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2012/11/01 | 467 | 1,719 | <issue_start>username_0: How do I make my phone automatically delete certain file extensions? I'm on ICS, rooted.
For example, after connecting my phone to my mac, it will leave a .trashes file and other "." folders on my SD card. I want to make it so that the phone checks regularly and removes those extensions that I... |
2012/11/01 | 1,279 | 5,357 | <issue_start>username_0: My phone has lately been really slow. When I turn on the screen, particularly if it has been off for a while, the phone is really sluggish. For example, it might take 30 seconds to respond to my input. Or if someone calls, it might not respond to my answer gesture until after the caller has alr... |
2012/11/01 | 211 | 815 | <issue_start>username_0: I upgraded my Ubuntu set up to 12.10 and realized that the SD card can't mount like it used to every time I connected my Neo V (running android 2.3.4). It can't be a hardware issue as it mounts successfully via a card reader. It also mounts successfully on Windows 7 too.
For some strange reas... |
2012/11/01 | 1,194 | 4,517 | <issue_start>username_0: I own a sony xperia tipo that has around 2 gigabytes of internal storage.
Today, I got a warning that my phone's internal storage is full, while using google currents, so I went to the storage menu in the settings, to take a look, and I saw that the calculated amount of used memory in the inte... |
2012/11/01 | 567 | 2,287 | <issue_start>username_0: Galaxy Nexus running Android version 4.1.1.
After a recent update, it seems google has added a feature where you can place your finger on the bottom home buttons, and slide up, to open google search. This feature is extremely useful when I want to interrupt my game play to open a google search... |
2012/11/01 | 525 | 1,991 | <issue_start>username_0: So I recently made an .img using `dd` of my Froyo installation on my phone prior to wiping and installing a custom Jellybean ROM. Turns out that the contacts were saved locally and not with Google.
I cannot for the life of me find my contacts anywhere on the images when I mount them. I've also... |
2012/11/01 | 146 | 624 | <issue_start>username_0: I tried factory resetting so I need to enter my Google account again to my device however it's been more than an hour now and Google Play still says "You don't have any devices". Any ideas how to fix this?<issue_comment>username_1: Try following (Worked in my case)
1. Remove Google account fro... |
2012/11/02 | 480 | 1,975 | <issue_start>username_0: From my understanding, a rooted Android phone mean that the user will be accessing everything on the phone, just like a root user. So, installing a Apps mean that the Apps will also have root privileges.
So, does a non-rooted ones more safer than those rooted phone? (In another word, will root... |
2012/11/02 | 1,007 | 3,647 | <issue_start>username_0: I'm running SSHDroid on my unrooted android device. When my SSH client on ubuntu or windows are on same wifi network as the Android, I'm able to connect to it via SSH.
But what I want to do is, connect to the device via SSH from a client like putty etc. from a computer which is not in the sam... |
2012/11/02 | 594 | 2,184 | <issue_start>username_0: I am using the stock / vanilla Android on Galaxy Nexus. What I want to do is setup an advanced "profile" kind of tool which does a series of steps one after another depending on what I ask - for instance -
Office cube - Bluetooth off, GPS off, WiFi on, silent mode, kill Good For Enterprise ap... |
2012/11/02 | 891 | 3,423 | <issue_start>username_0: How can I remove an app from wishlist? I clicked the add to wishlist button by mistake..
I'm looking for this but i can't find, is there a way?
I tried to unistall the app, search in the app page and others places like the wishlist itself.<issue_comment>username_1: If you go into the play stor... |
2012/11/02 | 333 | 1,408 | <issue_start>username_0: When every android phone is released, all the reviews discuss about battery life of the device, since, they say, battery life in android phones is a critical issue.
Question is :
Why battery life is an important problem in android phones ?
Some say, it is due to the display of smartphones.... |
2012/11/02 | 1,657 | 6,090 | <issue_start>username_0: I have a GSIII (Sprint) running Android 4.0.4. In the last three days, I have not made any changes or installed any new software that I know of, but my battery life has dropped such that my phone, when fully charged in the morning, now powers off sometime before I go to bed. This would make sen... |
2012/11/03 | 1,253 | 4,513 | <issue_start>username_0: Having the following showing up on all home screens in the background. Any ideas why?
