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2010/09/28 | 1,328 | 4,864 | <issue_start>username_0: I do not own an Android device. I was thinking about getting one, and an important feature for me is the ability to record a phone conversation which is in progress - meaning, while I am in the middle of a conversation, I could touch a button which will save a two-sided audio recording of that conversation from the moment onward.
I am aware that recording a conversation I am participating in without notifying the other members is illegal in some places - I have already checked this and have verified that it is *completely legal* in my country.
Is there is such a functionality in Android, through core features or available applications?
**EDIT:**
* I prefer a solution which does not notify the other side of the recording, though it's not a must.
* I need a solution which works in any country.<issue_comment>username_1: [Yes, it is possible to record phone calls using Google Voice](http://www.google.com/support/voice/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=115082) (but only calls that you receive).
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_2: <NAME> on Google voice.
Another thing to try, download Voice Recorder from market. Turn on speakerphone during call with voice recorder running and recording in the background. That will at least record you, not sure if it will work for the other party, but might while on speakerphone.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: There are a couple of apps to try. I use [Ultimate Voice Recorder](http://www.appbrain.com/app/ultimate-voice-recorder/com.fingertipaccess.ultimatevr) which costs $4.99 but works beautifully. You can start recording in the middle of a call.
A quick search on [AppBrain](http://www.appbrain.com) brought up [Record My Call](http://www.appbrain.com/app/record-my-call/com.record.my.call) which is free. I haven't used Record My Call so I can't comment on whether or not it can start in the middle of a call.
**Update:** Ultimate Voice Recorder does record both sides of the conversation.
Upvotes: 6 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_4: **UPDATE:** Nevermind. [Found it and it has terrible reviews](http://www.appbrain.com/app/total-recall-call-recorder/com.killermobile.totalrecall.full).
[Total Recall](http://www.killermobile.com/en/applications/android/total-recall-android-%7C-call-recorder.html). It's pricey ($10) and it doesn't appear to be in the app market but I like how it integrates with [Evernote](http://www.evernote.com/about/trunk/items/totalrecall?lang=en&layout=default&source=mobile_page) and you can always sideload.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_5: [Tasker](http://tasker.dinglisch.net/) can do this for you no problems. In fact, it's listed on the home page as a particular use case:
>
> make automatic recordings of what you say during phone calls to SD card
>
>
>
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_6: This is really an answer to [How can I record phone calls on Motorola Atrix 4G?](https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/25731/how-can-i-record-phone-calls-on-motorola-atrix-4g) marked as a duplicate even though it's not but it also applies to here.
If you need a call recording feature you better **watch out and try before you buy**. Some device manufacturers will cripple the base software on their phones most likely due to reasons imposed by the BS hypocritical legislation in countries they operate. You can then install any call recording app you like and it may just not work because of that not because it's buggy (people don't know that and leave bad reviews).
The way they do it varies. Nokia used to inject bleeps in my Symbian phone, it was a pain to find software that would circumvent that. Motorola in their Android Atrix phone went step further and apparently modified the core libraries so that recording is not possible at all.
Sometimes there are ways around it if you are stuck with the current phone. For example, there is [Now Blast 2.3.5 ROM](http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1615689) available for the aforementioned Motorola Atrix on the [XDA developers webisite](http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1615689) that originates from China. But still replacing the software [is not an easy task](http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/index.php?title=Flashing_Guide_-_Android) if you are new to it. It costed me a night to learn the ropes, the lingo and fix this BS, and only this much long thanks to the support from other people who wrote the tools, guides etc. It also carriers the risk of making the phone unusable.
Here are my results:
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_7: I think this app has plenty of configurations to try in case it doesn't work:
<https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.boldbeast.recorder&hl=en>
It also has options for rooted devices, in case all failed.
Upvotes: 0 |
2010/09/28 | 414 | 1,278 | <issue_start>username_0: >
> **Possible Duplicate:**
>
> [When will my phone get the Android 2.2 update (FroYo)?](https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/2696/when-will-my-phone-get-the-android-2-2-update-froyo)
>
>
>
Will my HTC HERO get Android 2.2?
I guess i can upgrade to Anrdoid 2.2 but can i get Sense UI on Android 2.2 for hero?<issue_comment>username_1: Since it has been officially discontinued, I doubt it. Although Sprint is rolling out an update in October, it doesn't appear to be Froyo. In fact they've said as much: <http://androidspin.com/2010/09/26/sprint-hero-getting-some-love/>
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: The answer is no. But if you root your Hero, the answer is definitively yes. [Check out XDA Forums and lookup your device](http://forum.xda-developers.com/index.php). I know for the CDMA hero there are already 2.2 ROMs ripe for the picking.
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_3: If you are using a GSM Hero (Europe) you should look up Villain Rom. It's the most mature rom with auto updating and such. There are both Sense UI ROMs and Stock Android 2.2 ROMs.
<http://www.villainrom.co.uk/forum/>
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_4: My Sprint Hero is running Froyo, a Cyanogen build. Runs great.
Upvotes: 0 |
2010/09/28 | 2,477 | 8,796 | <issue_start>username_0: I'm looking for a way for my HTC Hero (Android 2.1) so I can share the contents of my SD card and phone memory over the WiFi network like a regular Windows file share. I'd like one that does not require me to root my phone, and am willing to pay for the right app so it doesn't have to be free.
I'm thinking of using SMB server and all I've found so far are:
1. [SambaAndroid](http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=8239139&postcount=128) which requires root access.
2. [androidsmb](http://code.google.com/p/androidsmb/) which is a "Java implementation of the SMB/CIFS network file and printer share server for Android devices" hosted on Google Code that has no documentation and has not released any files.
