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I was with Verizon Wireless when I had my HTC Eris (now due to issue with VZW and upgrading my phone I cancelled with VZW). I moved over to sprint and to a phone OS that shall not be named, but now I am on the verge of getting the Samsung Galaxy S4. During my switch, I did NOT keep my phone number and took a new number with Sprint. The problem is that my friends may still have my old number in their Google contacts and I am concerned that switching on the Galaxy S4 would cause Google to update my number to anyone who has my number in their Google contacts. So my question is, if I link my Google account on to my new carrier/device, will Google update anyone who has my number in their Google contacts automatically? | NO. Their contact list (that is synced with the Google account) is based on the GMail contact list. It is a local copy; so any changes must be made from their side. However, if they synced/merged that GMail contact to your Google Plus account, and you updated your contact information in Google Plus, it's still possible for them to know your new number. | Will google accounts automatically update my friends addressbooks | android |
Device: XPeria P Android: JB 4.1.1 I recently enabled automatic photo sync, but I could not remember how I did it. Now, all of my photos gets synchronized to Facebook, and my data/3G charge is skyrocketing as the photos are always get synced. So, how can I disable this feature? | Open the Facebook app and tap the top left main menu in your sidebar. Scroll to the bottom and select <code> Account > App Settings > Sync Photos </code> . Choose <code> Don't sync my photos </code> . Source. | How can I disable automatic Facebook photo sync? | android |
It's been happening for a while now but I've just gotten around to posting this issue. I'm running Cyanogenmod 10.1 on my Galaxy Note 2 but one fine day, it stopped showing me the signal bars. I've even updated my ROM twice but it hasn't resolved the issue. The phone calls and text messages work just fine but it always shows me that I don't have signal. Here's a screenshot: Screenshot (click image for larger variant) Would any of you know why this is happening and how I could resolve this issue? Thank you. | This is definitely due incompatibilites between the RIL and the baseband/modem firmware. The RIL or the radio-interface layer are the libraries (shared-objects) that allow the phone to talk with the modem firmware. I found this issue on the Cyanogemod JIRA: https://jira.cyanogenmod.org/browse/CYAN-2172 If you read the comments, you'll see that people have solved this issue by flashing a compatible firmware. Since I'm now running Cyanogenmod 11, I dug around XDA and found a leaked 4.4 firmware for my device. It was packed in a CWM-flashable ZIP so I flashed it and voila. Please remember to backup your device, your current modem/baseband and the RIL files. Flashing a new RIL isn't necessary always but helps. | Why is device not showing the phone signal bars anymore? | android |
Recently my Samsung Galaxy S2 has been doing this very strange thing, it just switches off on its own. However the screen flickers like two or three times really quickly before it switches off. It all started when i went on holiday and the signal was poor up in the mountain (not sure if this helps but i'm gonna type it anyway). so since then I've had it on flight mode accessing WiFi only and making use of Bluetooth, yet it still randomly does it. are there any logs I can check to maybe see what the problem is!? | Automatic shut off can mean any of these; too many running applications running in the background. (Start your your phone in CLOCKWORLD and select to clear CACHE) refrain from charging your phone while playing games and running so many applications as this may speed up the aging of your battery. maybe its time you replace your battery if the above doesnt seem to work. | Unexpected random shutdowns in Galaxy S2 | android |
I have a rooted HTC One X with JB 4.1.1 (3.20.401.1), I deleted some unnecessary softwares but still using stock ROM. Yesterday I relocked the bootloader and tried to install original stock rom by using 3.14.x.x RUU file. But it gave me "Bootloader version error".So I'm stuck. I have no Nandroid backup for my CID :( I could not find the 3.20.401.1 RUU file nor related Nandroid backup anywhere on the internet. Does someone has any suggestions? I would like to revert to Stock rom to be able to get official Sense 5 OTA update which will be released very soon by HTC. | Finally, someone from XDA shared his Nandroid backup for Stock Rom, here is the link ; http://docs.google.com/file/d/0B06FIZEUKDcHUlBVZFZPREtOS0k/edit?usp=sharing The Original Thread on XDA : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?s=c89f980ba9f35f7e5ec9ae6b6bf11bef&t=1975140&page=139 | How to downgrade to Stock Rom [HTC One X 3.20.401.1 CID HTC_203) | android |
No idea what happened, last night it was working till it ran out of battery and turned off. Woke up this morning and kind of rolled over on it with my elbow, no big deal it seemed like though. A little while later after I charged it the phone would turn on, make the sound etc but nothing on the screen, I can still feel the vibration when I try to move an icon for example. And it the computer still recognized it when plugged in, any solutions? Or am I outta luck? | Based on the comments, this looks like a hardware issue, and not a software/Android issue. I would suggest sending it to a service center for repair. | Galaxy S2 screen is black, but touch-screen still functional. | android |
In case I ever lose my Nexus 4 phone, I've opened to the Google Settings app, then tapped "Android Device Manager" and from there, I've enabled both "Remotely locate this device" and "Allow remote factory reset." Then I can use Android Device Manager online from anywhere to ring or reset the phone. My question is: in the event my phone is stolen/lost, I'd probably change my Google password so the phone can't sync any more while I attempt to find it. If I change my Google password and then reset my phone after that, will the remote wipe still work since the Google password changed? Note: I have 2-factor auth enabled, but keep in mind my phone and the apps in it are already authenticated. | Why not for sake of it, activate 2-step authentication on your Google account? And just use the random generated password instead, be sure you have enabled Google to SMS you for any login attempts on your Google account , and keep your real password hidden. That is what I use here, where-ever I log in, I get an SMS direct to me, asking to enter the verification code, no one else has it. Also, it would be easier to just revoke it from your Google Account settings page, i.e. access denied. I use a spare, crappy phone that I carry with me everywhere, zero chance of anyone trying to steal it, that receives the Google SMS notification, and yes, its a dumbphone :) Edit To clarify: Your account on the device is called a Application specific password . See the Revoke beside each application specific password. In event of phone or should I say, device getting lost/stolen, its a matter of simply clicking on it. That is what I was referring to, in my case, I have the application called "My smartphone google account signin", and if it gets lost, I click Revoke , even after factory reset, data is wiped cleanly for my peace of mind. I still have my laptop as my authorized login, that is, I can use my real password on the laptop, everywhere else Google is accessed, is using the random generated password. And if I was to login on another computer using my real password, the verification code gets sent to my dumbphone which I check and use. | Remote factory reset and changing Google password | android |
A couple of months ago I set my phone to have a data limit so that it would stop at 1GB. I have a plan that I share with 2 other people so I thought 1GB would keep my usage down. After a couple of weeks it just started turning my data off, even if I was just using Wifi. I disabled the data limit because it was super annoying. Now, I get notifications that tell me that I have a data restriction (not limit) set. I don't know how to turn it off and it is super annoying. It says: <code> Data Restriction Enabled touch notification to remove restriction </code> How do I turn this off? Device: Motorola Droid Razr M Android Version: 4.1.2 (JellyBean) | Try this: Setting > Data usage > (Data usage Action bar menu) > uncheck 'Restrict background data' hoped it helps. | How do I remove a data restriction? | android |
I understand these are supposed to signify ratios of different phone states but I cannot get my head around which is supposed to be which. | Are you talking about this? Source . | What do the different coloured bars on the 1x1 widget in Better Battery Stats app mean? | android |
I use Google Now to set reminders quite often. At times when I'd rather not be talking at my phone to add a reminder, I wish I could have a button on my homescreen that would take me straight to the Add Reminder card. I just found out about the "Set Reminder" option in Google Now's quick settings panel. It's much quicker than typing out "add reminder" in the search bar. But still, having a shortcut to that "add reminder card", or a widget which would add reminders from the homescreen would be pretty advantageous (I would probably prefer a shortcut). I've tried using a few of the Google Search app's activities, but none seem to take my straight to the add reminder card. Any ideas? | I don't think it's possible to add a shortcut to the "add reminder" card at the moment. I've had a look through the Activities as well and none of them appear to do what you want. There is a "Set reminder" option in the menu within Google Now which may help? Click the three dots at the bottom right (you might need to scroll down) and you should see the "Set reminder" option. | Shortcut/Widget to set a reminder in Google Now | android |
I have stock (i.e. pure Google with no manufacturer customizations) Android 4.3 and I use the built-in camera app. I searched around on the camera app settings but couldn't find any mention of GPS or geotagging. I also searched around the settings → location but didn't find anything specific to the camera. How do you disable geotagging for the built-in camera app? | Follow these steps, if the icon in (3) has a line through it then it will not store your location in your images. Open the menu Choose settings Tap the location icon | How do you disable geotagging for stock camera? | android |
Before going into main question, we do know that : we can do Reverse Tethering from PC into android ( http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1371345 ) And we can share current phone internet connection via Portable WiFi hotspot (or similar apps in Google Play) Now the question is : "Is there a way to share the reverse-tethered internet (as we known connected via usb0 interface) via "Android WiFi Hotspot?" To make it easier, here's the schema: Schema of my setup (click image for larger variant) *Additional Notes : Actually I don't give a limit which version of the Android (so if it's just compatible in higher version e.g. 4.2, it's okay for me), but I prefer it works on 2.3.x (Gingerbread) Some explanations of how to make APN (Infrastructure Mode) on Android (just like Wireless Router/[netsh wlan hostednetwork] on Windows 7/8) might be really helpful too. And also some explanations about how to masquerade (internet sharing) between two interfaces in Android. (such as ICS in Windows or Masquerade/iptables thingy in Linux-based) | I managed to make it work. Here is an "OSI-like" diagram of my setup, if it makes sense: <code> ____________________ ______________________________ ____________ | LinuxVM <----+ | | | | | | VirtualBox | | | | | | | Windows7(host) | | | +--> AndroidPhone <-------+ | | +-->Laptop | | (USB) +-------+ (USB) (wifi-HotSpot) +-------+ (wifi) | |___________________| |______________________________| |____________| </code> The script is located at the XDA forum: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=50236807&postcount=9 | How to share Android "Reverse-tethered" internet via Android WiFi? | android |
Hi Android Enthusiasts, The power button of my HTC Desire S is broken (no response whatsoever), so I have to connect my phone to a usb cable to get it out of stand-by mode. I understood that with a custom rom I can use a volume button for instance to get it out of stand-by mode. However, for flashing the rom onto the HTC Desire S I have to boot it into recovery mode. Which involves pressing the power button... Any alternative ways to boot the phone into recovery mode? | Yes: Make sure ADB is installed on your PC (see e.g. stackexchange-url ("Is there a minimal installation of ADB?")) Make sure you have USB debugging enabled ( Settings → Development ) Connect your device to the PC via USB On the PC, open a command prompt and type <code> adb reboot recovery </code> Your device should now reboot into recovery mode. | Boot HTC Desire S into recovery mode without power button | android |
When trying to flash a Galaxy S3 (ATT), I get ERROR: Failed to detect compatible download-mode device. below is the log, <code> $ sudo heimdall flash --RECOVERY recovery.img Heimdall v1.4.0 Copyright (c) 2010-2013, Benjamin Dobell, Glass Echidna http://www.glassechidna.com.au/ This software is provided free of charge. Copying and redistribution is encouraged. If you appreciate this software and you would like to support future development please consider donating: http://www.glassechidna.com.au/donate/ Initialising connection... Detecting device... ERROR: Failed to detect compatible download-mode device. </code> | Start off by making sure that you're plugged into a USB 2.0 port. Then, put the device in download-mode, $ sudo adb reboot download continue flashing with heimdall, $ sudo heimdall flash --RECOVERY recovery.img That should work, <code> Initialising connection... Detecting device... Claiming interface... Attempt failed. Detaching driver... Claiming interface again... Setting up interface... Initialising protocol... Protocol initialisation successful. Beginning session... Some devices may take up to 2 minutes to respond. Please be patient! Session begun. Downloading device's PIT file... PIT file download successful. Uploading RECOVERY 100% RECOVERY upload successful Ending session... Rebooting device... Releasing device interface... Re-attaching kernel driver... </code> | Heimdall errors, "ERROR: Failed to detect compatible download-mode device." | android |
So I had three different Google Accounts set up on my Nexus 4: personal google account - personal device personal google apps account company google account - two company devices (both no longer active) Until 4.3 I had absolutely no problems, with the 4.3 update - some of the apps stopped updating (Error RPC:S-5:AEC-0). I removed all of my accounts of the device and then re-added only my personal google account. Now my Nexus 4 won't show up in my personal account's play store on the web but looks to be attached to my company google account, so I can install apps from the play store on the device but not through the web interface, which simply states: "You don't have any devices". Although on my personal google account I can see my wishlist being sync'ed between the two, and apps I install on the device show on the "My apps" screen, I cannot locate my device either through the android device manager. What could be the cause, and how can it be fixed? Extra Info I currently only have my personal google account set up on the device. I've tried setting the default account through the Play Store app, but it still doesn't work Locate my device settings on the device are active, and I'd assume it to work with my personal google account as there aren't any others active. | The problem fixed itself when I removed all google accounts and added a new device (a new nexus 7!) to my account. | The Play Store(web) doesn't show my device on my default Google Account | android |