<issue_comment>username_1: Cell standby being high means you have a really weak signal wherever your phone was. The phone cranks its radio u... |
2012/11/03 | 341 | 1,104 | <issue_start>username_0: I have bought a Samsung I9070 Galaxy S advance. Whenever I enter Play Store (Google Play Store Version 3.4.7), it displays waiting sign and then Connection Time Out Error is shown. I use mobile data connection to access the network. Please help me to solve this asap
Phone Details:
>
> Device... |
2012/11/04 | 429 | 1,531 | <issue_start>username_0: Is there something I can put into the Google Contacts entry for someone that will link it to their Twitter handle? I have tried putting “@JohnDoe” into an IM-type field I’ve named Twitter, but that didn’t do the trick.<issue_comment>username_1: Both Facebook and Twitter contact sync stopped doi... |
2012/11/04 | 250 | 1,011 | <issue_start>username_0: How can I set WhatsApp to always run in the background? Like Skype, when I exit, it keeps me online to get calls or SMS or chat notifications.
While using WhatsApp, when I move away with the menu, it exits. How can I avoid this and tell Android that this application should always be running - ... |
2012/11/04 | 630 | 2,337 | <issue_start>username_0: I’m Sabbath-observant, and in my tradition that includes not manipulating electronic devices.
I set the alarm clock on my new phone for a convenient wake-up time, and expected the alarm to eventually turn off on its own as other alarm clocks do. It didn’t; it was beeping—ten minutes on, ten mi... |
2012/11/04 | 492 | 1,785 | <issue_start>username_0: I had an image from a website which I set as my background inside the browser. I am wondering now where I can find the image in the file system, because I can't find it online anymore. I already checked all the obvious folders including Downloads, but did not find it there. In fact there is an ... |
2012/11/04 | 821 | 2,816 | <issue_start>username_0: Can I get inline help with functionality in my Android device? For example, my good old Nokia had a help feature, with which after selecting an item for a few seconds, it used to display the description and purpose of the selected item.
If this is not possible, where can I find a Jelly Bean us... |
2012/11/04 | 488 | 1,620 | <issue_start>username_0: I recently won an HTC One V and I want to sell it, but I'm not sure what carriers it supports. I won it from an HTC stand I went to, and all they said was that the phone was unlocked so that it could be used with any carrier. How can I tell if it's CDMA or GSM? I can't remove the cover to see a... |
2012/11/05 | 279 | 1,125 | <issue_start>username_0: I accidentally deleted the contents of `.thumbnails` folder in DCIM in sdcard. After deleting it I am unable to access `MediaStore.Images.Thumbnails._ID` however `MediaStore.Images.Media.DATA` is having all the images. How do I regenerate thumbnails in the `.thumbnails` folder to get the detail... |
2012/11/05 | 702 | 2,298 | <issue_start>username_0: I have an Archos 101IT with a 16G external SD card. The SD card contains one partition that is formatted as an ext3 file system. The Archos runs UrukDroid 1.6.4 (Froyo 2.2).
The Problem: When booted, the SD card is mounted with the following mount options:
```
/dev/block/vold/179:17 on /mnt/s... |
2012/11/05 | 525 | 2,199 | <issue_start>username_0: Swype is great, but I feel like it could be even faster/more fluid if you just dragged your finger over the space bar/performed some other gesture to insert a space between words, rather than having to pick up your finger. Is there any way to add functionality like this to Swype? Alternatively,... |
2012/11/05 | 445 | 1,551 | <issue_start>username_0: I have an ascend g300 from vodafone which I have unlocked and moved to another provider.