Is it even technically possible to develop an SMB Server on Android that can be installed without root access?<issue_comment>username_1: I may be misunderstanding but it sounds like you need an SMB client, not a server. Also, you do not need root access. To use SMB to tranfer files to you computer you can use [ASTRO File Manager](http://www.appbrain.com/app/astro-file-manager/com.metago.astro) with the [SMB addon](http://www.appbrain.com/app/astro-smb-module/com.metago.astro.smb), or there's [File Expert](http://www.appbrain.com/app/file-expert/xcxin.filexpert) which is also free.
You could also use [WebDAV](http://www.appbrain.com/search?q=webdav) instead of SMB with an app like [WebSharing](http://www.appbrain.com/app/websharing-file/media-sync/nextapp.websharing.r1).
In the past I used an app that with client software on my computer allowed me to transfer files through the file explorer from anywhere through the web. It wasn't a full VNC app. I got a new phone and now for the life of me I can't find the app.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: Alternatively, you could run a ftp server on your phone to get access to your SD card's content. Check out [SwiFTP](http://www.appbrain.com/app/swiftp-ftp-server/org.swiftp).
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: As your original question still isn't answered and I wondered the same, here's the answer.
Short answer: No, without root it's not possible to run an SMB server using the default ports so that it's found by Windows PCs.
Long answer: SMB either runs on ports 137-139 (UDP and TCP) using NetBIOS or on newer systems (from Windows Vista onwards) directly on TCP port 445 where in the latter case computer names are resolved by the LLMNR (Link-local Multicast Name Resolution) protocol which runs on UDP port 5355. Why is this important? Apps not running as root [can't bind to unprivileged ports](http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=4039) (<1024). It's possible to use alternative ports for SMB but Windows is hard-wired to just listen to the default ones. So I guess if you use Linux or a separate SMB client for Windows which allows to connect to a server with a custom port number it's probably possible. But it's not really a straight-forward way.
Upvotes: 5 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_4: While it may not be possible to [run an SMB server without root](https://android.stackexchange.com/a/22751/4229) or [using port forwarding](https://android.stackexchange.com/a/59060/4229), it is possible to run a WebDAV server without root for a similar effect.
**Setting up an Android WebDAV server**
On my stock Nexus 7, I installed [WebDAV Server](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.theolivetree.webdavserver), opened it, clicked on the start button and was immediately able to see my `/storage/sdcard` folder in my web browser at the URL displayed by the application, i.e. `http://192.168.x.y:8080`
Note that with WebDAV, you also have the option of selecting *Root (/)* or *DCIM* as well as *SdCard* as the WebDAV *root*.
**Using the WebDAV server through Windows Explorer**
I then mapped `http://192.168.x.y:8080` as a network drive in Windows Explorer and could the access the contents of my storage drive, just as if I was connected via MTP, but through a drive letter.
Sadly, this solution is incredibly slow.
Every directory change takes between 6 and 20 seconds, as does accessing most files. Once a file is accessed though, it transfers at a reasonable speed (copying a single 42MB file in Windows Explorer took around 60 seconds, so 700KB/s).
Thus WebDAV via Windows Explorer is Ok for downloading a few large files whose location you know, but browsing or syncing a whole device this way isn't quick. I synced 1.75GB of data in around 6000 files and 400 directories and it took 10 hours, i.e. around 50KB/s or 10 files/dirs per minute on average.
**Using the WebDAV server through Windows command line**
Even from the command line, each directory listing takes 5-6 seconds, as does any file access. Copying the same 42MB file from the command line took around 20 seconds, so around 2.1MB/s.
**Using the WebDAV server through a web browser**
The fastest option for WebDAV is to use your web browser though, directly through the URL given. Changing directory rarely takes more than a second and downloading the same 42MB file from the web browser took around 12 seconds, so around 3.6MB/s.
The downside of using the web browser is that it only shows the date (no size or type) and makes no distinction between files and directories so if a file doesn't have an extension (or a directory does) then it may not be obvious if clicking on a link will take you to another web page (for a directory) or start a download (for a file).
**Caveats**
* By default, Windows limits the size of WebDAV downloads to 50000000 bytes (47.6MB), though this can be [changed through a registry hack](http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_xp-hardware/error-0x800700df-the-file-size-exceeds-the-limit/d208bba6-920c-4639-bd45-f345f462934f) (`FileSizeLimitInBytes` in `HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\WebClient\Parameters`) if you know what you are doing.
* **WebDAV access is not secure**. Even if you set a password on the WebDAV share, the connection is still `http` not `https`, so it is not encrypted. **Only use WebDAV on a secure wifi network** and certainly don't enable the WebDAV server while you are in an internet cafe or other unsecured wifi.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_5: The issue is not the samba server, but the fact that Windows can access a samba share only on port 445, and on a non-rooted android a normal App can't listen on port 445.
But you can overcome this with some TCP port-mapping:
1. Install a [samba server](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.icecoldapps.sambaserver) on your android, and make it listen on a port like 7777
2. Install a TCP port-forwarding software somewhere (I installed it on a virtualPC)
3. Setup the portmapping software to listen for connections on port 445, and forward the connections to your android on port 7777
4. Now you can access the shared folder on this virtualPC, and you'll get the data from the samba server installed on android (trough the portmapping)
I've described all the steps in detail here on my blog
<http://techforpassion.blogspot.it/2013/12/android-how-to-share-folder-over-wifi.html>
I've tried different samba server, and the only free app that works in this configuration is called [Samba Server](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.icecoldapps.sambaserver)
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_6: I currently finished an [app](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=info.appcube.pocketshare) (**for non-rooted devices**) for sharing files in local network. My lessons learned:
* It is possible to run an SMB Server on Android without root access (on non-privileged port). Mac OS X connects to it without any problems (if you broadcast your ip and port via Bonjour). But Windows dont. As already said by another users, Windows uses "hardcoded" privileged ports for SMB access. The only way I found for connecting with Windows is creating an loopback network adapter as explained [here](http://how-to.cc/setup-windows-filesharing-over-ssh) (not the same purpose, but the idea). Finally I think, that the **user-friendliest way is using WebDAV on Windows**. Even if the Windows do it not user-friendly, because you have to enter your ip by hand and I did not find a way how it could be discovered (please drop me a line, if you know one).
