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2013/04/02
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<issue_start>username_0: I have Xperia mini pro (4.1.B.0.587 Stock ram), and my bootloader is unlocked. But I could not boot to recovery mode by pulsing volume down button. I press it after phnoe shakes and before displaying "SONY". What is wrong? Update: Whene I install stock ROMs (using .ftf) files The recovery mo...
2013/04/02
306
1,162
<issue_start>username_0: For some time now (I think it's from the latest Android update) I have this problem, that time to time (on daily basis) people can not reach me, like I would lose connection to the Network. I get an SMS after some time about all the calls I did miss. Sometimes I have a hard time to call as wel...
2013/04/02
625
2,602
<issue_start>username_0: My flyer doesn't allow few apps to be installed from the Play Store as it shows "This app is not compatible with your device" and this incompatibility is not due to OS. If I get the apk of this app from a forum, I can install it but few apps don't have apks outside Play Store. I don't want to ...
2013/04/02
1,974
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<issue_start>username_0: Models: Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1, GT-N8013 (WiFi) and SCH-I925 (4G LTE) Android version 4.1.2 I've been experiencing problems with the overly aggressive Samsung soft keyboard popping up whenever I touch the screen to select an input field, even though I am using a Bluetooth keyboard, and only ...
2013/04/02
527
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<issue_start>username_0: I was trying to flash a new ROM, but can't get it to boot. Usually, I would have just booted into my recovery and restored my last backup. But I can't do that now as my power button is broken and it is impossible to select the "backup and recover" option after booting into the recovery.<issue_c...
2013/04/02
495
1,951
<issue_start>username_0: I've got a stock, rooted firmware on my LG Optimus One (P500) handset. I installed Link2SD, and I've got roughly 100 apps installed. Whenever I boot my device, however, it takes 5-6 minutes to boot to lockscreen, and then, for ten-fifteen minutes after that, it gives me the "Internal Storage f...
2013/04/02
590
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<issue_start>username_0: I understand they can access my searches when I'm logged in, and of course know the search terms I use, but how can I prevent them to logging searches **to my account** when: * I'm not logged in * and in private mode * my account has search history turned off already (updated thanks to Izzy's ...
2013/04/02
958
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<issue_start>username_0: I have a contract with Three (UK telco provider), which gives me unlimited data. My mobile is Samsung Galaxy S Plus (GT-I9001). Every time I try tethering, I get a pop up saying I can't tether. I have tried several apps but with no joy. Does anyone know how to by pass Three finding out when I'...
2013/04/02
960
3,847
<issue_start>username_0: I'm developing applications using Icenium (new IDE for hybrid app development), I have been testing all day without any problems, deleting the apps from phone, rebuilding the apps, etc. At some point during the night, my apps stopped being displayed on my phone when I compile them, the apps ta...
2013/04/03
2,128
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<issue_start>username_0: I just d/l tasker and it's been really interesting (although not as interesting as I would've liked since I feel a lot of the good features require a root). I would like to optimize my Galaxy s3 so that it uses less battery power in a way that has minimal effect on my usage. I have a few sug...
2013/04/03
274
928
<issue_start>username_0: How can we download the files directly to SD card rather than phone memory on Android phones? Is it possible?<issue_comment>username_1: It is not possible AFAIK Look at those two links: <http://forums.androidcentral.com/android-applications/246277-download-install-apps-sd-card.html> <http://...
2013/04/03
876
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<issue_start>username_0: First of Tablet info : Model number : Micromax P275 Android version : 4.0.4 Baseband version : v3.0 Kernal version : 3.0.8+ linda@SKYWORTHSERVER3 #52 Fri Sep 21 14:00:53 CST 2012 Build number : P275\_HW.V0.1\_V3.0\_20120921 **I dont know anything about android** now the issue is that t...
2013/04/03
234
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<issue_start>username_0: In the "quick settings" grid you get by pulling down the right-hand end of the notification bar, the top-left item is a photo. I'd like to edit or remove this photo, but when I tap it, it says "The contact doesn't exist." How can I edit or remove this photo?<issue_comment>username_1: Go into t...
2013/04/03
305
1,155
<issue_start>username_0: I have an Android mobile (Galaxy S3), and am really worried that my corporate information will be retrieved after a reset. I've seen shared video showing it is possible to recover data after hard reset. Mac has an interesting format option, i.e., to write zeros all over hard disks (lengthy bu...