Yesterday I updated the os to ice cream sandwich following [these instructions](http://forum.vodafone.co.uk/t5/About-the-Community-and-Latest/Upgrade-to-Android-ICS-4-0-3-for-Huawei-Ascend-G300/td-p/132467... |
2012/11/05 | 369 | 1,447 | <issue_start>username_0: I have my mobile Android, iPad, typing on the small keyboards takes too long, so remotely using my keyboard is the best way for me when it comes to type something in mobile devices.
I have so far tried to use a VNC server, but they all require root, which I don't like to do.
Are there any fre... |
2012/11/05 | 1,152 | 4,139 | <issue_start>username_0: I use [PlayerPro](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tbig.playerpro&hl=en) to play music on my smartphone.
In PlayerPro there are "Sound Effects", which are similar to the DSP manager. One of the sound effects is the [Virtualizer](http://developer.android.com/reference/android/m... |
2012/11/05 | 333 | 1,246 | <issue_start>username_0: We have a [BSNL Penta IS709c](http://www.pantel.in/tablet/t-pad-is709c-42.html) (cheapest tablet currently available / Oct 2012) running Android 4.0.
Feeling adventurous, I issued `reboot recovery` through `adb` and the device tried to reboot in *recovery mode*. However turns out that there is... |
2012/11/05 | 783 | 2,862 | <issue_start>username_0: I own a Galaxy Note and got a [MHL cable](http://dx.com/p/1080p-micro-usb-to-hdmi-mhl-adapter-cable-black-300cm-140311) for watching movies on my Sony Bravia.
I'm having some problems for playing it nicelly.
**With hardware decoding:**
Only the stock samsung "Video Player" is able to play at... |
2012/11/06 | 856 | 3,461 | <issue_start>username_0: After more evidence of my son breaking into my tablet (darned 11-year-old... going to be a true Social Engineer hacker, if I can't get through his thick head that he'll lose all computer privileges...), I changed the password this morning... and can't remember it now.
Unfortunately, after mult... |
2012/11/06 | 348 | 1,331 | <issue_start>username_0: I have a Samsung Galaxy S3 with Android 4.1 Jelly Bean.
I have 3 email accounts set up in the email client and I would like to change the colors assigned to each of the accounts.
Is it possible? I haven't been able to find any setting to do it. In [this question](https://android.stackexch... |
2012/11/06 | 433 | 1,466 | <issue_start>username_0: I am having troubles with Prestigio Multipad PMP3370B. I enabled USB debuging in Settings, but when I plug in my device to a computer and start adb devices, it does not recognize it. Does anybody have any similar issues? I am using Windows 7. Where can I find Windows driver for that device?<iss... |
2012/11/06 | 344 | 1,441 | <issue_start>username_0: After looking around on the Google Play Store, I've found a lot of apps that 'I like the look of'. But by tapping on them, quite a lot of the time it says **"This app is incompatible with your Android version."** Is there any way around that?
P.S:I don't have any other Android devices and no, ... |
2012/11/06 | 364 | 1,448 | <issue_start>username_0: I am trying to create symbolic links of `/data/sdext2/app/*` on `/data/app`.
This is what I did in adb shell
`ln -sf /data/sdext2/app/* /data/app/`
But it is telling *"link failed No such file or directory"*.
Note that none of the partitions are of FAT32 format.
And without -f op... |
2012/11/06 | 602 | 2,207 | <issue_start>username_0: I'm currently using DroidWall to limit apps' access to the Internet - and it's working great.
Recently I've started to have the need of allowing certain apps network connectivity, but **limited only to the current LAN** (e.g. only to communicate with IP addresses 192.168.1.x)
DroidWall doesn'... |
2012/11/06 | 684 | 2,323 | <issue_start>username_0: I have an ATT Samsung Galaxy Note. It keeps saying I have low memory, yet I have an external 32Gb SD card and there are 10GB on device left. I don't get why the system memory is being used up. I have 334Mb left and 1.89GB used.
Is there something that will fix this issue?<issue_comment>usern... |
2012/11/07 | 487 | 1,890 | <issue_start>username_0: I use the locale app to automaticly start an obd-app (Torque) when I enter my car. This works well. Now I want to automaticly close that app when I leave my car. As there seem to be no Plugins to achieve this, so my idea is to use the Execute-Plugin to End the task using unix-commands.