* **In the Mac OS X world the SMB protocol is a clear winner**. Your share will be auto-discovered by Bonjour and magically appears in Finder. It is weird, that WebDAV and FTP shares are ignored (not auto-mounted by Finder), though they [are supported](https://developer.apple.com/library/mac/qa/qa1312/_index.html) by Bonjour. Third-party clients (e.g. Cyberduck) have no problems with auto-discovery of these shares.
Upvotes: 2 |
2010/09/29 | 1,130 | 4,018 | <issue_start>username_0: Is there a good alarm app that will start playing selections from a playlist at the scheduled alarm time?<issue_comment>username_1: Alarm Clock Plus V2. Its free in the app market. Let's you set a song or a playlist, plus it has a ton of other options. Its really a killer app.
**Update:** I still have the free ad supported version Alarm Clock Plus installed on my phone but it looks like it's gone from the market. [The only one left is the paid, ad-free version](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.vp.alarmClockPlusV2).
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_2: [Tone Picker (AppBrain link)](http://www.appbrain.com/app/com.hlidskialf.android.tonepicker) will allow you to use sound files for ringtones, notifications, or alarm sounds.
I use the standard Alarm clock on my HTC Incredible (not sure if it's stock Android, or Sense), but I've got MP3s for some of the alrams. Same too for some of the rings.
UPDATE: re-read the OP. Not from a playlist.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_3: [Good Morning](http://www.appbrain.com/app/good-morning/com.flywheelsoft.goodmorning) will let you "shuffle from a directory" of your choice. The app is free. It will also announce the day's date and forecast for the day, as well as assign the alarm to specific days of the week.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_4: Gentle Alarm. Seems a little complex at first with profiles and alarms, but it rocks. The best feature is the one that allows you to skip alarms set to go off without actually turning off a configured alarm. I use that feature all the time. You have to pay for it, but its worth it.
There was a comment about the concern of Gentle Alarm's Internet usage, [below is what I found on the dev's forum](http://m.mobitobi.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=818):
>
> I need internet access to allow users
> to send me information if they choose
> so. Unfortunately, there are no
> conditional permissions. So even if
> you always decide not to send me any
> information when a crash happens, I
> still need the permission.
>
>
> There are two more reasons for
> Internet permission:
>
>
> * If you paid via Paypal, you have to enter a key to unlock the app. This
> key is checked at some point when you
> are online every 3 months.
> * And for market users such as system is coming. Google recently added a
> licensing scheme as a minor step
> against piracy and you will start
> seeing this used in more and more
> apps. The app needs to call Google
> servers to check if the license is
> valid. Results are cached so that the
> app also works if online for extended
> periods of time.
>
>
> The latter two reasons are
> unfortunate. But for every legal copy
> I sell, there are more than 3 illegal
> ones out there. There are even some
> people who bundle apps and sell them
> at a discount. Piracy has gone out of
> hand and if developers don't earn
> money with their apps, there will be
> fewer quality apps in the future.
>
>
> I will gladly discuss any concerns you
> may have.
>
>
>
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_5: [Alarmdroid](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.splunchy.android.alarmclock) is also great!
It supports custom playlists and even internet radio.
>
> Android «flip'n'snooze» Alarm Clock Application. Makes you wake up in your way!
>
>
> AlarmDroid is a feature-rich alarm clock application. It is created to give every Android-User the opportunity to wake up his(her) own way, not caring about whether he(she) is an early bird or a morning grouch.
>
> AlarmDroid's special feature is the flip'n'snooze feature, which allows the user to turn the alarm clock back into snooze mode by turning over the phone. Further, it provides a speaking clock, which does not only announce the time but even the local weather conditions.
>
> These and more features are waiting to be discovered by you! Even internet radio stations are supported as alarm tone.
>
>
>
Upvotes: 1 |
2010/09/29 | 779 | 2,965 | <issue_start>username_0: I'm starting a wiki to compile a short list of browsers, apps, extensions, etc. that allow users to easily link or bookmark webpages between their PC and phone. This is ultimately just a "best apps" question, so answers should be made CW. I placed an answer below. Any other suggestions are appreciated!<issue_comment>username_1: I was looking for bookmark sync for my Android phone too and initially considered [Delicious](http://delicious.com/) but for some reason none of two available mobile clients worked properly (2.3.6).
I ended up registering and using service [diigo.com](http://www.diigo.com)
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: If you're running Android 4.0+, just use Google Chrome both on [PC](http://www.google.com/chrome) and [Android](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.android.chrome), and associate it with the same Google account. This allows you to sync your browsers so that you can see open tabs from both locations on all devices. You can even have multiple PCs/OSs synced, just use the same Google account.
>
> "Sign in to Chrome to sync your open tabs, bookmarks, passwords, and omnibox data from your computer to your phone or tablet. Pick up right where you left off."
>
>
>
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_3: These are all the ones I've used.
Both ways:
* Chrome sync (current open tabs and bookmarks, chrome with chrome for android)
* Firefox sync (current open tabs and bookmarks, firefox with firefox beta)
* Opera link (bookmarks only, opera with opera mini)
* Pocket (bookmarklet/share with)
One way (desktop to phone only):
* Chrome to phone
* Fox to phone
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_4: [MAXS](http://projectmaxs.org) (Modular Android XMPP Suite) is able to exchange the contents of the clipboard over [XMPP](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XMPP).