I heard about Samsung Knox recently. I have a simple question about it: how to download Samsung Knox and install it to my Samsung device which doesn't have Knox pre-installed? I believe the pre-installed Knox is only on Galaxy S4 device. | According to the official KNOX website , Samsung KNOX is tightly integrated into the operating system. It uses hardware support to verify the bootloader integrity, a custom bootloader to verify the OS integrity, and a custom kernel at runtime. It changes the layout of the device's filesystem to add separate encrypted storage for the business-related files. It also relies on hardware support through ARM's TrustZone technology. Depending on how much of the hardware support already exists on other Samsung devices, it may be possible for Samsung to later backport the KNOX feature for older Samsung phones with a device update, but it's certainly not possible for anyone else to do so, not even by installing a custom ROM. (That wouldn't add the bootloader support to ensure the ROM isn't changed later.) | Samsung Knox For Non Pre-Installed Devices? | android |
The Locations feature on Google+ running on Cyanogenmod is not showing a Map. I am not sure what's the cause of this, but as of CYAN-1193 the fix is to convert Google+ to a system app. I did this successfully with Titanium Pro with just one click. After Google+ became a system app, the map was shown. Now I have a dozen other devices without the pro version of Titanium where I want to do the same. Surely there is a way with root and <code> adb </code> . Can you guide me? | For the process to work, requirements are: Titanium Backup zip file, see below The license key file <code> TitaniumBackup_license.txt </code> . The idea being, is copy the license file and install the app onto the new device. Caveat Emptor This is only for legitimate licensed Titanium Backup owners. Device is rooted USB cable plugged into device Functioning copy of <code> adb </code> . Step 1. Easiest way, is to generate the Titanium Backup zip file, Tap menu scroll to the bottom, titled 'Special Features' Tap on " create 'update.zip' " Scripting Type - Edify Default Titanium Backup will be installed as - User application Default Select the name of the output file - TitaniumBackup-6.1.0.zip Tap that selection This will create the appropriate zip file on the <code> /sdcard </code> . Pull that zip file across to your PC, as in <code> adb pull /sdcard/TitaniumBackup-6.1.0.zip </code> . Unzip it, the file to look for is <code> data/app/com.keramidas.TitaniumBackup.apk </code> Step 2. Pull the license file across to PC, as in <code> adb pull /sdcard/TitaniumBackup_license.txt </code> Final step. Now with both steps completed, it's a matter of: pushing the license file across to the new device as in <code> adb push TitaniumBackup_license.txt /sdcard </code> . It must be the root of the SDCard, anywhere else, it fails! install the apk, as in <code> adb install data/app/com.keramidas.TitaniumBackup.apk </code> Now launch the Titanium Backup, it should pick up the license file and treat it as Pro version. In the event it does not, its likely a very weird glitch in the application, try reboot the device, to see if it works, if not, report it to the developers. ( I have this problem on my Xperia Mini, have a valid license, and it does not recognize it despite having the license in the root directory of the SDCard! ) The hardcore way This will apply to any app. Gist of these steps, is to move the application to <code> /system/app </code> . Remount the system as re-writeable, <code> adb remount </code> Shell in via <code> adb </code> and invoke <code> su </code> , <code> adb shell </code> followed by <code> su </code> . Move the app from the <code> /data/app </code> to <code> /system/app </code> directory For example: an app called <code> fooBarApp </code> its underlying name is <code> /data/app/fooBarApp-1.apk </code> So without further ado: <code> cp /data/app/fooBarApp-1.apk /system/app/fooBarApp.apk </code> ( we need to drop the <code> -1 </code> part of the name as system apps do not have them ) <code> rm /data/app/fooBarApp-1.apk </code> ( To avoid duplication! ) At this point, the ownership may get clobbered, or the permissions, for that matter, so make it <code> chmod 644 /system/app/fooBarApp.apk </code> Reboot | How can I convert Google+ to a system app without buying Titanium Pro? | android |
I went through the tutorial found here and was able to unlock the bootloader, get s-off, get CWM installed, and superuser. Here are the questions I am having now. Should I relock the bootloader after getting s-off? Will that prevent me from doing anything? In that tutorial under the facepalm instructions, do I need to do step 7 if I already got s-off using facepalm? How can I remove * TAMPERED * from the bootloader? | Should I relock the bootloader after getting s-off? Will that prevent me from doing anything? No. You can't flash unsigned ROM nor alter ROM (e.g. get permanent root). stackexchange-url ("Source"). In that tutorial under the facepalm instructions, do I need to do step 7 if I already got s-off using facepalm? Yes. It is needed so you can flash the <code> /boot </code> partition from recovery. The stock HBOOT blocks access while in recovery. Source . How can I remove * TAMPERED * from the bootloader? UPDATE 2013-08-16: From OP: After following the steps he mentioned in the guide, <code> TAMPERED is gone and has been replaced with the -- DirtyRacun -- label. There also is nothing that says UNLOCKED anymore </code> . | Incredible 4G LTE: Things I need to do after getting s-off | android |
I have a Samsung Galaxy Tab 7, the UK version. I managed to mess up in the beginning when trying to install CM and now have it in a state where I can either boot into Download mode or ClockworkMod Recovery. The instructions say to use ADB to connect and upload the zip file, but this doesn't seem to work in either of the two modes I can boot into. I can no longer boot into stock Android to copy the file across there either. How do I upload the CM zip file? Is there another step I'm missing? | In recovery mode, use this: <code> adb shell mount /sdcard adb push {filename} /sdcard/{filename} </code> UPDATE #1: An alternative suggested by ce4: Pull out the SD card, copy all needed files externally, and put it back in UPDATE #2: It seems the user did not install CWM correctly. After fixing this, adb push now works as expected. | How do I upload Cyanagenmod when the only things I have access to are Download mode and ClockworkMod recovery? | android |
I have an Australian Samsung Galaxy S3 from Vodafone (GT-i9300T). I want to flash a non-branded ROM to it using Odin. I found a ROM on samfirmware.com called <code> I9300XXEMC2 </code> . Will I be able to get OTA updates if I install this? It is a stock ROM, but I've read that it might have problems if the modem and CSC don't match up. Here are the details of the rom: GT-I9300 Galaxy S III PDA: I9300XXEMC2 CSC: I9300XSAEMC2 MODEM: I9300XXEMC2 Added: 2013-03-28 | Will I be able to get OTA updates if I install this? CSC of <code> XSA </code> or <code> VUA </code> works for Australia. As long as it's stock ROM, you should be able to get OTA update. If it doesn't work, try to update via Kies on your PC. I've read that it might have problems if the modem and CSC don't match up. It's OK for modem and CSC to be different, but CSC must be correct if you want OTA updates. | Will I get OTA updates from Vodaphone Australia by flashing stock I9300XXEMC2 ROM on Samsung Galaxy S3? | android |
Older version of Google Maps for android had a separate Navigation app, in it I could either set a destination for guided navigation or simple select "Display map" with would always show my GPS location as I travel (streets, turns etc.) With recently updated map app, I can either see my static location on the map or choose destination for navigation. How do I simple display dynamic navigation map that would display my current location as I drive? | As I mentioned in my comment, upon further research I found that "Follow me" feature or "Navigation without destination set" was removed from the latest release of Android map app. Following someone else's advice I am switching (at least for now). to the Waze app | New Android maps - how to show navigation without destination | android |
When I try to flash my S4 with Heimdal and put on clockworkmod, i get the follow, <code> $ sudo heimdall flash --recovery ./clockworkmod_6.0.3.2_jfltespr.img --no-reboot Heimdall v1.4.0 Copyright (c) 2010-2013, Benjamin Dobell, Glass Echidna http://www.glassechidna.com.au/ This software is provided free of charge. Copying and redistribution is encouraged. If you appreciate this software and you would like to support future development please consider donating: http://www.glassechidna.com.au/donate/ Initialising connection... Detecting device... Claiming interface... Attempt failed. Detaching driver... Claiming interface again... Setting up interface... Initialising protocol... Protocol initialisation successful. Beginning session... Some devices may take up to 2 minutes to respond. Please be patient! Session begun. Downloading device's PIT file... PIT file download successful. ERROR: Partition "recovery" does not exist in the specified PIT. Ending session... Releasing device interface... Re-attaching kernel driver... </code> So why is it telling me, ERROR: Partition "recovery" does not exist in the specified PIT. | This is because the command you used to invoke heimdall was, heimdall flash --recovery And, heimdall is caps sensitive, try this instead. heimdall flash --RECOVERY ./clockworkmod_6.0.3.2_jfltespr.img --no-reboot | Heimdall errors, "ERROR: Partition "recovery" does not exist in the specified PIT." | android |
One of the older versions of Rom Manager I used to use did this, but more recently my backups, as listed by Rom Manager, seem to be listed in whichever order they please. This is quite annoying when I keep a lot of backups and they are all named only by ROM, date, and time. Is there a way to sort them alphabetically and/or by date? I'm using a Motorola Droid X (shadow). I switch between MIUI (Feb. 2012, GB 2.3.7) and CM9 (July 2012, ICS 4.0.4). Using the latest Rom Manager from the Play store, which appears to be 5.5.2.8. Thanks for any suggestions. EDIT: Nevermind. Turns out the Rom Manager installation on CM9 wasn't actually up to date, and apparently my backups were not all named consistently. It seems that Rom Manager uses the format: <code> YYYY-MM-DD-HH.nn.ss </code> while CWM Recovery uses the format: <code> YYYY-MM-DD.HH.nn.ss </code> which is why they didn't seem to sort correctly. Updating and making the names consistent solved the issue. | EDIT: Nevermind. Turns out the Rom Manager installation on CM9 wasn't actually up to date, and apparently my backups were not all named consistently. It seems that Rom Manager uses the format: YYYY-MM-DD-HH.nn.ss while CWM Recovery uses the format: YYYY-MM-DD.HH.nn.ss which is why they didn't seem to sort correctly. Updating and making the names consistent solved the issue. | Is there a way to sort backups listed in Rom Manager? | android |
Using Heimdall v1.4 RC1 to flash Clockworkmod Recovery on a Samsung S4, I get the following, <code> $ sudo heimdall flash --RECOVERY ./recovery.img --no-reboot Heimdall v1.4 RC1 Copyright (c) 2010-2012, Benjamin Dobell, Glass Echidna http://www.glassechidna.com.au/ This software is provided free of charge. Copying and redistribution is encouraged. If you appreciate this software and you would like to support future development please consider donating: http://www.glassechidna.com.au/donate/ Initialising connection... Detecting device... Claiming interface... Attempt failed. Detaching driver... Claiming interface again... Setting up interface... Checking if protocol is initialised... Protocol is not initialised. Initialising protocol... Protocol initialisation successful. Beginning session... Session begun. In certain situations this device may take up to 2 minutes to respond. Please be patient! Downloading device's PIT file... PIT file download successful. Uploading RECOVERY 100% ERROR: Failed to confirm end of file transfer sequence! ERROR: RECOVERY upload failed! Ending session... Releasing device interface... Re-attaching kernel driver... </code> I've even tried two different builds of Clockworkmod, <code> -rw-rw-r-- 1 ecarroll ecarroll 6.8M Aug 11 23:23 clockworkmod_6.0.3.2_jfltespr.img -rw-rw-r-- 1 ecarroll ecarroll 6.8M Aug 12 00:02 recovery-clockwork-6.0.3.2-jfltespr.img $ md5sum *clock* c95fac4d0e27fcb0c3355f209e62cd9c clockworkmod_6.0.3.2_jfltespr.img 760cbf5a3b157ab23f49fcf40b46db2f recovery-clockwork-6.0.3.2-jfltespr.img </code> | This is a because of a bug in Heimdall v1.4 RC1 -- the version that shipped with Ubuntu 13.04. What you'll want to do is upgrade Heimdall to version 1.4 final, or the latest version. . That should do it. | Heimdall errors, "ERROR: Failed to confirm end of file transfer sequence!" | android |
The photos I take with my HTC One X look excellent on the phone screen, but when I copy them to a PC or laptop and view them on a larger screen, they don't look nearly as good. Is HTC employing a filter or enhancement to make the photos look better? Could I do the same to the photos after copying them to my laptop? | First , HTC is not ...employing a filter or enhancement to make the photos look better... . Second , This is the color settings of the screens. If you transfer a photo taken from a Sony device camera to a Samsung mobile device, you will see a huge difference. That difference is that you can't see the vividness and cleanliness (i.e. the beauty ) you saw in the photo of the Samsung phone. Explanation: The mobile phones has a PPI or DPI more than 300 whereas the computer monitors have around 150 - 200. Since you are seeing the pictures in a lesser pixel density while you are viewing them in your PC, you may fell that they don't look nearly as good. If you want the beauty you saw in your phone, use Photoshop or any other photo editing app to increase the colors a little and adjust brightness and/or contrast or curves. Our fellow SE members of stackexchange-url ("Photography Stack Exchange") will be glad to help you. | Why do my photos look fantastic on my HTC One X, but not that good on a PC? | android |
I have an OUYA with XBMC installed, and watch films using the remote app on my Android phone. To watch a film I have to use the Ouya controller to launch XBMC. How can I remotely start XBMC on my android device (the OUYA) so not needing the controller? | Have a look in the OUYA store for an app called AutoPilot , that allows you to specify an app that will run on boot. | Remote activate android app | android |
The Beats earbuds that came with my HTC One initially worked great: the inline control worked, sounded decent. Recently, the phone fails to recognize them however. When I plug in alternative earbuds the phone plays music through the alts. When I plug the Beats earbuds into alternative audio sources, the earbuds themselves work fine. There appears to be a conflict between the two together: I have tried using the headphone controls apps to see if throwing an app in there dedicated to managing the earbud controls would be a workaround and this did not work. When I plug the Beats earbuds in, music plays through the phone speaker but the earbuds make the noise they would due to being plugged into a sound source I have tried this with the Beats Audio setting on and off, and it is not a separate volume settings issue as the phone plays music through itself instead of the earbuds Essentially, the issue isn't even with the inline controls, it is with audio not coming out at all; having audio come out of them would suffice a win for me What are my options and which are the best: Get a new set of the same headphones; confirm if the issue is with this specific pair, and perhaps a short inline or other wear issue? Is there some kind of Software solution? Is the phone the problem even if other headphones work with it? | Problem I have been recently using my beats tour with my HTC One. It was working fine and then it stopped working. First I thought either my phone had a problem or the earphones. I thought of claiming my warranty but, before that I did following tests: Plugged different earphones in my HTC One from Apple, Samsung and HTC. All worked fine. Plugged my Beats earphone with iPhone, iPod and my computer. It was working fine too. Analysis Then I compared the connector of Beats earphone with others. I noticed a potential design flaw with both Beats connector and HTC One: Beats earphone connector radius is slightly smaller than normal earphone connectors. HTC One internal connector was pushed in more when plugging and unplugging earphone. (I don't exactly know words to explain this but, this usually happens with electronics when using cheap materials) . Solution As I am sure both HTC and Beats won't be accepting these facts. I recommend you to buy a short extender. I connected my extender to my HTC One and Beats earphone and it worked like expected. I am not sure if we lose quality when using a cheaper extender. | HTC One / Beats Earbud Conflict | android |