Is ther... |
2012/11/07 | 953 | 3,289 | <issue_start>username_0: May I assume that there is no point to format your SD Card (assume you have the 32 GB size) to NTFS if the device can support SD Card of up to 32 GB and FAT32 maximum limit is also exactly 32 GB?
The reason for asking such question is that since the device can only support 32 GB, so I can assu... |
2012/11/07 | 203 | 848 | <issue_start>username_0: Recently I updated my Samsung Galaxy S2 OS from 2.3 to 4.0, after that the internet is not working properly (e.g. Internet web, facebook, twitter). If I open this application a message is shown saying "unfortunately internet stopped".
How can I fix this problem?<issue_comment>username_1: Go to... |
2012/11/07 | 357 | 1,503 | <issue_start>username_0: Performance question here : my Galaxy Nexus is really slow right after I connect it to a WiFi network after long periods not being connected to the internet. That doesn't happen on EDGE or on 4G, and after a while it goes back to normal.
My first guess for the culprit is : the low latency of W... |
2012/11/07 | 272 | 1,043 | <issue_start>username_0: I have a Samsung Galaxy Y mobile phone. I see this screen when I press "Forgot Password" in the pattern lock screen that comes by default with the phone:
My Question is: How would my account be unlocked when
(i) "Wifi" is t... |
2012/11/07 | 1,245 | 4,883 | <issue_start>username_0: I have been using Evernote on my Laptop and Mobile phone for quite some time now. Recently, when downloading an update of Evernote app in my phone from Google Play app, I noticed that Evernote asks for some objectionable permissions:
I've installed it following t... |
2012/11/08 | 493 | 1,550 | <issue_start>username_0: I bought a S3 and it came locked to an unknown carrier. All the unlock services require the information of which carrier the phone is locked to give me an unlock code. So, how can I find that out?<issue_comment>username_1: Depending on where you are in the world, and which carrier you're with, ... |
2012/11/08 | 492 | 1,886 | <issue_start>username_0: I'll be listening to music or a podcast, when for no reason that I can tell, the sound will sometimes change. Fortunately, it seems to always go down, not get super loud and blow out my ears.
This happens in any and every audio program, so I don't think it's app specific.
I'm using Android 4.... |
2012/11/08 | 449 | 1,798 | <issue_start>username_0: Some free applications on Google Play are limited to the United States so the rest of the world has to use dodgy sites to get them. However the security of such sites are questionable as the apps might be modified and contain some kind of malware.
Is there a way to get the SHA or MD5 hash of... |
2012/11/08 | 261 | 1,087 | <issue_start>username_0: ICS introduced an option to reject incoming calls with an SMS.
Is there a way to disable this function. If yes, how?
Sony Xperia S handset running JB<issue_comment>username_1: Unfortunately, there is no way to disable that. Sony is using a proprietary Dialer that has that function hard-coded... |
2012/11/08 | 553 | 2,406 | <issue_start>username_0: I recently got a shock on my phone bill when it showed over a hundred texts received by the standard text messaging app. I had been receiving these solely through Google Voice, specifically to avoid such charges.
I checked the Google Voice settings, and somehow the 'Receive text messages' sett... |
2012/11/08 | 285 | 858 | <issue_start>username_0: I know it doesn't have LTE, but what about the 4G networks of other carriers?
If I happen to buy one, will I be able to use it T-Mobile's *"4G"* HSPA+ network?<issue_comment>username_1: Yes, [it has HSPA+](http://www.phonearena.com/phones/LG-Nexus-4_id7531) which is what T-Mobile's "4G" actu... |
2012/11/08 | 281 | 990 | <issue_start>username_0: I need to send a message to all my contacts (309 phone numbers) via WhatsApp.