Note: According to the FAQ I have to disclose that I am involved into MAXS. MAXS is an open source GPLv3 licensed Android app. Everyone can contribute.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_5: You can always use social bookmarking and sync with your existing bookmarks. Look into [Papaly](https://www.papaly.com/) for easy to use user interface. Just as long as you have the internet on your Android devices, you'll be able to look at all your bookmarks anywhere.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_6: No-one seems to have said Pushbullet yet; it's trivially easy to share a webpage to Pushbullet from a phone and push it to the Windows/Mac app or Chrome extension, and the Chrome extension only needs 2 clicks to share any link, whether it's the page you're on or a link you can right-click.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_7: If you have Google Keep, nothing beats it. Pretty instant. The above fly-by-night apps (except for some, like Pocket and browser addons) are un-dependable.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_8: I create a QR code from Edge, transport to Android, read it with Lens.
Upvotes: 0 |
2010/09/29 | 1,198 | 4,387 | <issue_start>username_0: I would love to listen again to BBC radio in the UK. There was an app called [beebplayer](http://davejohnston.posterous.com/?tag=beebplayer) for watching BBC TV as catch up, and for live radio, but not for radio listen again, although it has now been withdrawn.
So are there any other apps (that don't require flash)? Are there statements from the BBC about Android support anyone could point me to? Is it flash only for ever?
My phone has Android 1.5, so I cannot use the flash player that comes with Android 2.2
**Edit:** Just to be clear, the ["listen again"](http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/programmes/a-z/player) service is for catching up with radio programs you've missed, rather than just streaming what is on at the moment. Some are available as [podcasts](http://www.bbc.co.uk/podcasts), but not all.<issue_comment>username_1: I haven't tried it, but perhaps [TuneIn Radio](http://www.appbrain.com/app/tunein-radio/tunein.player) will do what you want? It appears to be internet streams of actual radio stations, I'm sure you can find one that streams BBC. They have a listing of stations here by location: <http://radiotime.com/region/c_0/Browse_Locations.aspx>
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: It sounds like you need a podcatcher. I use [BeyondPod](http://www.appbrain.com/app/beyondpod-podcast-manager/mobi.beyondpod) which costs $7 but there are many [free](http://www.appbrain.com/app/acast/com.mathias.android.acast) ones in the market (try searching the market for [Podcast](http://www.appbrain.com/search?q=podcast) or [Podcatcher](http://www.appbrain.com/search?q=podcatcher)). It will allow you to subscribe to a specific BBC show's [podcast feeds](http://www.bbc.co.uk/podcasts) then download or stream each episode. This works with audio and video (although I don't think BBC supports video podcasts anymore).
I subscribe to several BBC radio podcasts including "The Interview" and "One Planet" and there's one annoying quirk I've noticed: Unlike many other podcast providers, the BBC only offers the most recent show for download. You can't download old shows, but once you get set up you can have you podcatcher automatically download each episode and then you can get several weeks behind but have ll the episodes downloaded to your phone.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_3: The BBC released statements about their support for Android with iPlayer back in June: [BBC iPlayer on mobile: a new version and Adobe Flash 10.1 streaming on all Android 2.2 phones](http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/bbcinternet/2010/06/bbc_iplayer_on_mobile_a_new_ve.html) and [BBC iPlayer on Android update](http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/bbcinternet/2010/07/bbc_iplayer_on_android_update.html). This all boils down to saying that their current strategy for mobiles is to offer a mobile optimised version of their Flash site, and not to create individual apps for every smartphone out there.
I'm also a Flash-less fan of BBC Radio and TV (though in a better position than you as my manufacturer and carrier have announced that 2.2 is coming very soon), I had Beebplayer on my previous Android phone and it is sorely missed now.
For the moment I just subscribe to the [podcasts of the shows](http://www.bbc.co.uk/podcasts) I'm interested in (and luckily most of mine are available as podcasts) using the [Google Listen](http://listen.googlelabs.com/) podcast app, this does have the benefit that they work without cutting out while I'm on the tube!
EDIT: Going through the comments on some more recent articles on the BBC Internet blog I've discovered an app called [Myplayer](http://uk.androlib.com/android.application.sns-myplayer-jjiFn.aspx) it seems to offer access to (as far as I can tell) the full iPlayer TV and radio library with both streaming and downloads for later viewing/listening. Picture quality doesn't seem quite as good as I remember from Beebplayer, so presumably its using a different stream. Anyway it's there and seems to work, grab it before "Aunty" spots it!
Newer EDIT: The BBC have released an official iPlayer app, called [BBC iPlayer](https://market.android.com/details?id=bbc.iplayer.android) though this is really just a Flash wrapper around the mobile version of the website and does [require a wifi connection](https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/9078/) before it will play most content.
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer] |
2010/09/29 | 814 | 3,028 | <issue_start>username_0: According to [FoxToPhone](http://www.foxtophone.com/about/) (presumable, ChrometoPhone is similar)
you can
* Send current page with address bar button
* Right click on any link/image to send to your Android phone
* Highlight any text and right click to send to the clipboard in your phone (Max. 1024 chars)
* Click on market:, smsto: and tel: links to open them in your phone
* Best of all it’s free and open source
mmmmm. nice. Okay. It's installed in FireFox and on my phone. I highlight text, right-click, send to phone. Blammo! It's on my phone's clipboard!
But..... what are the uses for this? WHEN does anybody need to send a block of text TO THE PHONE'S CLIPBOARD?
If anything, I'd want this the other way around -- when browsing a page in Dolphin, I'd rather read in on my desktop later, or something.
What do y'all use this for?
---
See also: [Sharing Browser Links between PC and Phone](https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/1727/sharing-browser-links-between-pc-and-phone)<issue_comment>username_1: I can think of one nasty block of text off the top of my head: your bit.ly key that you have to provide to 3rd party applications (i.e. Twitter clients). It's like a 20+ random character string. So any other long "key" like string would be a good reason to blast it from your desktop.
Images: maybe you found a cool image for a desktop background?