2013/04/03
1,229
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<issue_start>username_0: I've been searching on this site and can't find exactly what I'm looking for: I have a PC (can run Linux or Windows) that's connected to my surround-sound speakers. When my friends come around they can listen to their music by connecting their phone to my speakers using a standard 3.5mm jack. ...
2013/04/03
480
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<issue_start>username_0: I need to factory reset my phone. However, I need to know whether I will be able to download the applications I paid for on Google Play once I do the reset, and download them onto my phone at no additional cost. If once I do a factory reset I need to pay again to download all the apps, then is...
2013/04/04
358
1,352
<issue_start>username_0: I have created an Android application using Eclipse, and now I'd like to install the APK on Bluestacks which is running on Windows 7. How can I install an APK on the Bluestacks player?<issue_comment>username_1: I just copied my APK file into the `Apps` folder, which is created by default in the...
2013/04/04
556
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<issue_start>username_0: I have an LG P690 Optimus Net. The issue I am having is that the phone often enters a state where it keeps on pressing the touchscreen's buttons by its self, and I have to press the back button several times to try and go back while it keeps opening new screens or entering text on its own. I w...
2013/04/04
912
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<issue_start>username_0: I know that when I edit a file from within Dropbox (using an external application), after I close said file Dropbox uploads the updated version. Does this also work if, once I have accessed the file from within Dropbox once, I open the file from within the editor app (e.g. using a "recent files...
2013/04/04
505
1,996
<issue_start>username_0: Yesterday I performed a Nandroid Backup on my phone, because right after I knew I was going to wipe the phone and cache and remount Cyanogenmod on my Galaxy Nexus to hopefully solve another issue I had. However, I guess when you do a new fresh mount CM recreates the `0` (profile) directory on ...
2013/04/04
252
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<issue_start>username_0: I would like to record some movie on my desk but camera doesn't focus so I would like to force my phone to camera focus. Is it possible?<issue_comment>username_1: i would recommend you to download some camera manipulation app like [Vintage Camera by Fine Droid Devs](https://play.google.com/stor...
2013/04/04
389
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<issue_start>username_0: How do I turn off Google Card notifications? Let's say I search for an address - Google will then show me a card in the notification area with driving directions to that location. I don't want the notification. Is there a way to prevent them from showing up?<issue_comment>username_1: According...
2013/04/04
3,125
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<issue_start>username_0: I really did spend some time researching this and was surprised to not find any answers ([this great thread doesn't address this problem at all...](https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/28296/full-backup-of-non-rooted-devices?lq=1). I'm trying to recover from my unfortunate situation: I s...
2013/04/04
289
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<issue_start>username_0: I have Android phone and use Handcent SMS. I have gotten group texts from iPhone users who use iMessage and I can see what everyone is saying, but when I try to respond I only get a loading circle that just keeps spinning and it ends up saving as a draft and doesn't send. Is there a way to fix ...
2013/04/05
873
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<issue_start>username_0: The contacts system on my Xperia Z doesn't search through all my contacts, for some reason. All of the contacts were imported from my Google account, which has no groups or anything special. As an example, I have the following contacts: ``` <NAME>***** <NAME>***** <NAME>***** <NAME>***** ```...
2013/04/05
951
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<issue_start>username_0: I am trying to install the usb adb drivers. I turned the `debugging mode` on in the settings of my phone, connected to the PC. I click update drivers and manually selected the folder where the drivers are placed. For some reason the drivers installation fails and Windows gives the following err...
2013/04/05
441
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<issue_start>username_0: When I place a call I hear the traditional rotary dial phone ringing sound until the person at the other end, whose ringtone most likely is completely different, answers. What I was wondering is, can I set a ringtone for the person placing the call to hear until the other party answers? If so, ...
2013/04/05
586
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<issue_start>username_0: I am using Android's Mail app on my Motorola DROID RAZR M for my Yahoo! account. Last week, I tried to "reply to all" on an email that was sent to over 100 people and Yahoo! rejected it, claiming it was suspicious activity. That's okay, but the email is kept being resent. Every few minutes I ge...
2013/04/05
462
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<issue_start>username_0: I always disable (Google) Location Services on my phone because they are always drain a lot battery (probably because my mobile Internet is very slow). But in case I lose my phone I can't use any Phone-Lost tools, because they need it... Is there a way to enable the location Services remotely?...