Is there a way to send a message for all my contacts, because the application just allows 25 contacts at once?<issue_comment>username_1: I don't think this is possible since it's a limitation of the app itself. The b... |
2012/11/08 | 326 | 1,309 | <issue_start>username_0: Every time my Nexus S attempts to update Chrome, It displays an error stating "Insufficient storage available". According to "Manage apps" I have 412MB of internal storage available, which should be more than enough.
Searching Google turns up plenty of people with the same issue, but no defini... |
2012/11/09 | 779 | 2,198 | <issue_start>username_0: as of today my phone (Samsung Galaxy Nexus (4.1.1) slows down a lot. I noticed following:
```
root@android:/ # ps | grep -c app_process
136
root@android:/ #
```
and here is few details:
```
root@android:/ # ps | grep app_process | tail ... |
2012/11/09 | 728 | 2,604 | <issue_start>username_0: Since Android is Linux at its base, I logically think it should be possible to run a script on Android, like a Python script or PHP script (with executable bit obviously).
If not conventionally, is there any way to do so?<issue_comment>username_1: You want [SL4A](http://code.google.com/p/andro... |
2012/11/10 | 592 | 2,387 | <issue_start>username_0: I already uninstalled the unwanted applications from my device, but they still show up on "**Apps installed on**" in my Google Play account.
Does it mean that the apps I got rid of are still stored in my phone?<issue_comment>username_1: In the Play store there is a 'installed' tab which as the ... |
2012/11/09 | 659 | 2,627 | <issue_start>username_0: I'd like to connect my Android phone (Samsung Galaxy Nexus running Stock JellyBean) to my Macbook Pro (early-2012, running OSX Lion) via an access point created by my Macbook Pro.
Sadly I can't even see the access point on my Android phone.
Does anyone know a possible solution to this problem... |
2012/11/10 | 650 | 2,620 | <issue_start>username_0: Is there an Android app that enables hand-writing / drawing on a word document? I want to draw and write on the text. I don't want to edit the document, but write on the top of it. Instead of typing the letters using the keyboard, I want to draw on the text. Just like writing / drawing on a pic... |
2012/11/10 | 1,416 | 5,925 | <issue_start>username_0: I recently upgraded my phone to an LG Motion 4G (Android 4 ICS). I see that the sdcard is mounted at `/sdcard/external_sd`. I also noticed that this appears to be the same with some other newer models. Apps expect the sdcard to be at `/sdcard`. I assume the manufacturers want to include a lot o... |
2012/11/10 | 393 | 1,474 | <issue_start>username_0: This happened all of a sudden. I could not start the 3g on my phone.
The Data Network mode is always deactivated now.
Although, when I go to Settings > Wireless and network settings > Mobile network settings,
the Use packet data option is checked.
Unchecking this option and checking again do... |
2012/11/10 | 409 | 1,552 | <issue_start>username_0: I have a HTC One S with Android version 4.0.3. On the short keypad I can't find a way to do a backtick. Am I just missing it, or is there a way to enable additional characters? (Or maybe a better soft keypad to download?)<issue_comment>username_1: On my Galaxy Nexus with the default Android key... |
2012/11/10 | 356 | 1,297 | <issue_start>username_0: Is there any way to quit the eBay app, so that I stop receiving all these event notifications? I like notifications, but only when I decide to run the eBay application...<issue_comment>username_1: Since Jelly Bean (Android 4.1), it's possible to disable notifications for individual apps. Long-p... |
2012/11/10 | 264 | 1,009 | <issue_start>username_0: I have a HTC Desire, which has a limited space in the phone. Therefore I want to make all apps install to the SD card by default.
However, I can't make it work. I have tried the `pm set-install-location 2` command, and I can also confirm that it is set to 2, but I still can't download apps tha... |
2012/11/11 | 1,167 | 3,893 | <issue_start>username_0: I own a Samsung Nexus S 4G on Sprint, and I am having terrible but intermittent problems with my signal quality on my phone. I have reasonably high certainty that this is a hardware issue (my wife has the same phone on the same plan and her phone usually works where mine does not), but due to t... |
2012/11/11 | 1,106 | 3,593 | <issue_start>username_0: I am using an ASUS Transformer TF300 with Android 4.1.1, and there is an app that shows the playing cards at the bottom of the screen, and show the "Continue" button when the card game is finished.