I tried to install Cyanogenmod 10.1 on my galaxy pop gt-s5570 using clockwork recovery 4.0.0.5... Installation of cynogenmod 10.1 (cm-10.1.0-RC5-GT-S5570-tass) and Gapps successfully completes but after reboot phone is stuck at samsung logo I tried wipe Data/cache/dalvik cache but still the same problem.. please help me out.. | A "release candidate" is not a stable release. You should report this error to the Cyanogenmod developers so that it can be investigated and fixed for the final release. | Galaxy Pop Gt-S5570 Is Stuck At Samsung Logo After Installing Cynogenmod 10.1 | android |
What is the difference between USB On-The-Go (OTG) and USB Host Mode? They seem to be more or less the same. Are they? | In the context of Android devices, the terms are often used interchangeably. Host mode USB has two different kinds of endpoint (connected device), like a client-server interface. One device is the computer (or host ), and it's in charge: it's the server. All the other devices (the peripherals ) are the clients, and can only communicate with the server. Usually, a device can only act in one of those two rôles: it wouldn't make sense for (say) a keyboard to be the host. That's the way the protocol works, and the connectors are designed to make that easier for users: hosts have the rectangular A connector, and peripherals have either the square B connector or a mini- or micro- version. Host mode is a name for when a device is acting as a host. Every USB connection has exactly one device in host mode . PCs always run in host mode. (You wouldn't usually call it that for a PC, because it's not really a "mode", it's always like that.) USB-OTG A phone is a bit different, though. Sometimes you want it to act as a peripheral: for example, so you can plug it into a PC, so the PC can access the phone's storage. Sometimes you want it to act as a host: for example, to connect a physical keyboard or mouse to it. This is why many Android devices now support USB host mode as well as USB peripheral mode: they can act in either rôle. But how can you make this work, when a host's USB socket is different from a peripheral's? This is where USB-on-the-go (OTG) comes in. It adds an extra pin to the micro-USB socket. If you plug a normal A-to-B USB cable, the device acts in peripheral mode. If you connect a special USB-OTG cable, it has the pin connected at one end, and the device at that end acts in host mode. This can be a little confusing if one cable has seemingly identical plugs at either end, which do different things. But cables with USB-OTG at both ends are uncommon: it's more common to use an adaptor, which has a host-mode USB-OTG plug at one end, and a rectangular USB-A socket on the other. You can plug a normal USB cable into this adaptor, and it will work normally. Conclusion The names refer to two different parts of the USB technology, but they're very similar. After all, if a device "supports USB-OTG," it must support acting in "host mode". The converse is often the case, but not always. Most Android devices that support host mode do so via USB-OTG, but there are a few counterexamples: the original Asus Eee Pad Transformer, for example, has USB-A sockets in its keyboard, allowing it to act in host mode without a USB-OTG cable. And of course PCs support host mode without USB-OTG. So although the terms are usually used to mean the same thing in the Android world - can I plug a USB stick into my phone? - and for most devices it makes no difference which you're talking about, there is a distinction. | What is the difference between USB On-The-Go (OTG) and USB Host Mode? | android |
Lately my phone makes an annoying sound when unlocking the screen. I don't have "Screen unlock sound" checked in the setting. I googled and found few people complained about this issue but no solution has been found yet. I tried checking and unchecking the setting and restarting the phone many times but still no joy. A hard reset might help but i don't want to do that if not absolutely essential. This is not me but just found on youtube and this guy seems to have exactly same issue. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T3m2Dyv-jaY Anyone here had same issue and found a solution? | One of the comments with 9 Likes in the video says: <code> Settings > More settings > Under file/data transfer, turn off NFC </code> | how to disable unlock screen sound on galaxy S3 | android |
I have an Samsung Galaxy Exhilarate, with 4.0.4 operating system. Is there a way to get offline voice search for Ice Cream Sandwhich or below? | Unfortunately, offline voice recognition is only available for devices running Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean) and above - anything below that will not receive support. There is, however, another hidden requirement - your device must have a sufficient amount of RAM in order to be able to download the Offline Voice Recognition files from Google. My Incredible S is running 4.2.2 and with 572 MBs of RAM I do not see the option. Should you receive an upgrade to 4.1+ (by root or other means), you may go to <code> Language and Input </code> in Settings and select <code> Download offline speech recognition </code> under <code> Voice Search </code> . | Offline Voice search on ICS? | android |
I would like to know whether its possible to send an SMS text message to an email address in Android. Moreover, I need to send it without using Internet. I have heard of SMS to Email gateways but then how can one use it | It is possible to send emails to SMS inboxes. But you can't send a SMS to an email inbox given you do not have an internet connection. You must already know that emails require internet connectivity. As you asked, SMS gateways can be used to send and receive SMSes provided you are subscribed to a SMS line via a <code> Direct-to-mobile </code> or a <code> Direct-to SMS </code> gateway. Simply put, you cannot use this functionality with your normal SIM card, if you are willing to do it in an offline method. Read more about SMS Gateways in Wikipedia . On a side note, if you can go online (say mobile data), you can do this by way of a MMS. All you have to do is to send the MMS to the desired email address. Some of the gateway addresses for email to SMS are listed below. Alltel: phonenumber@message.alltel.com AT&T: phonenumber@txt.att.net T-Mobile: phonenumber@tmomail.net Virgin Mobile: phonenumber@vmobl.com Sprint: phonenumber@messaging.sprintpcs.com Verizon: phonenumber@vtext.com Nextel: phonenumber@messaging.nextel.com US Cellular: phonenumber@mms.uscc.net Keep in mind that most of the networks tend to block and/or alter their gateways once the traffic is considerably high, as this method is widely used by spammers. | Send SMS to Email address using Android without Internet | android |
I'm going to reset my Android tab because its internal memory is low. Is it safe to erase the system data of my android tablet (not rooted)? If I restore the factory setting of my Android, will the uninstallable apps be also removed or only those that can be uninstalled? | Is it safe to erase the system data of my android tablet (not rooted)? Yes, it's safe to Factory Reset your tablet. If I restore the factory setting of my Android, will the uninstallable apps be also removed or only those that can be uninstalled? Only those that can be uninstalled will be removed. Doing a Factory Reset is like making your phone brand new. You will lose all your installed apps and all your data, but you will still have the stock / default apps that your phone came with. Once the phone reboots after a Factory Reset, you start from scratch. You will log-in to your Google account, and have the option of restoring the apps you installed and bought before from Google Play. Related questions: stackexchange-url ("Factory reset to restore performance? What are the disadvantages?") stackexchange-url ("Should i do the factory reset? If yes, what will i lose?") stackexchange-url ("Will factory resetting my device remove the Android upgrade?") | Is it safe to Factory Reset my tablet to improve performance? Will I lose the uninstallable apps? | android |
I have recently brought a new Samsung mobile with android jelly bean. Till now it was working fine but after the update it is unable to connect to WiFi network and getting stuck at <code> Obtaining IP </code> . How can this problem be solved? | Usually this happens when the device is set back to default manufacturing date . Reset the date to current date and everything will work fine. | "Obtaining IP" problem while connecting to WiFi home network on Jelly Bean 4.1.2 | android |
When testing a widget I created, I wanted to make sure that it uses as little CPU power as possible. After some research I downloaded Watchdog to use as a monitoring tool, which works great. When I finished my testing I set the CPU threshold at 10%, just curious to see what process would randomly go above that level. One that exceeds the 10% threshold on a daily basis, at least a couple times a day, is <code> com.motorola.Dlna </code> . I know what DLNA is, what it's used for, and how to set it up but I don't use it, nor do I have it set up on my phone. I spoke with a Motorola support analyst and asked why it would be running. The response I got was "it's possible you could have set it up without knowing it, maybe by an application that you downloaded but it's nothing to worry about". Needless to say the answer I got wasn't very helpful so I'm really just wondering what would cause this service to use so much CPU power randomly? Most of the time it's not being used, but when it is, it shows that it's using usually between 12.5% - 15% CPU power. Do applications really access/use this service without me ever actually going through and setting it up? | You might want to use some package inspector like e.g. App Detective to see what receivers the app in question has set up. Most likely it's acting on some broadcast, such as e.g. "sdcard mounted", to check for media, or "network changed" to check for other DLNA services. If your device is rooted, you might be interested in apps like ROM Toolbox or Autorun Manager , which allow you to disable selected receivers, or even freeze the entire app. Without root, you can try whether that app can be disabled in Settings → Apps . It's either running for nothing or (these days it's no longer called "paranoia") working for somebody else, if you don't use it yourself. | What Could Cause System Apps to Run that Are Not Used | android |
I need help regarding changing my country on the Google Play Store. I tried everything from hard resetting my phone to changing all the details in the settings but it didn't work. I changed all my Google Wallet details to the US address, even added a US-based payment method, set the US address and payment method as default, then I tried clearing the cache, purchasing an app using the new payment method. I even did another hard reset, but unfortunately for me, nothing has worked so far. I would be really grateful if you guys could offer me some help regarding this problem. Please don't redirect me here: stackexchange-url ("How do I change the Google Play country?") I tried that already but doesn't work for me. Unfortunately I also can't root my device (Xperia Z Ultra) since root is not yet available for it and I am using a Mac. | Okay guys, so after nearly a whole day spent searching for ways to make this work I have finally, finally made it. So here's what made it work for me. I did everything mentioned in my original post, then I gave up with my google ID and made a new US based google account. Removed the old google ID from my device, did another hard reset and then logged in with my new ID. The US play store worked fine for a while with Tunnelbear for vpn, but then it went back to my local play store, and then started to crash repeatedly until it refused to open anymore. I was then fed up and put back my old google ID and removed the new one that I had just created, and guess what. Tada! It logged me into the US play store without any trouble. No need for vpn or any other fix. It's been working fine since, and fingers crossed it will forever. So, what you have to do is log out of your current google ID, log in from another (new) one, and then remove the new ID and log back in from your old google ID. Make sure that before logging in with the new ID, update all your google wallet and google account details with US address, payment and phone number on your old ID. Hope this was clear. Cheers. | Problems with changing the default country in Google Play Store | android |
You should know that Android 4.2.2 (or just before) introduced RSA key checking for adb access. – The device asks now if you want to allow access. To avoid asking every time, the computer presents an RSA key, which can be permanently accepted. The dialog on the phone shows the RSA key fingerprint. – On Linux, the public/secret key pair is here: <code> ~/.android/adbkey(.pub) </code> . How can I show the fingerprint of that key file? (I’m looking for a command line to do that on the Linux system.) | This line will do it (found here ): <code> awk '{print $1}' < ~/.android/adbkey.pub | openssl base64 -A -d -a | openssl md5 -c </code> | How can I see the fingerprint of my adbkey? | android |
I'd like to try out Tasker, Llama or some such automated program. However, I do NOT want to program events based on GPS or other location information (for a variety of reasons not germane to this question). Is there a way to trigger tasks in Tasker or some equivalent program based on the fact that a WiFi network with a specific SSID (or other signature) is in range or goes out of range? To clarify: one of the main tasks is to turn on/off my WiFi when I float in/out of the range of known networks. Therefore, merely being in range should be the trigger, NOT connected to the network. | In Tasker create a new <code> State </code> based context and choose <code> Net </code> as state category. Then choose <code> Wifi Near </code> as net action: This will bring a screen where you can input data about the WiFi access point you are interested in. If you are near the desired WiFi access point then you could just press the scan button (the button with lens symbol at left end of the text <code> SSID </code> ). This scans the near by access points and lists its details. Simply select the one which you are interested in. Now you are good to go to add an entry task and exit task to whatever you want. | Can I program Tasker-like programs to do stuff if specific WiFi network is in range? | android |
My device is a Nexus 7 (2012 edition), running Android 4.3. I downloaded some nice wallpapers from http://vathanx.deviantart.com/art/Impulso-114624053 and placed them in the SD card. Resolutions are 1920x1200 or 1600x1200. To set the wallpaper I long-click the background, select Gallery, then the folder & the image & keep the cropping as suggested. However, once this is set, the image is distorted and not smooth. Besides, it seems some color information has been lost as well and the gradients are not smooth anymore. Screenshot after adding the image (click image for larger variant) Is there any App which handles this properly? I can accept a little blurriness and reduced colors, but the current result is simply too low quality. | Solved this by installing Image 2 Wallpaper . One would expect such basic features out of the box.. | Which app can create a background image without distortions? | android |