2013/04/05
524
2,070
<issue_start>username_0: I am facing an annoying problem due to the widget called "accuweather.com". It pops up while I'm using applications on my phone (Samsung galaxy s2 with gingerbread 2.3.5). I can't uninstall it because the option isn't there, it is not a "downloaded" app but appears on the screen of all applicat...
2013/04/05
525
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<issue_start>username_0: My phone is a Samsung Galaxy S3 on Android 4.1.2 JellyBean. I would want to create a profile which clears memory and recent tasks when an app is closed (example: Chrome). Is it possible to do it without root access?<issue_comment>username_1: I use Advanced Task Manager and Auto-Shortcut in Tas...
2013/04/06
490
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<issue_start>username_0: Every so often, seemingly random, this notification appears in my notification bar, but not in the tray. [![That circle on the left](https://i.stack.imgur.com/gJN7E.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/q3A3b.png) The circles on the left in the notification bar. I have no clue what it's related to....
2013/04/06
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<issue_start>username_0: Is there a way or an app to restore my own personal contact (the one available in *Contacts* selecting the *Personal Profile* command) from a VCard (`*.vcf`)? All contacts can be exported to the SD card (so also the personal one), but importing back the personal vcard put it in standard contac...
2013/04/06
324
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<issue_start>username_0: I want to encrypt my apps and personal data, such as passwords to email etc. If I have factory reset my phone (GS2sprint) and it is fully charged (over 90%) and plugged in. So I went to *Settings→Apps→Security*, and from there to *Encrypt* or *Encrypt SDCard* -- but it won't let me encrypt: Th...
2013/04/06
955
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<issue_start>username_0: Is there a difference between leaving an app by pressing the "back" button vs. pressing the "home" button? I've got an app which includes a countdown timer. The app says it will notify me when the timer reaches zero *but only if the app is minimized (home button) and not if it's closed (back b...
2013/04/06
381
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<issue_start>username_0: I've browsing through some jargon and cannot figure out what exactly the difference is between USIM and SIM. While not strictly an android question I figure all android phones are bound to have either one or the other so any clarification on this issue would be greatly appreciated.<issue_commen...
2013/04/06
879
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<issue_start>username_0: I've come across the term "native web app" also known as "hybrid app". I know what "web apps" and "native apps" are, the difference being that the former are downloaded and run within a web browser and the latter are code (not html) and run a little faster without requiring a web browser to int...
2013/04/07
295
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<issue_start>username_0: I was using my Nexus 7 (android 4.2.2) through the hotspot on my phone and the download manager was trying to download a large app update. I pressed and held the notification to get to the app info for download manager and disabled it. How do I re-enable it?<issue_comment>username_1: Izzy says:...
2013/04/07
149
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<issue_start>username_0: I would like to know what other functionality is provided by the magnetometer inside android devices besides allowing applications to display a compass. Can an app do anything else with it besides display compass functionality?<issue_comment>username_1: The magnetometer measures magnetic field,...
2013/04/07
601
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<issue_start>username_0: I'm having problem using YouTube. I use different Gmail accounts for email and YouTube and I would like them to be separated. Is there a way to tell YouTube to use a different account from the "system" one?<issue_comment>username_1: Yes, add both your account to Settings > Account, then you ca...
2013/04/07
601
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<issue_start>username_0: Yesterday I installed a custom rom on my Samsung Galaxy S2. Before I had ICS 4.0.3 installed. Now my external sdcard does not mount automatically on the phone. How can I get this working?<issue_comment>username_1: Yes, add both your account to Settings > Account, then you can choose which accou...
2013/04/08
411
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<issue_start>username_0: So I've noticed that NFC Task Launcher can toggle the Power Saving mode for the Galaxy s3. Obviously then, this is not a secure setting that requires root access (eg. turning GPS on / off). So is it possible to automate this (the turning on and off of power saving mode) in Tasker (without roo...
2013/04/08
347
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<issue_start>username_0: From Android's terminal, I tried to mount a nandroid img: ``` losetup -f ``` gives "/dev/loop0". However, when I try `losetup /dev/loop0 /sdcard/nandroid/... data.img` it says no such directory. Same thing when I try to mount the file. According to this it should be doable, but it seems t...