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: Maps. Setting up directions and alternate routes in Google Maps is much easier with a full-fledged web client. Then, when I have what I need, I can send it to my phone.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_3: Chrome to Phone also allows you to send phone numbers to your device. Highlight the phone number, click the Chrome to Phone extension button, and wham, it's open in the dialer on your device. Really handy when you've been researching businesses online and now want to call one of them.
I'm not sure if FoxToPhone supports this too.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_4: Installing new apps. I have a Firefox keyword bookmark to [androlib.com](http://www.androlib.com/), so if I want to install an app, I just type e.g. "al newsrob", which starts a search query on AndroLib, then select one of the hits, and click on the market:// link there. Chrome2Phone on the device then launches this URL in the browser, which immediately causes the market installer for that app to appear.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_4: You can also type "tel:12345" into your browser's address bar (FoxToPhone, not sure about Chrome2Phone) to make the device present the dial screen with that number already entered, so you just have to pick it up.
(No, I don't actually use that, but it's a nice demonstration. ;) )
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_5: In my case gmail is filtered at work.
So to send an email I only have my mobile as an option. I type up the email on the desktop and use foxtophone to put it on the clipboard. Beats scraping it out on the touchscreen!
Upvotes: 0 |
2010/09/29 | 324 | 1,407 | <issue_start>username_0: In the web based version of Google Maps it is possible to create a link to a set of directions between two places and send it to a friend in an email or instant message. For example I can send someone a link to show them some walking directions.
Is it possible to create a link similar to this in the Google Maps App for Android?
I know how to create the route with the directions in the Maps app. I just don't see any way to share it - for example by E-Mail or SMS. I'd also like that the resulting link will work on a non-Android phone, if possible.<issue_comment>username_1: Unfortunately, there is no way to create these links in the Google Maps app.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: I have not been able to find out how to do that either. However, I have found you can share places by clicking on them and then selecting "Share this place."
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_3: As of the date of this posting you can not do this in the android app. HOWEVER you can access it through Google maps website. So instead of using your app navigate to Google maps through your browser. It will take a bit longer to load so only do this if you have to share the map or directions. Seems like a natural to be able to share this function via sms to non smart phones. It equals free advertising for Google. I hope they add this soon to the mobile app!
Upvotes: 2 |
2010/09/29 | 160 | 595 | <issue_start>username_0: I want to add custom features to an alarm clock in a way that it logs whether or not I press snooze every day.
Is there a good open source alarm clock that I could use as a basis?<issue_comment>username_1: I highly recommend the standard android clock as a basis for this: <http://android.git.kernel.org/?p=platform/packages/apps/DeskClock.git;a=summary>
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: I know this is old, but there's another called Alarm Klock that is open source as well.. Apache2 license.
<https://code.google.com/p/kraigsandroid/>
Upvotes: 2 |
2010/09/30 | 845 | 2,903 | <issue_start>username_0: What are the browser alternatives on Android and what are the main features that they offer?<issue_comment>username_1: Some options:
* Coco
* Dolphin
* Opera Mini
* Skyfire
Here's a quick read on [AndroidApps.org](http://www.androidapps.org/finding-the-best-android-browser) that gives overviews on some of the more popular browsers. And a longer one from [PC World](http://www.pcworld.com/article/206278/battle_of_the_android_browsers.html?tk=hp_new).
I personally just use the stock Android browser. I've used Dolphin HD for a while, but at times it felt slow (on my Droid). The Opera Mini browser is supposed to be pretty quick at loading pages because it will transfer your requests through Opera's servers first so that they can compress the content and send it back to you. Right now, I'm waiting for the release of [Fennec](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firefox_for_mobile), by Mozilla, which will hopefully be amazing.
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: There is also [Xscope Browser](http://www.appbrain.com/app/xscope-browser--web--file/sui.mRelease "Xscope Browser") it offers Tabbed browsing, Download (YouTube) vids, Multi-touch, easy page sharing.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_3: An alpha version of [Fennec](http://blog.mozilla.com/blog/2010/08/27/fennec-alpha-released-for-android-and-nokia-n900/) (essentially Firefox mobile) was released recently
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_4: Opera recently released [Opera Mobile 10.1 Beta](http://my.opera.com/operamobile/blog/opera-mobile-10-1-beta-for-android) for Android, which is a full featured browser that [renders HTML content locally](http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/news/2010/11/hands-on-opera-mobile-101-beta-for-android-a-smooth-ride.ars) instead of on Opera's servers:
>
> Opera's phone browsers come in two
> flavors: Mini and Mobile. The Mini
> version, which is primarily intended
> for feature phones, offloads much of
> its workload to Opera's remote
> rendering proxy. The Mobile version
> bundles Opera's Presto rendering
> engine and does all of the HTML
> parsing and page rendering on the
> device itself. Opera launched a port
> of Mini for Android earlier this year,
> but the new Mobile port is a welcome
> addition for users who want the full
> Opera experience on their Android
> smartphone.
>
>
>
It is a large download and takes up to 20MB of storage, but provides a great browsing experience. I used it on my Windows Mobile based Touch Pro previously, and really liked [Opera Link](http://www.opera.com/link/) for synchronizing bookmarks between devices.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_5: [Kiwi browser](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.kiwibrowser.browser) and [Yandex browser](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.yandex.browser&hl=en_US) are both based on Chromium and support extensions.
Upvotes: 1 |
2010/09/30 | 392 | 1,565 | <issue_start>username_0: The Appbrain app is offering to update my Maps, Street View and Facebook app. In the Android Marketplace, I can't see any option to update (though I have never updated an app before so I don't know how the update would appear). I am wondering if this difference has something to do with HTC customisations. Should I allow Appbrain to update these applications or not?<issue_comment>username_1: Were these pre-installed apps? You won't get market update notificatins for apps that are pre-installed, you have to go to the market and manually install any newer versions of the app and then you'll get future updates via the market.