When you receive an email, you usually get the first letter of the sender as an icon on the left side, right? Well I was wondering how I would be able to change this icon when sending a newsletter (see example below - the newsletter was sent using MailChimp). | The images come from your Gmail contacts so you would need to create a contact for the "The Nudge" and assign a picture to it. To easily create a new contact for that email, open it up and click the icon next to the name. You should then be prompted to "Add to contacts?". | Adding a thumbnail/icon to a newsletter | android |
I'm trying to make a camera tracking of a video make by my Samsung Galaxy S3 (I9300), but I can't find info about its focal length, sensor size, etc. so the scene and camera match exactly what was used when filming. I think that maybe ok to use default settings but if some one know what need to be set for the Samsung Galaxy S3 could be very good, so things get more accurate. | According to this thread on Blenderartists, sensor size is 4.54 × 3.42 mm and focal length is 3.7mm, which gives a crop factor of 7.7 and a 35mm-equiv. focal length of 28.5 mm. Be careful to check if the video is cropped in comparison to the still images, reducing the effective sensor size. | Camera data of Galaxy S3 for tracking | android |
When I'm listening to music on my Android using Music Player, I want to see what song I'm listening to on my lock screen, and maybe even play/pause and go forward/backward on the playlist, but not change the playlist. How can I get this kind of a setting? Do I have to write my own app? | The upgrade to Android 4.3 came from my service provider last week, so I upgraded. Now I can play and pause music from the lock screen! | How do I make the music player display on the lock screen? | android |
I need an application that supports the following features: offline map (no Internet connection) bookmarks (POIs added by me from either my PC -> KML or in the app itself) Since (Google) Maps doesn't currently support bookmarks, I use MapsWithMe Pro which does (along with offline maps). I now need to import a GPX trace before going on a bike trip. MapsWithMe doesn't support GPX yet, and failed importing KML files as converted with either GPSVisualizer or Gpx2Kml . I then tried Locus Map Free and OsmAnd , but found them way too complicated for my need. So... is there a way to simply display a GPX file in Google Maps on top of an offline map (no Internet connection available), or some other app that's a no-brainer to use? Thank you. | What you want to achieve is working perfectly fine e.g. with Locus Maps , as I can say from my own experience. You can even use KMZ files − and if they are self-contained (i.e. all pictures etc. are inside the file, no external resources linked), you can even create your own travel guides (I did that, works like a charm). The offline maps can be selected and downloaded for free from inside the app as well. | Display GPX in Google Maps or other simple application? | android |
I have few HD movies each occupying around 1Gb to be transferred from one Android phone to another. I've read the question stackexchange-url ("How to transfer files over Wi-Fi without a hotspot") and its answers. Even before reading the question, I explored transferring one of the above said movie file from my LGP500 to my Nexus 7 (2012) successfully using ES Explorer and Wi-Fi. Now at my work, I am trying to do the same to my friend's Micromax A110 and all my efforts goes vain. I tired to make Micromax A110 to host a random Wi-Fi network and I join my LGP500 to it before transfer. After selecting the file and choosing <code> Send </code> option, the upcoming UI just shows <code> scanning... </code> and a progress bar goes on and on. There are no visibility settings like Bluetooth in Wi-Fi transfer mode. I tried the reverse the connection and again it failed. I am bit puzzled and think I am missing something obvious. Can someone help by providing a step by step guide to transfer files between two Android devices with ES File explorer using Wi-Fi? I am sticking with Wi-Fi because the transfer rate was too good. I saw near to 10 MB/s. And I do not want to install other apps as I find ES File explorer available with many of my friends. Some trivia: My LG P500 is rooted and runs stock v2.3.3 My Nexus 7 is rooted and runs stock v4.3 My friend's A110 is not rooted and runs stock 4.0.1 Size of the file that I transferred successfully is 600Mb and face failure on the same file. | If Es File Explorer doesnt work, I suggest that you use SuperBeam: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.majedev.superbeam It uses Wifi Direct Technology to transfer files at wifi speeds, and the wifi direct connection is initialized by scanning a qr code generated by the app of by touching them together with nfc on. You can "Share" the file with Superbeam and opening the app starts the reciever end of the communication | How to transfer huge files between Android phones only with ES File Explorer and Wi-Fi? | android |
I am thinking about adding facebook/twitter buttons in the apps I'm creating, but one thing has been puzzling me. The URLs of my apps are of course Google play URLs, like this: market://details?id=com.mycompany.mygame but if I promote this URL in a facebook message or tweet then the receiver of the message will only be able to click on the URL if they happen to be looking at it on an Android device, if they're not, they will get an error report from their browser. I could instead point to the market web URL like this: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mycompany.mygame But it feels rather clumsy. So my question is this: - is there a way to tweet or facebook-like an app in a way where the receiver of the message will see the most appropriate URL for their device? | The play.google.com link you post is the correct form for linking to an app, and it's the documented solution recommended by Google . | URL to promote your app on facebook/twitter | android |
I do not have the best signal on my Galaxy S4. I have had a recommendation on downloading a Signal Booster App . How do they work (or do they work at all)? Are there ways to boost my signal strength without an app? Note: I am referring to 4G Signal Strength. My signal strength ranges from <code> -107 dBm 33 asu </code> to <code> -113 dBm 27 asu </code> . | Summing up from my comments above: How do signal boosters work? They work by forcing the device to do a re-connect. Though the device is permanently watching its neighborhood (for the case the signal gets too weak), it does not switch for just a trifle. Instead, it tries to weight the benefits against the costs: switching to a different cell has some signalling overhead to be considered. So if it's just for a trifle, it wouldn't switch. But if the other signal source is twice as strong, for example, it would. And it certainly does switch once you lose signal, even if there's just a weak signal available to switch to. If it switches, it always choses the best and strongest signal available. And as I said, when you lose your signal it does switch: that's exactly the concept of the booster. By going to airplane mode, it makes you lose the signal, so switching on the radios makes the device connecting to the strongest signal. If your lucky, you see one more bar. If there was just one cell available, you just wasted juice. IMHO it's not really worth it, but everybody needs to decide that himself/herself. Improvements are rather marginal/cosmetical in most cases, if at all. Ways to boost without a booster Well, if you followed my above writing, you might already have guessed it: Long-press your power button, and select "airplane", then do it again. Or, open your notification bar and tap the plane icon, and repeat it. Done. The difference is you need to do it manually – while the app at least partially automates it (maximum one tap with the app, while 4 manually). Further hints There are apps available which track cell signals. Some do even track the neighboring cells (most of them only work with selected devices). If you find one that does work with neigboring cells and your device, you should be able to tell the real numbers – and see if it would be worth to "boost", or if it rather would be to "boast" :). | Do signal booster apps work? How? | android |
We have various Android devices from Spike, Samsung, Micromax, etc. How can we issue AT commands from Android to the modem? We searched in Google Play but did not find any app related to this. stackexchange-url ("This Stack Overflow question") suggests: [F]irst you have to root the phone...` How can we do this? | The question you linked to has the information you need to access the modem. You might also find stackexchange-url ("this SO answer") helpful for accessing the modem. Be warned that the device file you need to use is different for each model of phone, so you'll have to examine <code> /dev </code> on each device to find out which file to use. As it points out, you need to be root to do this. The rooting process is different for each model of phone. For most models, you have to wipe the phone to achieve it, as the process involves unlocking the bootloader (and maybe flashing a custom recovery) in order to flash the <code> su </code> binary into the system image. Some models have security vulnerabilities you can exploit with a program you download, to achieve this without unlocking the bootloader. stackexchange-url ("How do I root my Android device?") explains more about the process, and has an index of questions about rooting particular devices. | How to use AT commands in Android by 'root' the phone | android |
Is it possible to run fstrim in stock android 4.3 from adb shell? I understand it runs every 24 hours when the device is plugged in and idle but I would like to run on demand to test a few theories. | WARNING: I have not tested this procedure. You would need to have <code> fstrim </code> in <code> system/bin </code> . This XDA post has a DropBox download link . start up <code> adb </code> and then switch users to root. <code> $ adb shell </code> from your os terminal. <code> $ su </code> to switch to the root user. To copy fstrim to your <code> /system/bin </code> path you first need to mount the system path as Read/Write from adb or some other file manager <code> # mount -o remount,rw -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system </code> to mount /system as R/W Then copy <code> fstrim </code> to the system path. <code> # cp <pathtofstrim>/fstrim /system/bin </code> Next you need to change permissions of fstrim to include execute. <code> # chmod 766 /system/bin/fstrim </code> to make fstrim executable by root After setting the correct permissions on <code> fstrim </code> you can run these commands from adb (as root): <code> # fstrim -v /data </code> <code> # fstrim -v /cache </code> <code> # fstrim -v /system </code> OR, you could go the EASY WAY . Install the LagFix app, and trigger fstrim on demand, provided your device has fstrim support! | Running TRIM from shell | android |
After upgrading to 4.3 from a previous version (in my case 4.2), TitaniumBackup might exhibit a behavior where restoring apps does not work and the process just freezes on some devices, in this case a Galaxy Nexus phone. It seems that restoring app settings might work, but when restoring the actual apps this triggers the freeze. Restoring XML data like Wi-Fi hot spots also works. | To fix this issue, set TitaniumBackup to use the legacy path. The easiest way to do this is to go into TitaniumBackup, press "Menu" and then "Preferences". "Backup folder location" a bit down and click it. Click "DETECT!" and TitaniumBackup will ask you where to scan for backup locations. It's very important that you here choose to scan your whole device and not just the SD card. After scanning is complete, you might as in my case see that TitaniumBackup presents two paths that seem almost identical (in fact they sort of are). Choose the path that has the string <code> /legacy/ </code> in it, in my case it is <code> /storage/emulated/legacy/TitaniumBackup </code> — which should replace a path similar to <code> /storage/emulated/0/TitaniumBackup </code> . After TitaniumBackup has been reconfigured to use the legacy path, restoring apps will work as normal. Thanks to necropuppy for this solution. | Why does TitaniumBackup not allow me to restore apps after upgrading to 4.3? | android |
This question is for Android 4.2 and below. If a tablet (or any applicable Android device) has root, will all user accounts have root access? Will the SuperUser app also be installed for all users? Also, would it be possible to disable root access for one of those users? I no longer have a tablet, so I can't confirm this behavior myself. | With rooted device, only one account called root with both user and group id of zero is present, does not matter how many accounts there are. Similar to Mac OSX, Linux counterparts. There is a singular Superuser.apk, all accounts can run an app that requires root privileges. It boils down to what apps have the permission granted. AFAIK Superuser.apk is not multi account aware? if I am wrong feel free to correct me Multiple accounts are only available on tablets, however cannot confirm either as do not have one. :) | For pre-Android 4.3, if a tablet (or any device) has root, will all its user accounts have root access? | android |
Bluetooth device supports Bluetooth 2.1 so no keying PIN necessary. All 3 Android phones Samsung Galaxy S3 with Android 4.1.2, HTC Sensation with Android 4.0.3 and Samsung Galaxy Nexus with Android 4.1.2 are running the same app - BluetoothChat app by Google targeting Android API level 15 (4.0.3). 3 apps on 3 phones were listening to incoming connections (Serial Port Profile I suppose) but only Samsung Galaxy S3 gets asked to allow or disallow pairing. I've tried doing the same test with each individual device and each pair of them but the result is the same. Any ideas why this is happening? | By testing with Another device (Xperia Z running Android 4.2.2) I've discovered that the Bluetooth pairing prompt is actually a Jelly Bean's feature which is not available in Ice Cream Sandwich or earlier version of Android | Bluetooth device only try to pair Samsung Galaxy S3 but not HTC Sensation or Samsung Galaxy Nexus | android |
I have "Android debugging" enabled on this phone. When I was running Android 4.0.4 and connected to my computer running ADT-Eclipse, I believe there was a tab under DDMS perspective for browsing the file system. Assuming my memory serves me correct, is there some additional setting I need to enable for this to work again? | There was (and still is) such a tab. It's called File Explorer , and by default it shows up in the same part of the screen as the Threads and Heap views. If you've hidden it in the past, you can show it again from the Window menu → Show view , or by pressing Ctrl + 3 . (Thanks to Edgard Leal for suggesting the keyboard shortcut.) | On Android 4.2.2, how do I use ADT-Eclipse to browse the file system (with debugging enabled)? | android |
I need from time to time sync clock on android phone from internet. Traditional way on non mobile devices is to use NTP servers and daemon. To run NTP daemon and automatically set time on android phone one requirement is to have a root access. Is there really any similar solution for non-rooted phone? | Unfortunately, you really need root for this. From ClockSync , Google themselves have mentioned this: Hi, it is by design that applications can not change the time. There are many subtle aspects of security that can rely on the current time, such as certificate expiration, license management, etc. We do not want to allow third party applications to globally disrupt the system in this way. | Is there NTP like time syncing for non rooted phone? | android |