2013/04/08
644
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<issue_start>username_0: Hey guys so I'm in boot loop. Yes I know there are many guides all over saying how to fix it but I have tried many of them and they didnt work. What happens is I start the phone, it shows the boot image and then restarts after a time. I can boot into the Recovery mode by spamming the back but...
2013/04/08
405
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<issue_start>username_0: I've been developing in several Android devices since now but this one has me totally puzzled. ADB in Windows detects the device just fine, but I cannot make ADB recognize this device in Linux (Ubuntu 12.04). ``` $ adb devices List of devices attached ???????????? device ``` 1. Device is...
2013/04/08
216
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<issue_start>username_0: I have Galaxy sIII and now when I attach photos, regardless if I do so by txt, Facebook or email, though they look wonderful on my android phone, once sent they look terrible, washed out, bland and so on. I recall dimly that when I first got the phone, I could select the size or something on th...
2013/04/08
577
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<issue_start>username_0: I have Sony Live with Walkman mobile phone, Android version 4.0.4. I can't find WiFi direct option in settings. There are only mobile networks, tethering/portable hotspot and two more useless options are there.<issue_comment>username_1: Try going onto your wifi settings page. When your on the l...
2013/04/08
559
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<issue_start>username_0: I have a samsung omnia w 8350 with windows 7.5, I want to install Android OS on the phone, can anyone help?<issue_comment>username_1: Try going onto your wifi settings page. When your on the list of available connections there may be a button at the bottom of the screen titled "Wifi Direct". ....
2013/04/08
656
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<issue_start>username_0: I receive 2 or 3 calls per day from random spammers. I have tried blocking the numbers, but it is no use as they just call with new numbers. Is there anyway to avoid this? I suppose the end solution could be changing my number with a new sim card. I have tried the app MrNumber, and I have trie...
2013/04/08
526
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<issue_start>username_0: Okay, so I already ordered a new battery, but in the mean time. Why won't my phone charge? 1. I have tried every charger/cable in my house and car (over 10 chargers and around 15 cables). 2. Double checked the setups with my tablet to make sure they work. 3. Checked battery temp with a WiFi te...
2013/04/08
733
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<issue_start>username_0: Is there any way to have my son's phone set to where any text message that he receives or sends comes to my phone too.<issue_comment>username_1: Not exactly to your phone, but there are several "child care" apps available in the playstore which can be used to monitor activities. Take e.g. a loo...
2013/04/08
991
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<issue_start>username_0: I'm facing a rather painful issue with the battery life/charging issue with my Nexus 7 (4.2.2) * When idle and plugged into my 2A charger with the stock USB cable, it charges VERY slowly. I'd say under 10% per hour. * With just light usage over the course of an afternoon/evening, the charge go...
2013/04/08
522
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<issue_start>username_0: I'm trying to store default static ip settings in a custom rom. I write the SSID and Password to /etc/wifi/wpa\_supplicant.conf and that works well for Wi-Fi But how do I add the static IP settings (gateway, fixed ip) for Wi-Fi (and Ethernet)?<issue_comment>username_1: I had a problem where ...
2013/04/09
284
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<issue_start>username_0: I use the adroid stock-browser and I'd like to play chess using e.g. <http://www.shredderchess.de/schachproblem-des-tages.html> Unfortunately you have to drag and drop the pawns. I tried several gestures, but I was not able to use the drag and drop feature. Do I have to change any options (wher...
2013/04/09
1,157
4,021
<issue_start>username_0: How to move application to SD card in samsung galaxy s duos. I have tried some application from Google Play but did not succeed. Plz help me<issue_comment>username_1: According to our [tag wiki](https://android.stackexchange.com/tags/samsung-galaxy-s-duos/info), the Duos comes with Android 4....
2013/04/09
6,020
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<issue_start>username_0: I'm about to buy my first Android phone. My understanding is that, in order to download apps and get updates from Google Play, I need to be permanently signed into a Google account that's linked to my name via credit card information. I find Google's [privacy policy](http://www.google.com/intl...
2013/04/09
410
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<issue_start>username_0: I see that if I did a long touch over a Wifi network, I can specify some proxy settings. In my company we use a Isa Proxy server, and each user has to login through domain server. Is there any way to configure that on our tablets? ( Android 4.1)<issue_comment>username_1: There are multiple sol...