The same thing happened with my Droid. I heard about an update for Facebook (which came on my phone), but never saw an update in the market until I searched for it and manually installed the app.
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: In some cases AppBrain does not check app compatibility restrictions correctly when deciding to offer the update. E.g., I have Android 4.0.4 (CM9) with the [Google Search](http://www.appbrain.com/app/google-search/com.google.android.googlequicksearchbox "Google Search on AppBrain") app version 1.4.1.299849 installed as a system app (included in `gapps-ics-20120429-signed.zip`). AppBrain shows that an update (version 2.6.7.721924arm) is available for this app, but when I attempt to install the update, Play Market shows “Not supported on your device”, because apparently all versions of this app offered on Google Play require Android >= 4.1.
Upvotes: 1 |
2010/09/30 | 1,075 | 3,685 | <issue_start>username_0: Is there any way to see "Top Best (i.e. Top 10/50/100, etc.) applications" in Android Market as we are looking in AppStore ?
I means to say which applications/Games are famous amongst the people as "Angry Bird" is famous game in Appstore, applications may have either higher ratings or higher viewer, how do i come to know about applications in android market?<issue_comment>username_1: Appbrain.com allows you to view the android market and which apps are most popular, most downloaded, hottest... all within different time frames.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_2: If you go into the Market on your phone, then navigate down to a category (*e.g.*, games | Arcade & Action) there are three tabs: Top paid, Top free, Just in (*i.e.*, new)
I don't know what they use for their algorithm beyond the star ratings, nor if it varies from how things are presented on the official [Market](http://www.android.com/market/) website, but it does appear to be offering the top-rated/popular apps in each category.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: The web Market and the Honeycomb tablet Market app now have a whole set of pages listing the "Top X Apps" for a whole set of definitions of "Top". I can't see any way to get to all of these categories in the current Gingerbread phone version of the Market app, presumably they have less screen room to show all of these different views.
Here are some direct links to the web Market's pages, if you're on a tablet most of these should show up as links on the Market app's home page:
Apps
----
* [Top Free Apps](https://market.android.com/details?id=apps_topselling_free)
* [Top Paid Apps](https://market.android.com/details?id=apps_topselling_paid)
* [Top Grossing Apps](https://market.android.com/details?id=apps_topgrossing) (see [this question regarding confusion over what defines "top grossing"](https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/13146/top-grossing-apps-on-android-market))
* [Top New Free Apps](https://market.android.com/details?id=apps_topselling_new_free)
* [Top New Paid Apps](https://market.android.com/details?id=apps_topselling_new_paid)
Games
-----
* [Top Free Games](https://market.android.com/details?id=apps_topselling_free_game)
* [Top Paid Games](https://market.android.com/details?id=apps_topselling_paid_game)
* [Top Grossing Games](https://market.android.com/details?id=apps_topgrossing_game)
* [Top New Free Games](https://market.android.com/details?id=apps_topselling_new_free_game)
* [Top New Paid Games](https://market.android.com/details?id=apps_topselling_new_paid_game)
Apps & Games Combined
---------------------
* [Editors' Choice](https://market.android.com/details?id=apps_editors_choice)
* [Trending Apps](https://market.android.com/details?id=apps_movers_shakers)
To directly answer your question I would guess that most of the "famous" and "must-have" apps and games would show up in the "Trending" and "Editors' Choice" areas.
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_4: The answers above work, however I want to add another fact. All those results are limited based on your accounts "country setting".
If you want to see for instance, the **app overview for Germany**,
modify the URL like this:
[https://play.google.com/store/apps?hl=de≷=de](https://play.google.com/store/apps?hl=de&gl=de)
There you can still navigate, top, free, bestseller based on the country parameter
**Top Charts, Games, New Zealand:**
[https://play.google.com/store/games?hl=en≷=nz](https://play.google.com/store/games?hl=en&gl=nz)
where "hl" would be language in ISO language code ( works on all Google sites btw)
and "gl" is the country you want to load
Upvotes: 0 |
2010/09/30 | 2,790 | 10,271 | <issue_start>username_0: Is there a way to take a screenshot of an Android device and save it as an image file?<issue_comment>username_1: Your phone has to be rooted. If it is just search "screenshot" in the username_16et for many options. For an unrooted phone you can use dolphin browser hd with an addon to get screen captures of a website.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_2: Install the Android SDK on your computer, connect the phone and run DDMS from the terminal and then select `Device > Screen Capture` (or `Ctrl`+`S`) and a screenshot will be made.
Upvotes: 4 <issue_comment>username_3: In the Galaxy S Froyo (Android 2.2) you can take screenshots by holding the back key and tapping the home button.
Upvotes: 4 <issue_comment>username_4: Once rooted, I've liked working with [Screenshot (Cyrket link).](http://www.cyrket.com/p/android/com.geeksoft.screenshot/)
Set the timer, go to your application and wait; or set it to “Shake” mode, go to your application and shake it. Hard. And files show up in a screenshot folder. Happy day.
I mean it. SHAKE IT HARD. Unless there's some trick to shaking and I'm doing it in the wrong direction, this is NOT a sensitive shaker.
**UPDATE:** yeah, I'm using the timer option. Either the Incredible has a lousy shake sensor, the app is implementing it weirdly, or something else -- but shaking was just ridiculous. Would have been a nice interface, if that worked.
(Variable) Timer to take screenshots works just fine!
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_5: If you have Android 4.0 or higher:
==================================
You can press the Power button + the Volume Down button at the same time to take a screenshot. It will be saved to your gallery.
Note: You need to keep the buttons pressed for around a second for this to work. This is to avoid the screenshot when this combination is accidentally pressed.
**UPDATE 8.3.2021:** If you have Android 10, you must press the Power button + Volume Down buttons **ONLY BRIEFLY (< 0.5 seconds)**. If you press them longer, the Power menu will just open and the screenshot will not be captured.