I found a lot of solution to make a screencast on Android but each time the root is mandatory. Does anyone have the solution without root? | If you're willing to use external hardware, one good option is an External HDMI capture card and a USB to HDMI cable. For example a <code> Blackmagic Design : UltraStudio Mini Recorder </code> is only $145 for an HD-SDI and HDMI thunderbolt device, and a Micro USB to HDMI cable can go for as little as $10. This way the recording does not affect the performance of your device or app. More expensive than an app on the device, but much more flexible. | How to capture screencast video and root not required? | android |
I am working on Android application development, I want to run my application on Samsung Galaxy Tab-2 <code> GT-P3100 </code> but whenever I connect it with USB to the computer then it is not detecting. snapshot - EDIT : I searched over internet about this problem I got same problem which is on the Microsoft Community <code> MTP USB driver failed -Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 </code> . When I follows all steps still is shows dialog as follows - EDIT : I got solution and also posted all the steps which I follow to resolve the problem. This is very helpful to me and hope you too. | I have followed the Exact steps from Link : Samsung mobile MTP Device cannot be installed StackOverflow stackexchange-url ("tutorial") Here are steps : ( <code> for Windows specific instructions </code> ): Ensure phone is not connected to PC. Uninstall KIES from PC. Reboot your PC and Reinstall KIES after that. Just for great measure... open KIES, go to <code> Tools | Troubleshoot connection error </code> . Follow instructions and wait for it to finish the troubleshooting procedure. Reboot your phone (or turn off and then on your phone again). <code> Do not connect it to your PC just yet. </code> Once rebooted, go to your phone's dialer, type <code> *#7284# </code> - A configuration window will appear. In that window's USB section, if it's default to PDA, tap MODEM, then back to PDA, (if it is MODEM in the beginning, change it to PDA) then press the back key to exit. Most importantly, it must set as PDA when you exit. Turn off USB debugging in your phone. (Optional) Set your phone's screen timeout to a lengthy time. (minimum 1-2 minutes - recommended 5mins to 30mins) its found in Settings | Display. You can change this back later on. Connect the phone to your PC with USB cable and let windows load your drivers... and wait for the drivers to get reinstalled. Once reinstalled, disconnect the phone off USB. Switch USB debugging back on in your phone settings, and reconnect the phone back - you'll see windows load another set of drivers for your phone. Wait until it is completed. (This step is a precautionative measure to ensure your phone is identified with all the necessary drivers) Once complete, unplug your phone, and turn off USB debugging... This is to ensure MTP will initialize. Also, press the phone's home key until your homescreen is displayed. Only after doing all that, reconnect your phone back to PC. Test and see if MTP works using Windows Explorer. You'll see your phone's USB storage and SDCard contents if it does. Hope it will help you.. | Samsung Galaxy Tab-2 USB connection issue | android |
I wanted to move from the default 4.2.1 kernel on my Galaxy Note 2 to customized ROMs, primarily to fix some issues with Bluetooth. I first tried CyanogenMod 10.2 (Android 4.3) with <code> gapps-jb-20120726-signed.zip </code> . This worked for some time (and my BT issue was fixed) but since I have not done a full wipe prior to this first flash and recovered applications+data via Titanium Backup, the stability was not great. I decided to start from scratch. I reformatted the /sdcard in recovery mode (not only wipe), reinstalled CM 10.2 + gapps --> most of the apps now crash at startup (clock, keep, even the keyboard) Since the issue seemed to come from gapps (the ROM alone works fine), I tried several gapps packages (reformatting every time). Same issue. I then gave up on Android 4.3 and looked for a stable 4.2.2 version - SlimROMs seemed to be a good choice. I took the latest stable version, formatted, flashed and ... same issue (Google apps crashing). The account is set up but most of the apps crash sooner or later (Contacts for instance is not populated at all, even though the synchronization went through). I would like at all cost to avoid reverting back to the original TW ROM. My questions are: Could you recommend a stable custom ROM for a Galaxy Note 2? What should I do to completely clean the phone so that there are strictly no leftovers (I format /sdcard, then wipe data/cache for good measure)? | I finally managed to sort it out last night. Some of the steps are redundant. boot in recovery mode format all paths visible in boot & mount (possible redundancy here) back to first level of menu, wipe factory clean, erase cache (redundant IMHO) go to Advanced -> clean Dalvik cache install the latest nightly of CyanogenMod (for lack of a more stable release) install their gapps (even if the Note 2 is not in the list of supported devices - if I read the table correctly) I have done bits and pieces of the points before - but only all of them put together allowed me to have a working phone (like I said before, there were lots of leftovers from previous experiments). | Galaxy Note 2 custom roms - Google Apps crashing | android |
I received a text from a contact that has multiple numbers. I'd like to reply, but I don't know which number to reply to. I can't simply reply normally because the text was sent to several people and I'd like to only reply to the sender. I'm on a Samsung S4. My specific question: how can I see which actual number a text was sent from, not just the contact it came from? | When you reply in the same conversation, that reply should go to the same number. Is it not? Check that number shown on the very top of the conversation. It is the number you are currently replying. If you click that number the contact (or popup) will open showing all the numbers attached to that particular contact. You should be able to choose a different number to message with this option. | how to determine which number a text came from when the contact has multiple numbers | android |
I have a Samsung GT-P7510 tablet running Android 4.0.4 and I want to add a bookmark to the home screen so I have one touch access to the web app. Previously this same tablet was running an earlier version of Android (3.x) and I had no problem adding a web app to the home screen. I would first add the page as a bookmark and then long press the bookmark to get a menu. On the menu there was an option to add the bookmark as a shortcut on the home screen. When I did that then I am pretty sure it allowed me to specify a name for the home screen shortcut. Once I added it then it went to the home screen automatically and I could see the shortcut icon. I recently upgraded the tablet to Android 4.0.4 and tried to do the above operation. When I do, I see these differences. When I long press a bookmark and select "Add shortcut to home" nothing seems to happen. No dialog box comes up asking me what name I want to give the shortcut. When I go to the home screen I don't see my shortcut. Why isn't this working??? | Could it have created the shortcut on a different page of the home screen? Be sure to scroll left and right to check every page. If you still can't get that working, there's another method that should still work. Go into the app drawer (the list of apps from the home screen), then go to the Widgets tab. There should be a widget there called Bookmark . Hold it to pick it up, and then drag it to where you like on your home screen. If you need more flexibility than that, my app Showr lets you create a resizable home screen shortcut with a custom icon or image. You can use any picture you like for the shortcut, and have it open the web page you set or launch an app of your choice. It can even update the picture from the web automatically: for example, if the web app is a bug tracker, and it offers an image showing how many bugs are open, you might want to use something like that as the shortcut. Download Showr for free from Google Play | Problem adding web app shortcut to home screen on Galaxy tablet | android |
I'VE have a dgm t909s tablet android 4, when I am in the gmail app and I press the icon in the blue address bar a box pops up with ( unfortunatly gmail has stopped) and closes down the app. Anyone got any answers please | It sounds like your tablet is missing the 'Contacts' or 'People' app (or has one customized by the manufacturer, which doesn't understand the same intents ). Since every OHA-certified Android device has it, Gmail is trying to launch it without checking whether it exists, and that's what's going wrong. If you disabled the app yourself (by clicking Disable in the app's page in Settings → Apps ), then you have to re-enable it to avoid this problem. If the Gmail app was pre-installed on your tablet, then this is a system integration error. You should complain to the manufacturers and ask them to release an update to fix the problem. Until then, or if you installed Gmail yourself on a tablet that doesn't support it, you should be able to fix the problem if you can find and install the original Contacts or People app . | Gmail closes when i touch icon in blue address bar | android |
Anyone with a Xperia L could help me confirm if this behavior is unusual? I just bought the phone (3 days) and noticed that, whenever the GPS is active, the wifi gets very unstable. It goes like this: I connect to my Wifi, then open an application such as Google Maps. A few seconds later, the Wifi disconnects and the 3G data kicks in. Moments later, the phone identifies the wifi and reconnects. Does anyone experience the same behavior? Is there a solution? I'm about to send it back to the store, but I want to make certain that this isn't a common issue or something I could solve myself. UPDATE 1: As requested, the Android version is 4.1.2. | Upgrade to Android 4.2 That fixed the problem to me and the original poster. I was getting an average of approximately 100 disconnections per day, in about three weeks. Since upgrade a few days ago, there were only 7 disconnections, even with Google's location service enabled. I think the firmware update 15.0.A.1.31 (based on Android 4.1.2) introduced the problem, but anyway we confirm that it is fixed in 15.3.A.0.26 (the upgrade to Android 4.2.2). Original answer Yes, I'm having the same problem on my Xperia L. There are other reports on the web and one of them mentioned a solution that mostly fixed the Wi-Fi instability in my case: Settings > Location services > Google's location service > disable . I was experiencing annoying disconnections about every minute, even with my GPS turned off. Thus I'm not sure if GPS satellites on that same screen would trigger the problem as well, but you may want to disable the former or both of them. Disabling Google's location service mostly fixed it because there are still moments where connection gets dropped. They are hard to track down but going to Wi-Fi settings seems to drop connection quite often. As for the cause of the problem, what is your build number? Mine is 15.0.A.1.31, and I'm using Android 4.1.2 as well, both of which are the latest updates available for me. I have applied this build update a few weeks ago, and I have noticed a few days ago that Google's location service was for some reason disabled, and then I enabled it. So it could be that this new build update has introduced the problem. I wonder if usage time could be related as well, in which case a factory reset could maybe help (but I think I saw someone saying it didn't). I wouldn't be surprised if the Wi-Fi component is just raising some <code> NullPointerException </code> on certain situations (location service in use, Wi-Fi settings, etc.) and then recovering from it, causing the connection to be restarted. Anyway, I read these days about a new build update available for Xperia L, but I think it is not available here in Brazil yet. I have also reported the problem on Sony Mobile's forum . | Xperia L (C2104) unusual behavior when GPS is active | android |
It would be great if someone can suggest procedure to update the OS from 4.1.1 to 4.3 (FYI.. my phone does not get automatic update, bought it from South Korea now using in India): Below are my phone details <code> Phone Model: Galaxy Nexus (maguro) Android OS version: 4.1.1 (JRO03C.M420KRLB1) Product Code: yakjukr Root Access : NO </code> Google has provided factory image matching with my device: Factory Images "yakju" for Galaxy Nexus "maguro" (GSM/HSPA+) Can some one please provide details how to update it to 4.3 using above factory image. B/w though Google has provided all factory images, where does Google tell the installation instructions? | I think the easiest way is to use GNex Toolkit: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1392310 | How to upgrade Galaxy Nexus 4.1.1 to 4.3 | android |
My phone (Huawei Y300) takes a little under 10 minutes to get a GPS lock. This has been happening both in new locations as well as in and around my home (where it's on frequently). What could be the problem that is causing this? Are there any possible workarounds for this (and I don't mean custom ROMs)? | Install GPS Status & Toolbox . Then go to the app's <code> settings > gps sensors > auto-download AGPS data </code> , and set it to whatever you like. It also has a Pro key , which unlocks other features. The main goal for the application is to assist you and all the other applications on your device to get a GPS lock as fast as possible. It is much better to know what is happening inside your phone than staring cluelessly on a blinking notificaion icon and hoping that it will stop blinking sooner or later. (Some people just simply enjoy watching all the raw data ;) Steps to follow if you have a non-locking GPS, from their FAQ : Menu / Tools / manage aGPS state. Select 'Reset' to clear the internal state of the GPS. Select 'Download' to re-download the assistance data. You will need an active internet connection at this step. Close the GPS Status application for 10 seconds. Go outside and find a spot where large part of the sky is visible. Make sure you have the 'Keep the screen on' settings turned on (in Menu / Settings / Display & Tools'. Let the program run and try to acquire your GPS position for at least 15 minutes. NOTES: If the above steps do not resolve the GPS issue then you most likely have a hardware problem with the phone. Certain phone cases block the GPS signal (remove the phone from it, if you are not sure.) Certain windshields may block the GPS signal inside cars (those that have metallic coating to keep the heat out.) Certain phones (usually CDMA) turn off the GPS chip if you put the phone into flight mode. If you travel a long distance without turning on the GPS (i.e. flight) you can expect much longer fix times at your destination initially. Obviously you cannot expect the GPS to work in your basement! (yes I'm serious) See if that improves the GPS lock. | Fixing GPS lock that takes too long without installing a custom ROM | android |