2013/04/09
605
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<issue_start>username_0: I am currently abroad. I have internet on my PC via a RJ45 cable on Win7 PC. It works fine through a proxy (address + specific port). Now I want to use my smartphone but there is no wireless connection in my room ... So how to create a hotspot from my PC (which has a wireless card) so I can g...
2013/04/10
900
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<issue_start>username_0: If I would take a backup via TRWP, does it include all my apps, app data, messages, contacts or it would just take backup of the ROM only, so I could get a fresh ROM with factory restored when I restore it ?<issue_comment>username_1: You can backup System,Data,Boot,Recovery,Cache,efs System ,...
2013/04/10
462
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<issue_start>username_0: I have 85% free space of my 32 GB internal storage (there is no external sd card on this device), and yet I cannot download any new app or even update an old one, because Google Play Store keep telling me there is not enogh free space. I am running Aopk ROM, tilapia-userdebug 4.2.2 JDQ39<issue_...
2013/04/10
710
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<issue_start>username_0: I love laying this game on my phone, I have played it since I had a Nexus S. After switching to the Galaxy S3, I found it didn't work well, so I just used my Nexus still, but now that device is broken, so I would like to figure out how to make it work on this device. The game is called Legend...
2013/04/10
326
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<issue_start>username_0: I use the Amazon *Kindle Fire* (Android 2.3.4) model no: `D01400 FCCID:ZEV-1229`. I use this device in developing Android apps. In my device WiFi is available, and also cyberoam for security purposes. I want to test the device is connected or not connected with WiFi. I know if you want to che...
2013/04/10
942
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<issue_start>username_0: I'm trying to understand a few things around how dex files are handled by android. What I do know is that an APK ships a dex file, the system gets it, optimises it at install time, and stores the resulting ODEX file (optimised dex) at /data/dalvik-cache/myOdexfile and then runs the application...
2013/04/10
473
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<issue_start>username_0: Is there a way to share the notes of Google Keep between different persons? For example, could I link the notes to the todos of Thunderbird Lightning, or can I share the notes between two different Google Accounts?<issue_comment>username_1: I think the app has an inbuilt functionality to share ...
2013/04/10
469
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<issue_start>username_0: At times I insert a non-breaking space (on my Mac) instead of characters in a Last Name field when filling out forms. Is there a way to do this using the default or some other keyboard on my Nexus 4 (4.2.2)?<issue_comment>username_1: You might want to try with [Hacker's Keyboard](https://play.g...
2013/04/10
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<issue_start>username_0: I've got an alarm set daily on my Galaxy S3 with the briefing alarm type selected in my alarm's settings with all three briefing content items selected (weather, today's schedule, and news). However, when the alarm begins, it shows the weather, today's schedule, and news onscreen, it plays a b...
2013/04/10
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<issue_start>username_0: Is it possible to listen/monitor an app's network activities? I have this one app, and I couldn't figure out where it gets its images. I tried to google an app to listen to other apps connections, but I didn't find any. I'm looking for similar functionality as Google Chrome's network tab from ...
2013/04/10
321
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<issue_start>username_0: After playing with partitioning using FDISK (from busybox) i finished and now i want to format it back to whatever is usable under Android. Using same FDISK via Android console i deleted all partitions, made a clean DOS partition table, made a new partition and changed its type to b (Win95 F...
2013/04/10
440
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<issue_start>username_0: I have a rooted HTC Desire with the AOKP VJ 4.2.2 Jelly Bean v2.1 ROM from here: <http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1863780> I have successfully installed the ROM but am confused as to what solution to use for Apps2SD/A2SD. I'm a real beginner on that stuff! I have tried 40ad2...
2013/04/10
1,092
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<issue_start>username_0: My stock Nexus 4 (4.2.2) is giving me multiple calendar notifications every day. It gives me one notification which is a reminder for a specific upcoming event, and it gives me a second notification which is sort of a general roll-up of upcoming events. Here's an example of the two notificatio...
2013/04/10
1,199
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<issue_start>username_0: On a rooted Nexus 4 using stock 4.2.2, if I enable Wifi tether then connect my laptop (a Lenovo T520 using Centrino Advanced-N 6205 hardware with driver v15.3.1.2) I get a BSOD within seconds. I am using the stock tether app. I read elsewhere that I am not the only one with this problem, but I...