But the playing cards are half hidden by the system bar, and this "Continue" button is hidden by... |
2012/11/11 | 863 | 3,394 | <issue_start>username_0: If a user wants to install some applications from play store, is it sole responsibility of the user to decide whether the apps may harm or not? Should the user be worries regarding permissions? For example, if an application asks permission to read contacts, can user be assured that it does not... |
2012/11/12 | 539 | 2,158 | <issue_start>username_0: As the title says, **if I fire up a file browser I can access all the files on the sd-card** without a problem. **I can even view the pictures with the gallery and the music app plays my music files alright**, if I select the file from the browser and then use the corresponding program to deal ... |
2012/11/12 | 621 | 2,095 | <issue_start>username_0: I'm looking for an app that can count my daytime minutes usage. I only get 200 free airtime minutes between 7am to 7pm Mondays to Fridays until the 24th of each month. (After 7pm my plan has unlimited minutes.)
Preferably, I want to be alerted by the app when I'm going over, i.e., by the 28th ... |
2012/11/12 | 800 | 3,360 | <issue_start>username_0: I have a rooted Samsung Galaxy S 2, and last night I updated it to Jelly Bean in hopes that it might solve a few small bugs.
Most everything seems to be working as hoped. However, one new inconvenience has popped up. Before the upgrade, I controlled my MP3 player, Poweramp, by pressing the but... |
2012/11/12 | 1,657 | 6,503 | <issue_start>username_0: Since about a week, my S3 doesn't connect anymore via usb to any computer.
I don't think it's driver related as it was working before and I didn't change anything on the computers.
It now runs Jelly Bean but it didn't happen right after the update (only after a week or so it stopped working).
... |
2012/11/12 | 451 | 1,736 | <issue_start>username_0: In there a way to get the effect of (zoom out/pinch put)/in with external mouse and or/keyboard?
For games like angry birds or using google earth.<issue_comment>username_1: No, sorry.
The only way to use pinch zoom is to pinch zoom - using multitouch.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: I kn... |
2012/11/12 | 1,095 | 4,389 | <issue_start>username_0: I have a samsung galaxy tab 2 10" running Android 4.0.4. Is there a way for the default browser to automatically start up in incognito mode? Or, is there an alternative browser that can do it?<issue_comment>username_1: I don't know about the default browser being able to -- but searching the Pl... |
2012/11/12 | 398 | 1,572 | <issue_start>username_0: I'm really liking the look of Windows 8 / Windows RT, and I'd like to try ditching my PC entirely by getting Windows onto my Transformer Prime. I'm aware that there are a few issues around things like not having the windows key, but I can't find much conclusive information around the dual-booti... |
2012/11/13 | 450 | 1,912 | <issue_start>username_0: I am currently trying to use the [Raspberry Pi](http://www.raspberrypi.org/faqs) to build a small device. Part of this project involves using a screen of some sort, and it needs to be small. Since Android displays are the right size, it seems like they might have HDMI or RCA inputs because they... |
2012/11/13 | 1,008 | 3,494 | <issue_start>username_0: **From** [Galaxy Tab is not being charged through USB Cable](https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/9550/galaxy-tab-is-not-being-charged-through-usb-cable)
@<NAME>
>
> Tablets have larger batteries than phones and may be unable to
> sufficiently charge from the half amp limit of a USB ... |
2012/11/13 | 557 | 2,175 | <issue_start>username_0: I know that Android devices have an on-board adb server. I am able to start the server through the terminal emulator and run adb commands, but the device itself does not show up in the device list. The ultimate goal is to capture a logcat and store it locally, as I am having crashing issues tha... |
2012/11/13 | 347 | 1,422 | <issue_start>username_0: I currently have an iPod Touch, I want to buy the Nexus 4, but don't want to get a plan (SIM Card) for a while. Will the device work like an iPod Touch/ Wifi capable, but no access to data away from Wifi/Call/Text.<issue_comment>username_1: Yes - all android devices will work without a SIM card... |
2012/11/13 | 443 | 1,938 | <issue_start>username_0: This strikes me as a bug since the behaviour is incredibly consistent, but perhaps someone here can help me.