Device: Unbranded Android tablet Android: 2.2 I was trying to root my tablet using my Ubuntu 11.10 machine. I followed the following instructions from a site: <code> 1. adb Install Superuser.apk 2. adb push busybox /sdcard/ 3. adb push su /sdcard/ </code> In the same terminal, now we open adb: <code> adb shell </code> Enter the command for superuser <code> su </code> Now, you will copy and paste these commands: <code> 1. mount -o remount,rw /system 2. mv /system/xbin/su /system/xbin/oldsu 3. cp /sdcard/busybox /system/bin/busybox 4. cp /sdcard/su /system/bin/su 5. chmod 06755 /system/bin/su 6. chmod 0755 /system/bin/busybox 7. ln -s /system/bin/su /system/xbin/su 8. exit su (may say something about a bad number 9. exit 10. adb reboot </code> I could not run the first mount command, but still continued with rest of the 9 commands. Then, I ran a root checker app after reboot to check whether my device was rooted. It indicated no root access. I then again ran adb shell, and then on running su, it gave an error: <code> su: 1: Syntax error: "(" unexpected </code> Now, I am not even able to delete this file. I am stuck and since it's my first time trying to root an Android device. I have no idea what should be done now to resolve this problem and successfully root my device. | Obviously the <code> su </code> binary you installed does not work well with your system. As you luckily created a backup of the original <code> su </code> executable, recommendation is to revert the incompatible changes first: <code> adb shell $ oldsu # mount -o remount,rw /system # rm /system/xbin/su /system/bin/su # cp /system/xbin/oldsu /system/xbin/su # exit $ exit adb reboot </code> Explanation: Start <code> adb shell </code> and become root (using the working <code> oldsu </code> executable). Delete <code> /system/xbin/su </code> (which is only a symlink now) and the incompatible <code> /system/bin/su </code> , then copy the working <code> su </code> back to where it belongs. Then exit the root shell and finally adb shell. The reboot is optional, and should not be needed. Also optionally you could remove <code> busybox </code> (or keep it if it works). Before exiting <code> adb shell </code> you might wish to test whether <code> su </code> works again, just to be sure (which is why I wrote <code> cp </code> for this: if anything goes wrong, you still have your <code> oldsu </code> available). With those steps, you should at least have everything in working order again, and this issue is solved. Updating to a newer Android version is a separate issue: Please check the update tag, as corresponding questions already exist. Same for the ROM you might need (check the rom tag for that, and in also check the tag-wikis for stackexchange-url ("update") and stackexchange-url ("rom")). | Unable to run su in adb shell on an Ubuntu machine | android |
Device: Nexus 7 Android: 4.2.2 Can I upgrade my Nexus 7 to 4.3 via OTA, then re-root without losing data? I used a procedure of this sort to root originally, but I don't know if it is generally possible. Note: I did not unlock the bootloader when I last rooted . | NO. Updating from 4.2.2 to 4.3 will retain your data, but this will make you lose root. To root, you would need to unlock the bootloader, which will almost always require a Factory Reset (thus, you lose your data). So, I suggest to back-up your user apps and data with Titanium Backup or something similar. | Can I update my Nexus 7 from 4.2.2 to 4.3 and root it without losing data? | android |
Is there a way to change the ringtone for SMS in Samsung Galaxy Y, Gingerbread v2.3.6? | Open <code> My Files </code> . Create a new folder (e.g. Notifications) Copy MP3 files to newly-created folder Go to SMS message Select <code> Menu > Settings > Select Ringtone </code> | How to change the ringtone for SMS in Samsung Galaxy Y? | android |
I have Kaspersky Mobile installed. Today I had to reinstall it after installing a new rom. Now whenever I turn on the phone, I have to enter the kaspersky unlock code, which is different from the sim card lock code. Before I had the lockcode disabled, and I could use the phone without having to enther any code. I would like to disable the lock code, but can't find the option in the Kaspersky app. I've searched in the system settings, but no luck. Can you tell me where I can set this option? Phone info: Samsung Galaxy S2 I9100, Android JB 4.2.2, Avatarrom | I think I got it. This is what I did: System settings > Security > Device managers Disable Kaspersky as device manager System settings > Screen lock: swipe (or what you want) Enable Kaspersky as device manager Now I can unlock the phone with one swipe. I use App Protector to lock certain apps plus system settings with a different code. NB: the above names (like device manager) may not be 100% accurate as I'm not using an English version of Android... | Kaspersky Mobile: disable lock | android |
On my Samsung Galaxy S 4, I can add contacts to the "ICE - emergency contacts" group. When I initiate the emergency dialer, there are four gray buttons with plus signs. Pressing any one of them brings up a list of the contacts I added to that group. Each of the buttons acts the same. I would think that you should be able to assign one contact per button and have the button show a name or relation. Is it possible to do this? How? | Once you hit the gray box & that ICE list pops up, I believe you just have to select a contact from that list in order to assign that person/phone number to the box. Just be careful with assigning contacts to the gray boxes because it can be very easy to pocket dial these people. In case you're interested in removing someone from the gray box, you select the menu button while on the "Emergency Dialer" screen & it'll give the option to remove the contact from the gray box. Hope it helps. | ICE Emergency Contacts on Emergency Dialer Screen | android |
I have a stock Samsung Galaxy S4 fresh from the Google Play Store, and I can't get this phone to take a screen shot using the power and home button method. Without using an app, what else should I try to fix the problem? | I would try (volume down + power button). You need to press them at the exact same time, otherwise it won't work. Also make sure you hold it down for a few seconds. | How to take screenshot with stock Samung Galaxy S4 from Google Play Store | android |
My phone is the Google Nexus S and I am running the latest stable Cyanogenmod build (10.1.2-crespo). I have installed Cyanogenmod especially because of the Privacy Guard feature, but now I cannot find and enable it anywhere in Settings > Apps . Is it possible that this feature is not included in all official Cyanogenmod builds? | The Privacy Guard is not available on stable builds, only on nightlies. Source : Privacy guard probably won't make it to the stable build until the next major release (10.2). | Where is Privacy Guard in Cyanogenmod 10.1? The setting seems to be missing | android |
I have bought an Android phone. My first And phone ever. It's Nexus 4. I Had SonyEricsson K800i before and i was satisfied with it. I got new phone only because my company gave me money for it (it was a reward) and i tougth it would be fun to have something "just like K800 with capabilites to offer better 3D games". Now, i'm kind of disappointed because, contrary to my old phone, it turns out that i must have some sort of online account in order to use my phone properly. What do i mean? Well, first of all i have all my contacts on my SIM card and i don't want to change that, but in order to show those contacts on my phone, i have to "sync" them / add them (or whatever) with some online service like FB or gmail. Tell me, if i just want to use my phone only for games, casual browsing the web (i don't even have wireless at my home), sms and calls - how do i avoid syncing ANYTHING with ANYTHING online? I don't have Twitter, Picasa nor Instagram, i'm barely using FB (once in 10 days i check for new messages when i'm on my home PC), i have a "fake" gmail account (opened just so i can use "Google Play" from my office and register at sites i need for one time visit only. For true emails i'm using only my mailbox that i got from my ISP 15 years ago), i don't want to merge and "bundle" any of my contacts from the phone with any social network but with Android i have a problem "isolating" my phone from any online activities. Please, tell me, how to make my Nexus 4 (with Android 4.3) use ONLY my SIM contacts, save new contacts to the SIM card only and not asking me to tie any contact with any online service? :) Also, i don't want even to see "gmail" contacts (if any) in my contacts list because contact with only mail address is useless to me (i'm never sending an email from my phone). | You could try to install SIM Contacts . I've not seen how to make it your default app for managing contacts, but I suppose you could drag the app icon to your homescreen or to the dock, so you can just access it quickly from there. With the SIM Contacts app, you can add, edit (long-press on a contact and a menu will appear), or delete SIM contacts. You can also choose to copy them on your phone. UPDATE #1: From stackexchange-url ("Izzy"): Also, if you don't want anything to be synced to Google, make sure to turn off all sync options in Settings → Accounts & Sync. By default, that's all enabled. As long as you add new contacts as SIM contacts, they will not be synched to Google. Only contacts added as Google contacts will be synched. | Use SIM-only contacts with Nexus 4 | android |
After a lot of unsuccessful days trying to root my Android phone, I'll now post my problem here with every approach I already did. Maybe someone can help me. I am trying to unlock the boot loader on a HTC Magic 32B (S-ON, HBoot-1.33.0007 (SAP10000), CPLD-10, Radio-2.22.19.26i) so that I can flash it with a custom ROM (like cyanogen 5 or 6).. How is it done? If I'm not misunderstanding the process, it's like this: Rooting the device (i.e. using UniversalRoot.apk, SuperOneClick.exe) Unlocking the boot loader for CustomRecovery (i.e. Clockworkmod, AmonRA Recovery) Flashing the custom ROM (cyanogen) in recovery mode (Vol Down+Power while booting) That's it... (afaik) What's the problem? Unlocking my boot loader doesn't seem to work. =( I rooted the device a couple of times using the 1.5 Exploit, SuperoneClick.exe or at least UniversalRoot.apk. So on the OS side it really seems to be rooted. I often heard about "ROM Manager.apk", but it don't find any version working on 1.6 and prior. If I use <code> fastboot flash recovery <myRecovery.img> </code> then I get an <code> FAILED (remote: not allow) </code> which leads to the point where I have to unlock to boot loader. What I already tried to unlock the boot loader HTCDev.com, unlocking officially via HTC The command <code> fastboot oem get_identifier_token </code> doesn't seem to recognize the "get_identifier_token" parameter, it ends in a <code> [ERR] Command error </code> . I'm in <code> fastboot usb </code> mode (cable to pc, device and <code> fastboot devices </code> confirms that). Everything is installed properly (HTC Sync, Android SDK, ADB, Fastboot). I tried it on Mac and on Windows. Unlocking via ADB shell Connecting to the device using ADBshell My recovery.img files are on /sdcard and have <code> chmod 0755 </code> (or for testing 777) <code> su </code> works so I do have a <code> # </code> at the beginning of the command I do have a <code> flash_image </code> on the root of sdcard, executing it via <code> ./flash_image </code> gives me <code> permission denied </code> , even if I'm root with chmod set I have read that updating HBoot could solve this, but didn't find a working file and tutorial for that (every post is really old and often leads to a 404). Any help is appreciated! | The process for getting CM on HTCs in my experience (HTC Sensation, Raider, One S, Desire Z) has been to: Unlock the bootloader, usually via HTC Dev, after installing only Sync Drivers Flash Custom Recovery - TWRP preferred, but CWM works fine Flash Superuser zip file for easy root. If that doesn't work, I can suggest VRoot , worked great on an Lenovo Ascend G610 with little documentation on the web Run S-OFF tool of choice, sometimes terminal based, sometimes it's an easy apk Set SuperCID for easy flashing of other stock roms Flash Cyanogen and Gapps, make sure to clear data before first boot Don't try to install custom bootloaders with S-ON, as I've bricked an HTC Hero that was S-ON, tried to flash Amarulz HBoot, and it never started up again. The method above has successfully unlocked all the HTC devices first mentioned, without any bricks. To answer your questions, you can't flash a custom recovery because you are S-ON. Perhaps you cannot get the unlock key for your HBoot because it predates HTCs unlocking program. My HTC Hero got an Hboot update that required the use of using HTCDev to unlock. If you're looking to flash a recovery via ADB Shell, you'll need to use 'dd' for that. | How can I unlock the boot loader on a HTC Magic? | android |
Device: Nexus 7 2013 Android: 4.3 How do I delete a desktop home screen on Nexus 7 2013? I tried everything: pinch zooming, double tap, etc. Nothing seems to work. | When I had the original Nexus 7 (now dead), there was no way to delete a page from the homescreen. So, I'm not surprised the Nexus 7 v2 still doesn't have this feature. On the original Nexus 7, I flashed the CyanogenMod ROM, which uses the Trebuchet launcher. This launcher had the feature to delete a page from the homescreen. If flashing a new ROM is overkill, you can install a new launcher, as stackexchange-url ("t0mm13b") suggested. I personally use Nova Launcher on my Samsung Galaxy S4, which lets me delete a home screen by launching <code> Nova Settings </code> from the home screen (via left soft key), and going to <code> Desktop > Home Screens </code> . | How do I delete a desktop home screen on Nexus 7 2013? | android |
What is the difference between AOSP and AOKP? Are they related to Stock ROM? | AOSP (Android Open-Source Project) is the project with the open-source parts of Android. It's used as a base by anyone who wants to build or customize an Android ROM. Although new Android features are developed in secret inside Google, when a new Android version is released, all the code changes to the open-source parts get merged into AOSP soon afterwards. ("Soon" is a relative term: sometimes it's not very soon at all.) Conversely, Google receives and incorporates changes submitted to AOSP (such as to fix bugs) from outside, but sometimes with a delay (because they have to create a release branch of the source long before the next release). AOSP doesn't include the closed-source components: mainly, that's hardware drivers, and Google's special apps that only ship with certified devices (Google Play, Google Now, etc). AOKP is one particular custom-rom project. Like other custom ROMs, it's based on AOSP, but adds extra features. The maintainers also need to find (possibly closed-source) drivers for all the hardware on a device in order to support that device. Generally, most people use the term stock ROM to mean the manufacturer's ROM that came with their device (possibly including any OTA updates). As t0mm13b points out, this ROM almost certainly wasn't built from AOSP: the source will be based on AOSP (or Google's internal sources, if the manufacturer is big enough to have access to them), but it will include any drivers for that device, as well as the manufacturer's customizations such as Samsung's TouchWiz or HTC's Sense. If you're interested in the discussion of what exactly constitutes a "stock ROM", you might like to read the comments on stackexchange-url ("this answer") from last year. TL;DR: authors of custom ROMs don't all use the term to mean the same thing. | What is the difference between AOSP and AOKP? | android |
I have a Nexus 4 running Android 4.3 [OTA came on July 29 \m/] and I use the stock e-mail app called "EMail" (I don't like Gmail app). Whenever I delete an app, a folder called Imap/Trash gets created and the mails I delete goes inside this folder. I can see this in the browser. Since I have OCD, I open the browser, delete the mails and remove the label. This is a bit irritating as I have to do this every day. Is there a setting or a tweak or something which lets me delete the mails from my Nexus and move the deleted directly inside Trash (like how it happens in the browser)? Any help or advise would be greatly appreciated! Cheers :-) | From the Android stock email app, you can permanently delete emails if you access the trash folder and delete them from there: Select and email to delete and touch the delete icon; Access the <code> Trash </code> folder; Repeat step 1 inside the trash folder for the same email. With this steps, the email gets permanently deleted from your account. I've tested this steps just now to be sure. Anyways, I did not find any setting within the APP or account preferences, in order to do this more seamless! | Permanently deleting Email from Default Email app | android |