2013/04/11
239
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<issue_start>username_0: My phone has a pattern lock and I want friends to be able to unlock it with the pattern, however, I do not want them to have access to my gmail. Is there a way that I can force gmail to ask for the password every time I/someone try to open it? I've read that the password tokens are an intrinsi...
2013/04/11
320
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<issue_start>username_0: I plug in the USB cable to my computer. I click on `Open Device` to view files, I get to the root of my SDCard. The problem is that there is a directory missing. I can see it with my file manager on android but not on the computer. Any ideas why? I created this folder with an app I am devel...
2013/04/11
332
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<issue_start>username_0: I bought a new Samsung Galaxy S2 and insert my Prepaid Singtel Sim card. When i turn it on, it doesn't have any network and states 'no service'<issue_comment>username_1: Summing up from the comments: Your device is most likely sim-locked by your provider (even more likely if you bought it ther...
2013/04/11
508
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<issue_start>username_0: Is there a way to suppress repeated alert sounds within a certain period of time - i.e after an event triggers a sound, do not play any further sounds for any more of the same event type that arrives in the following 30/60/90 seconds. e.g I'm chatting to someone on Google Talk on my PC, every ...
2013/04/11
1,322
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<issue_start>username_0: I would like to know whether there is a way to tell Android to install applications on the micro SD card by default instead of having to download applications to internal memory first and then having to move them to the SD card manually. Thanks<issue_comment>username_1: That cannot be changed!...
2013/04/11
935
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<issue_start>username_0: Both are the chatting tools of Google. I use Talk since I use Gmail to chat with my friend and when I see Google+ Messenger, I just thought it is Talk but the two are NOT the same at all - i.e. chatting with one person on Talk and he/she will NOT receive it Google+ Messenger. This is so confu...
2013/04/11
1,358
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<issue_start>username_0: At my work we all have Android devices which are used to dispatch jobs to us. It uses a web-app accessible through any web browser. When a new job arrives we are notified with an audible alert. However, because of the way Android handles the memory, it often "sleeps" (don't know the proper term...
2013/04/12
1,546
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<issue_start>username_0: I am trying to connect a Samsung Note II ( OS: Android 4.0, Ice cream Sandwich) through Wi-Fi to a DHCP Server. The DHCP server(192.168.3.29) is running on a Virtual Machine with OS as Ubuntu 12.10 64 bit. A D-link Wi-Fi access point is connected to this DHCP server. The DHCP server sends the I...
2013/04/12
551
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<issue_start>username_0: When SIM is locked with PIN1 or PIN2 and I boot my Android phone, SIM unlock screen appears which contains num key pad and "Emergency Call" button. I have seen this in all Android phones including non-dual SIM phones and those without native VoIP stack (I know VoIP isn't meant for emergency cal...
2013/04/12
318
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<issue_start>username_0: I am using on my Android Gtalk where i can only do chat text send and receive. But how can i do all the features of WhatsAPP from Gtalk? Features like: * file transfer (image pictures, music, video clips) * Audio replay from the chat by history * Video reply from the chat by history Is there...
2013/04/13
309
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<issue_start>username_0: Is there a way to remove an app from only one device when using the same account over two devices? I've just got a tablet - which is currently syncing settings and downloading all the apps that I have obtained from the market on my phone. I won't need all these apps and would like to remove so...
2013/04/13
235
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<issue_start>username_0: I am trying to find the maximum possible current draw of the Nexus 4 when recharging the battery. * The adapter that comes with the Nexus, supplies 1.2A * The Qi Charging Station needs 1.8A But I can't find the actual maximum current that can be drawn by the Nexus. I am using a battery pack t...
2013/04/13
807
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<issue_start>username_0: Is there a way to set up my android device so that when the lock screen unlocked, the phone app always is open by default? In other words: I swipe to unlock the screen and I always automatically see the phone keypad first and the device is ready to make a call. I am trying to set up a new Sams...
2013/04/13
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<issue_start>username_0: My old samsung jet phone just started ringing from inside the cupboard, & unknown caller was displayed, although the children use it as a play phone sometimes there is no SIM card installed, how can that happen I thought you had to have a sim in to operate a phone except for emergency calls?<is...
2013/04/12
489
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<issue_start>username_0: How can I know what's the Bluetooth version of my Android device?<issue_comment>username_1: **I have a samsung Galaxy S2 here is a method to get info on your bluetooth version** 1. Turn on bluetooth by going to the home screen, clicking menu->settings bluetooth. Pull that to enabled. Make sure...
