01/01 | 413 | 1,432 | <issue_start>username_0: On my new phone, for security reasons I decided to stick to Open Source apps as much as possible.
Is there an Open Source flashlight app?
The most popular flashlight apps ([1](https://market.android.com/details?id=goldenshorestechnologies.brightestflashlight.free),[2](https://market.android.c... |
2012/01/01 | 285 | 1,174 | <issue_start>username_0: I have an Asus EEE Transformer, and am contemplating an Amazon Prime membership. One of the nice features is streaming video. You can play it on computer, TV/DVD/BluRay that support it, or Kindle.
Is there anyway to play on plain Android, like my Transformer?<issue_comment>username_1: Yes, yo... |
2012/01/01 | 617 | 2,338 | <issue_start>username_0: I'm trying to [root Kindle Fire](http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1399889) but it always show "ADB status: Offline" when I start "run.bat". Could you help me out of this problem? :(
I tried to plug, unplug, connect, disconnect the Kindle many times but nothing changes. I'm using... |
2012/01/01 | 782 | 3,064 | <issue_start>username_0: The **canonical** location for my music collection is the Android phone (synced from Mac at work), and I have a Windows PC at home connected to the speaker system. Is it possible to play the music on Android, but stream (via bluetooth, wifi or USB) the audio to these speakers (via the PC)?<issu... |
2012/01/02 | 938 | 3,608 | <issue_start>username_0: I am looking for an app that works similar to "Chrome to Phone", but for file transfer from a desktop. With a right click on a file you can choose "Send to phone" and an application on your Android phone will see it and receive the file. Does anyone know a solution? And does it work on Ubuntu D... |
2012/01/02 | 181 | 748 | <issue_start>username_0: I've noticed that my SMSes don't start anymore with a capital letter, the same happens after punctuation.
Maybe I've accidentally changed some settings? How to solve this?
Thanks in advance<issue_comment>username_1: Settings > Language and Keyboard > Samsung keypad > Auto-capitalization.
Upvo... |
2012/01/02 | 753 | 3,112 | <issue_start>username_0: I have an SD card in my Droid Global or Droid X, not exactly sure which model. I go to the files and click on the SD card instead of shred files and delete all of its contents. I then go to Privacy and click the Manufacturer Reset and also click the box to erase SD Card. My phone does a hard re... |
2012/01/02 | 1,047 | 3,996 | <issue_start>username_0: When I try to connect my Galaxy S2 device to my computer via USB, I get an error saying that the device has malfunctioned and is unrecognized. It appears as "Unknown device" in device manager.
I'm using Windows 7.<issue_comment>username_1: This problem might be because you dont have the neceas... |
2012/01/02 | 446 | 1,571 | <issue_start>username_0: My MS Echange mail sync won't work properly on my Samsung 10.1 Tab.
It shows two flaws - whatever I try:
1. INBOX Mail sync is simply not complete.
On Push, Manual or Timed delivery I will nog get all my mail in.
2. In my INBOX a lot of "empty mails" appear, dated 1-1-1970, the beginning
of c... |
2010/03/06 | 737 | 2,637 | <issue_start>username_0: I'm using [SugarSync](http://www.sugarsync.com/en) to sync files between my phone and my computer, but I'm not sure if things are actually working as they should.
It would be great to watch Android network traffic in real time.
Does anyone know of an app?<issue_comment>username_1: Isn't rea... |
2012/01/03 | 225 | 879 | <issue_start>username_0: I just upgraded my phone from the original Motorola Droid to the Galaxy Nexus. Both phones use the same micro USB port. Is there any reason I cannot use my Droid's car charger with the Nexus?<issue_comment>username_1: It should work fine -- Micro-USB is Micro-USB. The only possible caveat is th... |
2012/01/03 | 1,134 | 4,012 | <issue_start>username_0: I recently bought an Android product (HOTT MD500), with no English-language manual. I've used Linux for more than 10 years, so I generally have no difficulty adapting to various interface changes, but the conventions used on the Android interface are a bit alien to me:
* How to close programs.... |
2012/01/03 | 240 | 988 | <issue_start>username_0: What reasons should an app have to need my phone's International Mobile Equipment Identity number? I noticed that unreasonably many of ordinary apps have the "phone state and identity" permission. For example, Remember the Milk. What do they ask it for? Am I insufficiently paranoid?<issue_comme... |
2012/01/03 | 942 | 3,526 | <issue_start>username_0: I just bought the Samsung Galaxy 2 and my monthly data plan allows me 250MB.
I have Wi-Fi at home with 100GB of data per month.
Obviously, I want to use my home Wi-Fi as much as possible on my phone, and I have no trouble connecting my phone to it.
**My question is:**
How do I know if my ... |
2012/01/03 | 463 | 1,686 | <issue_start>username_0: [This is where I saw the terminology "if found wallpaper"](https://www.hanselman.com/blog/ten-things-to-do-to-secure-an-important-persons-computer-or-even-ashtons-or-a-kardashians).
>
> **Make an "If Found" Wallpaper**
>
>
> However, if you do use a password or pin and lock your phone by de... |