There are a lot of apps in Android which act differently depending on the internet connection. Such as apps which auto-upload photos to the could only when connected to Wi-Fi, and not when connected to broadband on a smart-phone. Unfortunately, when such apps connect to a mobile hot-spot (limited data; tethering), they think it is regular (unlimited data) Wi-Fi, and work accordingly. Is there any way for a tablet to notice when a Wi-Fi connection is from a mobile hot spot, and act as if it was connected to broadband? | If your tablet (or phone) devices are Android version 4.1 (or newer) then you can tell them that a particular wifi connection is a hotspot rather than broadband, which will let apps know that they should limit the traffic they use. On the Android 4.1+ devices, if you go into Settings -> Data Usage and then press Menu (or press the " ... " overflow button) you should see an option called " Mobile Hotspots ". In here should be a list of all the wifi networks that the device has connected to recently, with a tickbox alongside that you can select to say that the network is actually a mobile hotspot. This tells your phone to treat that wifi network as if it is a mobile data (eg 3G) network instead of a broadband connection. | Can tablets differentiate between regular wi-fi and mobile hot spot? | android |
Android 4.3 introduced a new feature called Restricted Profiles. What is a restricted profile, and how is it different from a User? | With 4.3, Android apparently has three types of "users": primary user (admin, owner) secondary users restricted profiles Primary user is the first user created for the device, when setting it up. All users (the primary user and secondary users) have pretty much equal control of the system - they can alter all the system settings, create more users, etc. but they cannot access the data or the apps* of the other users. Since all users can only access their own data, they can also be linked to different accounts. Likewise, they could also use a same account if you set it up for each user individually. However, this doesn't make the device aware of the different users useing the same account - each user has their own "link" to the account, unaware of the others. A restricted profile is different. Like users, it has it's own settings, and own data. However uses the primary user's accounts and installed apps . The primary user controls which of these are enabled for the profile. Further, these profiles can be given parental-type restrictions to content - such as blocking all content defined as "mature". (Note: This requires support from the apps providing the content in order to work.) * - Google Play appstore does sort-of support some inter-user data - when you install an app that another user already has, the same app code is used by both users. This means it doesn't need to be downloaded a second time, and doesn't take up extra space. It also means that when one of the users updates the app, it is updated for everyone. However, only thing shared between the users is the app code, the users cannot access each other's data. More information on developer.android.com , see specifically: Support for Restricted Profiles . | What is the difference between a Restricted Profile and a User in Android 4.3? | android |
My Samsung Galaxy S3 contract ends in few months. I'd like to get rid of unwanted stuffs like touchwiz, flipboard, allsharecast, etc. and pull latest updates directly from 'google play', just like the rest of nexus phones. Is rooting the only option available for me? Shouldn't Samsung allow me just point my phone update link (?) to whatever I want, as my contract expires? | Is rooting the only option available for me? Yes. Shouldn't Samsung allow me just point my phone update link (?) to whatever I want, as my contract expires? No. The manufacturers do not have a legal or moral obligation to do so. They can provide the sources to the kernel on their site, that is about how far they can go. This is where the community comes in, have a look at stackexchange-url ("this") titled " Where can I find stock or custom ROMs for my Android device? " Google Nexus line of devices are free from carrier related slow-downs in rolling out updates and fixes to Android, which is why you pay the odds over for a Google Nexus device. Not all devices are deprived of the pure Google experience, i.e. no carrier bloatware, touchwiz, etc. It can be done by selected few talented developers, depending on the community and popularity of device in question. You are free once the contract expires and do whatever you want without violating terms and conditions. You can: SIM unlock/Network Unlock root the device modify it flash a custom ROM on it ( refer to the linky above ) | How to switch my SGS3 to a 'google play' edition phone? | android |
The health device is Omron Bluetooth Blood Pressure Monitor. The bluetooth profile can be either Serial Port Profile (SPP) or Health Device Profile (HDP). I'm writing an Android app to read information from the health information from the health device. | Android's documentations only mention client and server relationship so it's more important to determine which device is the client and which is the server. The device that initiates the connection is the client while the other is server. Someone says that the master is usually the client while the slave is the server but I'm not sure if that applies for all cases. | In a bluetooth connection between Android phone and health device which one is the master device? | android |
I am searching for a way to block websites without having root access. Is there any way to do it? Any help will be appreciated. | Summed-up solution from above comments: You can use a filtering proxy like e.g. FilterProxy , which lets you define what URLs should be blocked. To prevent other users from simply disabling the proxy then, you could protect it using an app locker like e.g. App Lock . | Is there any way to block websites without Root access | android |
This forum is full of questions about battery calibration. The thing is, that either I'm blind or one answers contradicts others. In particular: For example stackexchange-url ("forums") says, that battery should be discharged to an absolute minimum. If you can power-on your phone, you should keep turning it on until battery is discharged so badly, that you can't turn it on. Sounds creepy and is in complete opposition to stackexchange-url ("Lie Ryan"), who says, that " a full discharge is never beneficial to LiON battery capacity ". Again, stackexchange-url ("forums") says, that after full discharge and full charge, calibration process is completed, while stackexchange-url ("Logas") claims, that it needs a nearly-full discharge, full charge and again running battery fully flat. Citing stackexchange-url ("forums") third time, he says, that battery formatting process should be undertaken only in rare, quite critical situations, when battery behavior became some sort of strange, while stackexchange-url ("Logas") says, that this should be done every 30-90 days. All of them says about battery calibration at all, while stackexchange-url ("Matthew Read") says, that Android handles battery calibration and therfore (I assume) user should not do nothing about this. Found some answers and comments saying, that both battery calibration and regular charging process should be done on turned-off phone, while others says that it is unusual with modern mobile systems to turn off phone completely very often. So, can someone provide a consistent answer on these matters? Does the battery used in Android device require calibration at all? If yes, then how often, and what steps should be done to achieve this? Do I really have to run phone until it is really, really flat and do I have to charge it, while it is off? | There are slightly different opinions around on this topic. To fully understand the issue, one needs to first understand how LiIo batteries work (which goes a little too far for our site, so please read details on Wikipedia ). Lie Ryan is absolutely right: LiIo batteries don't take it well to be fully discharged. It shouldn't be done too often. I'm not sure what a double-take should improve here. Usually there's no need to do that "explicitly". If you think of how often you end up with an empty batterie (as it doesn't last long enough), calibration is already done as a side-effect (if you then fully charge). It's widely agreed that it should not be done more often than once in 60..90 days, so Logas might have mistaken the term. See previous point :) I never saw reason to calibrate any of my devices' battery, though. It certainly cannot hurt to do it with the device turned off, as then it's not being charged and discharged at the same time. I doubt it's really necessary, but it does no harm :) | Looking for a consistent answer about battery calibration | android |
I just purchased a used Nexus 4 online and it came with Android 4.2.2 (stock, as far as I can tell). The phone does have an unlocked boot-loader and is was rooted. I was able to un-root using supersu, but the OTA update to 4.3 still fails. It starts to install, then it just shows a screen that says "Error" with a dead robot. Is there anything else I might need to do in order to allow this upgrade to go through? I don't care about keeping the unlocked bootloader or anything. | You can always try flashing the 4.3 factory image if data preservation is not a problem. Grab the image from Google , then follow these instructions | OTA update to Jelly Bean 4.3 fails (Nexus 4) | android |
My tablet has the English language as an option. but under keyboard and input methods, chinese is the only option. Is there a way I can install the default android english ime? | What version of Android are you using? If it's 4.0 and up then you can install the default Keyboard from Google from here: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.inputmethod.latin | missing default english keyboard ime | android |
How can I boot into the recovery from terminal? I'm using LG p970/CM10/cwm5 | Try "reboot recovery", though it doesn't work on all devices. You might also need root for this, so first try "su root". | Booting into recovery from terminal | android |
On a Sony Xperia, the settings button in Dropbox is top right. On a Samsung Galaxy, there is no settings button top right and I have been unable to find it anywhere else. Where is it? ・On a HTC device, the settings button is right up there as well. | If your phone has a menu hard key, like most Samsung phones, the three-dots icon for an overflow menu won't appear. Press the menu key instead, and Settings is the bottom item on the menu. | Dropbox on Samsung Galaxy - where is the Settings button? | android |
In the alarm settings, there is no "silent" ringtone. I only want the phone to vibrate in the morning. Any hints? | If you have Clock app available in your Android Jelly Bean, Open it and set alarm with silent ringtone and you chek the box to vibrate. In Jelly Bean 4.2.1 the silent ringtone is there. If you don't have, install ES file explorer, record some silent ringtone and set it with ES explorer. | How to set silent alarm on htc one X | android |
I bought new Galaxy S4 before two months and from the beginning I have started to experience some serious software issues. Every evening before I go to the bed I connect my phone to charge and in the morning it is frozen (dead, no response) with red light indicator and no response of buttons. To start the device I have to hold for a long time the power button and only then the device boot. I have sent it to the service and after two weeks they return it with new software and the problem stopped. Yesterday I made a flash with some xda ROM with serious review and this morning the issue has return. I know that is my fault and changing the ROM will broke the warranty, but after no one else is experiencing that problem with this ROM I have started to search for an explanation. The question is how can I record the moment when the phone freeze and view the log after that... Is there some kind of a text file where it holds some information about the processes? The tricky is to view that file after the phone is down and I switched it on... Thank you! Sorry for my bad English.. :) | To begin with this, I don't think that this question doesn't belong here, because it's related to the Android system logs and that's something we can be helpfull with. I found a Thread, where the people are discussing various methods to obtain these log information - see stackexchange-url ("here"): There are several directories where logs (including those from crashes) might appear -- not all of them are standardized (i.e. some may be ROM-specific). <code> /data/anr: </code> Some trace files seem to get here (Dalvik writes stack traces here on ANR, i.e. "Application Not Responding" aka "Force-Close"; see e.g. log excerpts here) <code> /data/dontpanic </code> seems to be a standard location (AOSP), and contains some crash logs including traces (see e.g. viaForensics and StackOverflow) <code> /data/kernelpanics </code> is another location -- not having had any "kernel panic" on my Android devices, I saw no content there yet. <code> the /data/panic/panic_daemon.config </code> may point to other locations configured -- on my Droid 2 it mentions <code> /sdcard/panic_data/ </code> <code> /data/tombstones </code> may hold several tombstone_nn files (with nn being a serial, increased with every new file). As tombstones are placed for the dead, it is done here for "processes died by accident" (i.e. crashed) -- and it is what is referred to as "core dumps" on Linux/Unix systems. However, not all apps create tombstones; this must be explicitly enabled by the developer (see Debugging Android Core Dumps). Since you already have root access to your phone, you can even examine the LogCat output through the <code> adb </code> . Here are some other links that might be of use for you: Link - The "Android System Info" Application's description Link - The "Crash Log (Logcat)" Application (PlayStore link) Link - * In brief: Since it's a long artice, which describes how to debug, this can be found anywhere in Google (see also "debuggerd"). This is of course if those links ever get down. My personal advice - revert to the original Android ROM, which was installed on the Samsung, then perform a revert to factory defaults, go where you bought the phone and ask them to see it once more if the problem persists. Cheers | How can I get information what happend with my Galaxy S4 | android |
I can possibly understand why the phone can be Awake without having the screen on (background stuff), but how can the screen be on without it being awake? If relevant my device is the Nexus 4 running Android Jelly Bean 4.3. | This part of your screenshot you can find explained (partly) in my answer to Cell standby and how can I keep it from eating my battery? . But more specifically to your question, here's what it is about: Network signal: Quality of the signal (colors are explained in stackexchange-url ("this answer")) GPS on: Whether GPS was actively used Awake: some app requested a Wakelock (see: stackexchange-url ("How to deal with (orphaned) WakeLocks?")). At least that's the best logical explanation to your question, though I cannot name a reference for that. Screen on: the screen was turned on (either manually by the user, or automatically by an app). If the user turns the screen on, that doesn't necessarily mean a wake lock being aquired. Charging: a charger was connected and supplied the device with energy | What is the difference between "Screen On" and "Awake"? | android |
Will an Android 4.3 upgrade rewrite my custom <code> /etc/gps.conf </code> file? | In my case, the upgrade to the android 4.3 did not replaced my custom <code> /etc/gps.conf </code> file. It was edited by hands on rooted device before the Android upgrade and stayed with the same content afterwards. Answering myself :) | Will an Android 4.3 upgrade rewrite my custom /etc/gps.conf file? | android |