If you have an Android lower than 4.0:
======================================
**If you're rooted**: you can install an app called [drocap2](http://www.appbrain.com/app/drocap2-for-root-users/com.gmail.nagamatu.drocap2). This will let you shake your phone, wait on a timer, or click on a notification in your notification bar to take a screenshot and it'll save it to your phone.
**If you're not rooted**: you can not run a screenshot app on your phone, period. You'll have to install the Android SDK on your computer, connect you phone via USB, and run a program called DDMS. This program is mainly used for developer debugging, but it has a screenshot utility under one of its menus. For a tutorial, [see this page](http://www.addictivetips.com/mobile/how-to-take-screenshots-of-android-device/).
Also, some constructor like Samsung have implemented this function on their phones (the buttons combination change from phone to phone, so search for yours).
Upvotes: 8 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_6: [ShootMe](http://www.appbrain.com/app/shootme-%28screen-grabber%29/com.bw.picme.local) does work for me on the Galaxy Tab (2.2), even if I did not root it and the ShootMe page says, that it works only for rooted devices.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_7: On the HTC EVO3D, you may press lock button and home button at same time to capture a screenshot.
FYI the "lock button" is the same thing as the power button
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_8: Some phones have the functionality built in, such as the previous mentioned Galaxy S. On the Droid Charge, hold the back button and press home. On most new LG Android phones, hold home and press power.
Unfortunately, the only universal method is using the Android SDK to take screenshots with a computer. Rooting and using a screenshot app works on many devices, but sometimes not, and it's not the easiest way to take a screenshot.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_9: On the optimus black you can also use the lock+home button
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_10: Screenshot via Volume-Down + Power device keys
==============================================
Starting with Android 4 *Ice Cream Sandwich* there is finally a possibility to create a screen-shot without 3rd party app or connected computer:
Press the following two keys at the same time: **Volume-Down + Power**
Note that it is crucial to press both keys nearly the same time. If your press and hold **Volume-Down** and afterwards press **Power** it will not work. (tested on Galaxy nexus 4.1.2)
Screenshot via Shutdown/Restart menu
====================================
On **devices running plain Android 8 to 10** there is also a button for creating a Screenshot in the menu that allows you to power down or restart the device. You can show this menu by pressing the power button ~2 seconds. If the screen shot button is missing your Android version was modified by the manufacturer and thus does not include the button.
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/i0F6Zl.png)
Limitations
===========
However some screens are protected and therefore can not be captured, e.g. some system settings dialogs.
Upvotes: 6 <issue_comment>username_11: On a Samsung Galaxy S II, it's simultaneously pressing the `Power`+`Home` button. It's tricky though; 9 out of 10 times I can't get it. Obviously that's specific to that model of phone and not the Android OS.
As far as I know, there isn't any native app built-in to the OS for all phones, it's too bad really.
This is also applicable for the:
* Samsung Galaxy S4 (I9505 Samsung edition)
Upvotes: 4 <issue_comment>username_12: When I got the 2.3.4 Upgrade on my Sony Ericsson Arc (from 2.3.3) holding down the power button brings up the "airplane mode/power off/silent" menu, and new to 2.3.4 is the presence of a "take screenshot" button as well.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_13: The following method also requires root, but may be better and easier if you need the screenshots while writing articles, app reviews or documentation.
You do not need complex instructions or the Android SDK, and this works on all rooted devices.
1. Install [droid VNC server](https://username_16et.android.com/details?id=org.onaips.vnc).
2. Print Screen.
3. Profit!
Upvotes: 4 <issue_comment>username_14: A one line script should do this on a **root** 'ed handset, be aware that this is for Linux and hard-coded for 800x480 screen resolution and also, if your Android's Linux Kernel has framebuffer support compiled in:
```
#!/bin/sh
adb pull /dev/graphics/fb0 fb0 && ffmpeg -vframes 1 -vcodec rawvideo -f rawvideo -pix_fmt rgb565le -s 480x800 -i fb0 -f image2 -vcodec png $1.png && mogrify -flip -flop $1.png && rm fb0
```
And save it as for example, `screenshotter.sh`, with executable permissions and invoke it like this `screenshotter.sh my_picture_of_android_home_screen`
End result, is a PNG file called `my_picture_of_android_home_screen.png` is saved.
**Caveat Emptor:**
This requires `ffmpeg` and `imagemagick` tools :)
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_15: On the Samsung Galaxy Pocket GT-S53001, you can do it without any third party software.
Follow these instructions:
1. Go to the screen that you'd like to capture.
2. Press and hold the **Home** button (center), then right after that, quickly press the **Power** button. If you wait too much it won't work and you'll just set the phone block.
3. If that is done successfully, you should be able to hear the classic *click* and also see a white border appear in your screen.
4. Go check your **Gallery** application.
---
1: It's possible that this works on all Android phones running Gingerbread, but I didn't try personally.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_16: On the Galaxy Note 2 you can also use the S Pen:
* Press and hold the button on the S Pen and press it against the screen for a few seconds
What happens next is, a screenshot will be taken. Then you will be able to adjust it before either accepting or discarding the screenshot.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_17: Old question , posting to add alternative using [Google Now on Tap](https://support.google.com/websearch/answer/6304517?hl=en) on Marshmallow, which does away with failed attempts in getting the *right combo of keys correctly pressed* (at times I ended up rebooting :-)
This has the advantage of better organising screenshots or sharing directly with contacts using [Direct Share](https://developer.android.com/about/versions/marshmallow/android-6.0.html), which pops up when you wish to share
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/M9tQbm.png)
* Press and hold the Home button until Google Now on Tap appears
* Tap the share button in the bottom left-hand corner
(Images above from [here](http://www.greenbot.com/article/3014555/android/google-now-on-tap-gains-screenshot-feature-on-marshmallow-devices.html))
On Moto X Play `Power` + `Vol Dn` works
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_18: On the xperia z5, you simply hold lock button and that gives you the option of taking screenshot.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_19: The least time consuming method for me is using keyboard through USB OTG.