I want to use the google developed calendar app as my main calendar app. My phone (a Galaxy S2) came with a samsung developed calendar app (both very conveniently named "Calendar"). At ... |
2012/11/13 | 189 | 736 | <issue_start>username_0: I've a galaxy and a Samsung tablet. I download many mp3s on the tablet and I'd like to be able to sync them with the phone and vice versa. Any app for this?
I am talking about lots of files, so Dropbox and Google drive are not what I have in mind. The I'd like something that works over wifi<i... |
2012/11/13 | 496 | 1,890 | <issue_start>username_0: So my power button broke on my droid 1 (yes old phone). Until I can get a new phone soon, I need a better way to lock and unlock my screen. Sliding up and down the keyboard slows down everything.
Is there an app or a way that lets me re-assign my physical camera button to do this?<issue_commen... |
2012/11/14 | 854 | 3,093 | <issue_start>username_0: Recently I notice that my Galaxy Nexus (Verizon 4.1.1) was able to translate the iphone 4 emoticons for my Android phone as seen here:
Which is great. However the only way I can send them back is if I know the... |
2012/11/14 | 987 | 4,009 | <issue_start>username_0: I was pretty excited to hear Android 4.2 brings lock screen widgets. But after updating my Nexus 7 tablet, I'm not able to do that: I just have a clock widget that I can remove (it reappears after sleep/wake), but I can't add any widgets in any way. At first I was able to swipe right and I got ... |
2012/11/14 | 1,378 | 4,753 | <issue_start>username_0: I am using rooted LG P500 running stock 2.3.3. Recently I partitioned my SD card using ROMManager in to three partitions (swap, ext and usb storage). I checked with [Mini Partition Tool](http://www.partitionwizard.com/free-partition-manager.html) and understood that the sd-ext type is ext3. Lin... |
2012/11/14 | 1,015 | 3,375 | <issue_start>username_0: I bought my Galaxy Nexus a couple of months before Jelly Bean 4.2 was announced. It got updated to 4.0.4 fine, but did not find any 4.1 update at all. So I found [this question](https://android.stackexchange.com/q/26027/3075) which informed me of units that had ROMs updated by Samsung instead o... |
2012/11/14 | 368 | 1,348 | <issue_start>username_0: I am unable to link my phone with my laptop. When I connect the USB it says st25i camera connected. I use a Sony Xperia U model and my laptop has Windows XP OS. What can be the issue?<issue_comment>username_1: Most probably driver issue, following resources may help you
* <http://talk.sonymobi... |
2012/11/15 | 1,235 | 4,940 | <issue_start>username_0: I downloaded and installed Kies in my Windows 7 laptop. (Toshiba Satellite.) I plug the phone in the USB, it is recognized and its storage shows in Explorer. Then I run Kies. It says there is a firmware upgrade available. I click to update. A window shows with a progress bar at the bottom, sayi... |
2012/11/15 | 246 | 913 | <issue_start>username_0: My wife has been playing games (Angry Birds Star Wars if that makes a difference) on my Nexus 7 which I have just updated from 4.1 to 4.2. Android 4.2 lets you have multiple users on a single device, so I would like to create a new user account on this device which has all of her game saves.
W... |
2012/11/15 | 501 | 2,013 | <issue_start>username_0: I have Xolo x900 phone. I have settings to set the processor frequency.
It is defaulted to 600mhz, yet my phone has a maximum of 1.6Ghz.
Can I change to 1.6 GHz? What would be the side effects of increasing the frequency?
Will it overheat, drain my battery?
Also, would like to know what wo... |
2012/11/15 | 429 | 1,765 | <issue_start>username_0: I want to backup my HTC Desire, but I don't have the USB cable handy for a while. Any Ideas?<issue_comment>username_1: Setting frequency to high end may cause **problems** like.