I've heard that there's a secret "easter egg" achievement in the new Google Play Games app, how can I get that achievement? | From the main listing of games in the Google Play Games app, you need to swipe the old Konami Code : ↑ Up, ↑ Up, ↓ Down, ↓ Down, ← Left, → Right, ← Left, → Right (and then when the retro button grid pops up), B , A , ▶ Start . You should then see an achievement notification pop up. Here's a YouTube video that demonstrates how to do this . via Android Central | How do I get the hidden achievement in the new Google Play Games app? | android |
I have installed 4.3 yesterday on my Nexus 4, and since that time MX player would not load, saying: unsupported android version Is there a workaround, or do I have to wait until the developers change the API level check? As far as I know there is nothing in 4.3 that makes a code change neccessary. I have tried RealPlayer as well, it says the same. There might have been some serious changes after all. Then again, VLC player is working. I am more and more confused. | You need to wait until they release a version that's compatible with Android 4.3. For the mean time, you can try other players like BSPlayer or VPlayer . They're working with 4.3. Update #1: As of 2013-08-07, based on GAThrawn's comments, MX Player now works with Android 4.3 | Mx player says unsupported android version for 4.3 | android |
I've got an album by the band Chromatics in MP3 format with ID3v2 tags. On my computer the band's name appears as "Chromatics" in any audio player (foobar2000, VLC, MP3Tag). On Android, Shuttle Music Player and the default music player display this artist's name as "The Chromatics". Either Android is guessing that it should add the "The" prefix automatically, or there are hidden, incorrect tags somewhere in my files. The files initially contained ID3v1 tags as well but I've deleted them. I don't know if the error comes from my files or from a database stored by Android. Most importantly I don't know how to fix it. I've already tried deleting the audio files and rebooting, and clearing the data of the "media storage" app and rebooting, but none of this worked. | I've found the problem; I had just one track by this artist in another album, and it was tagged "The Chromatics". "Chromatics" and "The Chromatics" were probably (rightfully) considered as the same artist, but Android didn't pick the right one out of the two to display. I've edited this track's artist tag and now every track by this artist appears correctly tagged. | Audio players read "Chromatics" as "The Chromatics" from ID3v2 MP3 tags | android |
I already have touch sound turned off, but still hear keyboard sound. | I believe this will fix it: Go to Settings, Language & input, Google or Android keyboard settings then untick the box next to "Sound on keypress". | How to turn off keyboard sound on Nexus 7 2nd gen | android |
My Lg nexus 4, received the android 4.3 update last night. I didn't do much on it, opting to sleep peacefully knowing that I had the latest and greatest in android software, but this morning I noticed that I cannot access the internet either via the web browser or the play market. Chrome complains "unable to connect to the proxy server" regardless of what site I try to go to. And the play store says "No connection". However, I do have a connection, I can use gmail to send and receive messages and I can use whatsapp and twitter and a few other apps. I have checked the network settings for both my 3G and wifi, and there are no proxy settings or anything enabled. Does anyone know what the problem might be? EDIT: Does this happen on both WiFi and mobile data? YES What apps have trouble, and which do work? Chrome and the play store as far as I can see are both troublesome. Other apps work i.e. my whatsapp can send/receive messages, twitter works and so on. What's the color of your signal bars in the notification area? Blue, full signal on HSDPA. EDIT 2: I think this may be affected by some setting left over from a rogue app. I have played with VPN apps and proxy setting apps in the past (a few months ago) so perhaps the new 4.3 update read some of those settings and configured things incorrectly? | If you have cleared your Google Service Framework data to recieve the update, it will change your device ID that google uses to recognise your device. This also affects the tokens used by some apps (i.e. google now, google search, chrome) and they wont connect to the google servers properly and refuse to work for a while (this was like 24~48 hours for me, before these apps started behaving as the tokens were eventually refreshed). Other non-google apps will continue working. More details of why this happens can be found in this reddit post by a google engineer: http://www.androidpolice.com/2013/11/20/google-engineer-dan-morrill-sheds-some-light-on-the-nexus-ota-process-urges-you-to-never-clear-google-service-framework-data/ | Android 4.3 - No internet access, unable to connect to the proxy server error | android |
After rooting my phone, I forced some applications to be transferred to the SD card using DroidSail , I wasn't able to transfer them before rooting. However, after moving them, whenever I reboot the phone, these apps change their positions in the apps pages. For example, WhatsApp is one of these applications which after being forced-transferred to the SD card, keeps changing it's location every time I restart the phone. The problem is gone when I moved it back to the phone memory. My Question is: Is there any way so that these applications remain on the memory card, and yet don't change their positions upon restarting ? 'trying to save some internal memory here' Android Version : 4.0.4 Model Number : LT18i - "Xperia Arc S" | As you described the app icons are placed at the end of the list, the most likely reason lies in the order of things done during the boot process: The SDCard is mounted after the system broadcasts its <code> BOOT_COMPLETED </code> event, so apps moved to the card become visible later than those installed on device storage. With a little unlucky timing, the app drawer is already initialized before mounting of the SDCard is completed, so those apps are added afterwards , and thus to the end of the list (as it, btw, is probably done as well with apps you install). There are multiple solutions to this: Of course, you can move those SDCard-installed apps back to device storage, but that's not always an option (especially with only little device storage available on some devices). Alternatively, you could simply check a different launcher, as not all launchers behave the way described. Many launchers I've tried automatically sort the app drawer, so even when I've just installed a new app it appears normally in alphabetical order. | Apps change their positions whenever the phone is rebooted | android |
In Google maps, we can use "drag and drop" to get a custom route: How can we do this on Android maps? I tried to drag but it doesn't work. It provides several alternative routes, but none of them is what I want. | You can't drag in-route points of a given android-google-maps route, you can instead drag departure and arrival spots 'A/B' spots. Drag in-route points is indeed a very interesting feature, but not available in google maps android version yet. You can drag the markers by doing: (click images for larger variant when needed) First Open Gmaps and hit second bottom icon: Then you select either my location or a point in the map: in the example, I selected a point in the map: Same step with destination: You touch wherever you want the point in the map: Hit main option to get route: And then when you see departure/arrival green markers in the screen, you can just tap and hold to drag them to other locations. route gets auto updated to new locations. | Drag to change route in Android Google Maps | android |
With Android 4.3 comes a new feature, restricted profiles . It allows creating new special "restricted" users, for which an admin user can control access to apps. However, in addition to my own admin user, I already have a secondary user for my kid, which has all of the user-specific data, such as saved games. If I create a new restricted profile, those will be lost. How can I convert an existing (secondary) user to a restricted profile? Note for the interested: The restricted profiles feature doesn't provide a complete secure access block, but it works well as a hinderance and prevents accidental blunders - which happens to be excatly what I'm interested in. | As of this moment, it is not possible to convert a user into a profile. However, you could create a profile based on the existing user. Downside: Since a profile doesn't have a Google account tied to it, they can't have a GMail app. And as you have already mentioned, they would also lose those user-specific data. UPDATE #1: From Android.com , it says that a restricted profile is a subset of a user's account. It's using the same user account, albeit restricted. So the profile is quite different from a User, where it's tied to a different Google account. Each restricted profile offers an isolated and secure space with its own local storage, home screens, widgets, and settings. Unlike with users, profiles are created from the tablet owner’s environment, based on the owner’s installed apps and system accounts . The owner controls which installed apps are enabled in the new profile, and access to the owner’s accounts is disabled by default. | Converting an existing user to a restricted profile | android |
I've got a Nexus 4 (but this question relates to all eligible devices) currently running Android 4.2. However Android 4.3 was announced a few days ago. I've run <code> Check for Updates </code> I've followed the tips to checkin † I've done the trick to "Force Stop" the Google Service Framework app and then pressed "Clear Cache". But none of this seems to be doing anything, and I'm still running an "Up to date" OS with 4.2.2. Is this a carrier issue? Could it be because I'm not on one of the BIG THREE carriers in Canada (Rogers, Telus, Bell), but instead I'm on Virgin Mobile? footnotes: †: <code> *#*#2432546#*#* </code> or <code> *#*#checkin#*#* </code> | So I tried to <code> "Clear Data" </code> , instead of just <code> "Clear Cache" </code> in the Google Service Framework (and Forced Stop). I then ran the checkin again (Dial <code> *#*#2432546#*#* </code> in the phone app), and now I'm being shown the new <code> Android 4.3 System Update </code> . | How are Googles OTA (over the air) updates delivered/notified? | android |
I'd like to see what URL I'm going to visit before opening it in my browser. What setting or app allows me to do that? If there's no such setting, an app that adds an entry to the following box would also be OK. PS. Some links trigger this menu. Long URLs are truncated, so this solution is sub-optimal. | EDIT: After using my original solution for a while, I came to the conclusion that it does not satisfy my needs: Using it to see and use the link URL took too much time. So I developed a new Android app with a single purpose, namely: Copying the link to the clipboard, and Display the link target in a toast. The app is available in Google Play as Copy Link to Clipboard ( https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nl.robwu.copylink ); below are two screenshots of the app in action. Original answer below I figured out that I used the wrong keywords. Searches for "URL preview", "link preview", "view link", etc. didn't yield anything useful. So, I went to look for URL unshortener apps. The Unshorten It app by LeoCardz (Leonardo Cardoso) Adds an entry to the contextmenu of each link. Adds an option to the "Share Link" menu. Shows up in the URL intent screen. Furthermore, it is fast, the UI looks great and it doesn't contain any ads or nagging donate requests. One minor issue: One cannot directly visit the URL without first tapping on the "Unshorten" button. After tapping that button, the URL is resolved (ie. unshortened if needed), and the result is displayed below the blue button. From there, you can share it, or open it in another browser, or just go back to the original app. (I've evaluated two other apps, Unshorten by Tea and Toys and Short URL Evaluator by Nicolas Smith, but they didn't show up at the URL intent screen, which was a minimal requirement to me) | How to view the link's URL before opening it in a web browser? | android |
Update: Recent versions of Play Music seem to have this issue fixed. Recently installed a new ROM on my Galaxy Nexus and am trying to redownload all my music from Play Music (I do have All Access, so I can't just transfer files). I need to keep them offline because I have no mobile data connection, only wifi. When I try pressing Keep on Device in the options menu of the playlist, it gives me a toast saying "This music is only stored on this device". Also strange, where there should be an image of the pin, it is just blank. You can still press the area and it'll give you the same message. The Last Added playlist is the only thing I can't keep offline for whatever reason. I tried installing older versions of the app, but no dice (up to v5.0, since that's when all the All Access stuff was added, i think). What can I do to fix this? When trying to keep on device: Invisible button where pin should be: EDIT: I tried decompiling the apk and that toast string named "toast_cant_pin_side_loaded". And the function in which it is called seems to imply that the playlist is either unpinnable or had some problem while pinning. EDIT 2: Just noticed that in the playlist, the latest song added was some song that wasn't part of my library (The Phantom pt. 2 by Justice). I pressed add to library, but that didn't fix the problem. I pressed remove from library and it didn't fix anything, but it's no longer in the playlist. It doesn't seem to be on my device and there should be no reason why it would be on my device. Also, I tried manually creating a playlist with all my music and that pins just fine. That is not a solution, as I want to have Play Music automatically download new songs without me having to manually add them to the playlist. EDIT 3: Flashed the new stock 4.3 from Google (after wiping of course), and the same problem > :(. So it seems this is a problem with the app itself, and not my ROM. EDIT 4: Same problem exists on another Galaxy Nexus and a Nexus 4 I tried. | Found a solution, follow the link and download version "4.4.811H.526848" . Install the old version and pin the last added playlist, then use the play store to update to the latest version. Your last added playlist will now be pinned, when you update there is no still no pin icon but it is pinned. | Can't pin Last Added auto-playlist: "This music is only stored on this device" | android |
In the recent days, after the release of Android Jelly Bean 4.3, I've heard about a new feature: something like a notification history , which would be a screen showing not only the current notifications but also past ones . Is it true or is it just a rumor? If this actually exists, how can I get to such screen? | This is not a rumor: the notification history is a true feature from Android 4.3, although they don't make any mention of it in their What's New page. The following steps will allow you to take advantage from the Notification History in a vanilla Android Jelly Bean 4.3: Go to your app drawer, then tap the Widgets tab. Scroll until you reach Settings shortcut (1x1) widget. Drag and drop this widget to your home screen . You'll see a screen where you can select the type of settings this shortcut will open. Select Notifications . The shortcut Notifications will be in your home screen , tap it. The screen Notifications shows the notification history we are talking about. In this screen currently active notifications appear in full intensity, while dismissed ones are dimmed. Tapping in each notification from this screen will open the corresponding App info screen, where you'll be able to toggle the option Show notifications as you wish. Remember: if you turn off notifications for an app, its icon will disappear from the status bar, all its notifications will be dimmed in the Notification history screen, and you may miss important notifications about this app from now on. Only do this if you are completely sure. | Android 4.3: How to get the notification history | android |