2013/04/14
634
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<issue_start>username_0: With **T-Mobile myTouch 4G** and T-Mobile's default Android 2.2, I can download the camera photos by pairing the phone with a computer through Bluetooth, and using an integrated file browser functionality of the computer (e.g. the `Browse Device` option on OS X). But Google's **Galaxy Nexus** ...
2013/04/15
651
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<issue_start>username_0: Motorola and Verizon [have announced](http://news.verizonwireless.com/news/2012/10/droid-bionic-android-ice-cream-sandwich.html) that the Bionic will be upgraded to Jelly Bean starting April 15. Aside from backing up any data that isn't synced with a cloud service, are there any steps that shou...
2013/04/15
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<issue_start>username_0: I'm looking for the best / friendliest way to reboot my rooted android 4.1.1 device. I found these solutions so far: * `su -c "reboot"` - Causes problems with wifi after restart on my device... I read that this can cause a currupt file system in some cases... Doesn't work via ssh for me. * `to...
2013/04/15
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<issue_start>username_0: I have damaged the screen on my phone, so much so, it will not allow me to get the data to transfer onto my laptop. On opening Samsung Kies, it is saying that the connected device is locked. Please enter password on the connected device. I can only assume its the pattern lock they are referring...
2013/04/16
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<issue_start>username_0: Whenever I start my phone, the **samsung logo animation goes in a loop forever**; unless i take off the battery. This started happening after I simultaneously clicked the power button, menu button and volume up button and going to android system recovery and doing wipe data/factory reset. After...
2013/04/16
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<issue_start>username_0: My headset for fm radio cannot be used for channel change. It switches off and on instead. I'm not able to change the channels using headset given by them.<issue_comment>username_1: Did you update to Android Jelly Bean OS? Samsung Jelly Bean OS doesn't support this feature. [Source](http://for...
2013/04/16
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<issue_start>username_0: When playing [Ingress](http://www.ingress.com/) I find that both GPS and WiFi (each by themselves) provide an acceptable location accuracy. My question is what draws the most power? I'm interested in technical information about what goes on in my phone when I use either service to find my loca...
2013/04/16
327
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<issue_start>username_0: Youtube app allows switching between normal and high quality videos. Is this normal and high quality depended on screen dpi or are they some fixed quality videos independent of mobile and tablets and their resolution? For eg: Is the high quality video in my HTC Desier with resolution 480 X 800...
2013/04/16
381
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<issue_start>username_0: My ZTE Android Edition by SFR, StarAddict is unable to turn on. I cannot get pass the Android logo. I have long pressed on Volume Down and Power buttons at the same time but it only ended me up at FTM. What next? Please help me reset or turn on my phone. The only external buttons on this phone ...
2013/04/16
535
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<issue_start>username_0: I have just downloaded uTorrent on my Galaxy S running Android 2.3. The `.exe` file has been downloaded and is in the download folder, but when I open the download folder on my SD card and click it, it gives only one option: "Delete file". I'm not able to run this on my phone? What do I have t...
2013/04/16
477
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<issue_start>username_0: A friend of mine tried to guess my pattern so my phone got locked, asking for gmail account and password. The thing is that i used to use a program for keyboard symbols cause one of the symbols there is $. However the phone is locked so i cannot use this program. I cannot write my password down...
2013/04/16
651
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<issue_start>username_0: I have a sufficient data-plan so I've never worried about this... tomorrow though, I'm travelling abroad. Due to this, I will have restricted 3g usage. Are there any apps or Android settings to prevent certain applications from syncing in the background while allowing others to work unrestrict...
2013/04/16
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<issue_start>username_0: How to print from Android to CUPS (running on another computer in the LAN)? (CUPS (Common Unix Printing System/Server) is of course already set up to accept requests over the LAN.) Preferably, without relying on proprietary software.<issue_comment>username_1: It seems there are no native Andr...
2013/04/17
448
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<issue_start>username_0: Can an Android tablet read external hard drives and if so which formats? I have a Samsung Note and tried accessing a hard drive but failed. I've been told that if I format my 1TB hard drive to FAT32 then I can. Is that correct?<issue_comment>username_1: Assuming an Android version of 3.1+, ext...