1.Heating up phone.
2.burn battery.
3.Even you may damage your phone completely.
**Over-clocking frequency w... |
2012/11/15 | 365 | 1,351 | <issue_start>username_0: Among the settings of recent versions of Gmail there is the following entry:
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> **Hide pictures in messages**
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> Until you allow by sender, pictures won’t display automatically
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Tapping the entry brings this dialog:
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> Hide pictures in messages?
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> Cancel OK
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H... |
2012/11/15 | 686 | 2,704 | <issue_start>username_0: I am new to Android (v4.0.4) and trying to understand it.
By looking at the storage setting, I found the followings are listed:
* **Internal storage: total space 807MB**
* **Phone storage: total space 1.98GB**
* **SD card: total space 14.91GB** ---- I put it in, a 16GB SD Card
Manufacturer s... |
2012/11/15 | 589 | 2,185 | <issue_start>username_0: As of title, is there any way to customize the quick settings grid available in Android 4.2 ? This feature has potential, but in most cases it does not take advantage of the screen size.
<issue_comment>username_1: Currently I can... |
2012/11/15 | 608 | 2,256 | <issue_start>username_0: With 4.2 on my Nexus 7 I have a few separate user profiles.
I have a number of kids games installed on my tablet admin account ('Rob'), with that account attached to a Play account.
I'd like to make those games available on another non-admin ('Callum') account, which is not attached to a Play... |
2012/11/16 | 444 | 1,743 | <issue_start>username_0: So: I was following instructions on this page to install the latest Cyanogen Mod on my S3
<http://wiki.cyanogenmod.org/wiki/Samsung_Galaxy_S:_Full_Update_Guide>
I've installed the Hardcore kernel and Clockwork Mod. However the site then says to place the CyanogenMod update.zip file on the root... |
2012/11/16 | 678 | 2,494 | <issue_start>username_0: I'm trying to setup my APN settings on my Samsung Galaxy Nexus, running Android 4.2.
The APN list is currently empty, and every time I try to add one (menu -> add -> fill out form -> save), nothing new appears.
I'm trying to connect to H2O wireless, when I fill out [the instructions](http://w... |
2012/11/16 | 873 | 3,585 | <issue_start>username_0: As of a couple of weeks ago my Galaxy S3 (running Android 4.1.1) no longer syncs contacts from Facebook. I have the Facebook app installed and calendar and the gallery are syncing fine but the contacts fail. I get the following message:
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> Sync is currently experiencing problems. It will be ... |
2012/11/16 | 1,091 | 4,230 | <issue_start>username_0: How can i change the country of Samsung App Store? i can't download any apps, because they said that "its not available for my country"?
Shows the following error
I have searched the internet for the solution, but didn't g... |
2012/11/16 | 309 | 1,091 | <issue_start>username_0: I rooted my phone and after that for the 1st time, as I was just checking out stuff, Google Play recognized my device and registered it.
Later I did a factory reset and now for some reason it is not registering my phone and I cannot download anything!
Entering the "My apps" section only list... |
2012/11/16 | 362 | 1,380 | <issue_start>username_0: Bit annoying that Android File Transfer pops up whenever I connect my Nexus 7 to the Macbook. Is there any way to keep it active but hidden initially?<issue_comment>username_1: Open Activity Monitor, select a process `Android File Transfer Agent`, click `Quit Process`.
 which according to the description can open this type doesn't show up in the "open with t... |
2012/11/16 | 675 | 2,337 | <issue_start>username_0: I just downloaded the Android SDK (primarily for the purpose of running SDK Manager to install the Google USB drivers to connect a device), but the SDK Manager fails to run. I get the following error:
I can confirm, however,... |
2012/11/16 | 690 | 2,471 | <issue_start>username_0: During the day today, I got the notification about the available system update to 4.2. SO I confirmed it after ensuring that SuperSU was set to "survival mode" and then it looked like it was actually doing the update. However, when I now check the system version it states 4.1.2 just like it did... |