And then just press Print Screen.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_17: On Android 7.1.2, long press `Home` for OK Google and issue voice command `Take Screenshot` , it will respond with `All right, taking a Screenshot, touch to continue`.
On touching, screenshot is captured and *Direct Share* menu appears to share the screen shot, or if you have a file explorer ( like ES or Solid Explorer) that can save it to your device, use that to save it to your device
Only drawback of this is that you need to be online
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_17: On Android Pie, it is inbuilt with [power-options](/questions/tagged/power-options "show questions tagged 'power-options'") (by pressing `Power` key)
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/92x46.png)
(Click to enlarge)
Upvotes: 0 |
2010/09/30 | 2,803 | 10,329 | <issue_start>username_0: The volume on my headphones (even on maximum) isn't very high at all. Is there any way I can increase the volume higher than the program allows?<issue_comment>username_1: Your phone has to be rooted. If it is just search "screenshot" in the username_16et for many options. For an unrooted phone you can use dolphin browser hd with an addon to get screen captures of a website.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_2: Install the Android SDK on your computer, connect the phone and run DDMS from the terminal and then select `Device > Screen Capture` (or `Ctrl`+`S`) and a screenshot will be made.
Upvotes: 4 <issue_comment>username_3: In the Galaxy S Froyo (Android 2.2) you can take screenshots by holding the back key and tapping the home button.
Upvotes: 4 <issue_comment>username_4: Once rooted, I've liked working with [Screenshot (Cyrket link).](http://www.cyrket.com/p/android/com.geeksoft.screenshot/)
Set the timer, go to your application and wait; or set it to “Shake” mode, go to your application and shake it. Hard. And files show up in a screenshot folder. Happy day.
I mean it. SHAKE IT HARD. Unless there's some trick to shaking and I'm doing it in the wrong direction, this is NOT a sensitive shaker.
**UPDATE:** yeah, I'm using the timer option. Either the Incredible has a lousy shake sensor, the app is implementing it weirdly, or something else -- but shaking was just ridiculous. Would have been a nice interface, if that worked.
(Variable) Timer to take screenshots works just fine!
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_5: If you have Android 4.0 or higher:
==================================
You can press the Power button + the Volume Down button at the same time to take a screenshot. It will be saved to your gallery.
Note: You need to keep the buttons pressed for around a second for this to work. This is to avoid the screenshot when this combination is accidentally pressed.
**UPDATE 8.3.2021:** If you have Android 10, you must press the Power button + Volume Down buttons **ONLY BRIEFLY (< 0.5 seconds)**. If you press them longer, the Power menu will just open and the screenshot will not be captured.
If you have an Android lower than 4.0:
======================================
**If you're rooted**: you can install an app called [drocap2](http://www.appbrain.com/app/drocap2-for-root-users/com.gmail.nagamatu.drocap2). This will let you shake your phone, wait on a timer, or click on a notification in your notification bar to take a screenshot and it'll save it to your phone.
**If you're not rooted**: you can not run a screenshot app on your phone, period. You'll have to install the Android SDK on your computer, connect you phone via USB, and run a program called DDMS. This program is mainly used for developer debugging, but it has a screenshot utility under one of its menus. For a tutorial, [see this page](http://www.addictivetips.com/mobile/how-to-take-screenshots-of-android-device/).
Also, some constructor like Samsung have implemented this function on their phones (the buttons combination change from phone to phone, so search for yours).
Upvotes: 8 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_6: [ShootMe](http://www.appbrain.com/app/shootme-%28screen-grabber%29/com.bw.picme.local) does work for me on the Galaxy Tab (2.2), even if I did not root it and the ShootMe page says, that it works only for rooted devices.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_7: On the HTC EVO3D, you may press lock button and home button at same time to capture a screenshot.
FYI the "lock button" is the same thing as the power button
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_8: Some phones have the functionality built in, such as the previous mentioned Galaxy S. On the Droid Charge, hold the back button and press home. On most new LG Android phones, hold home and press power.
Unfortunately, the only universal method is using the Android SDK to take screenshots with a computer. Rooting and using a screenshot app works on many devices, but sometimes not, and it's not the easiest way to take a screenshot.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_9: On the optimus black you can also use the lock+home button
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_10: Screenshot via Volume-Down + Power device keys
==============================================
Starting with Android 4 *Ice Cream Sandwich* there is finally a possibility to create a screen-shot without 3rd party app or connected computer:
Press the following two keys at the same time: **Volume-Down + Power**
Note that it is crucial to press both keys nearly the same time. If your press and hold **Volume-Down** and afterwards press **Power** it will not work. (tested on Galaxy nexus 4.1.2)
Screenshot via Shutdown/Restart menu
====================================
On **devices running plain Android 8 to 10** there is also a button for creating a Screenshot in the menu that allows you to power down or restart the device. You can show this menu by pressing the power button ~2 seconds. If the screen shot button is missing your Android version was modified by the manufacturer and thus does not include the button.
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/i0F6Zl.png)
Limitations
===========
However some screens are protected and therefore can not be captured, e.g. some system settings dialogs.
Upvotes: 6 <issue_comment>username_11: On a Samsung Galaxy S II, it's simultaneously pressing the `Power`+`Home` button. It's tricky though; 9 out of 10 times I can't get it. Obviously that's specific to that model of phone and not the Android OS.
As far as I know, there isn't any native app built-in to the OS for all phones, it's too bad really.
This is also applicable for the:
* Samsung Galaxy S4 (I9505 Samsung edition)
Upvotes: 4 <issue_comment>username_12: When I got the 2.3.4 Upgrade on my Sony Ericsson Arc (from 2.3.3) holding down the power button brings up the "airplane mode/power off/silent" menu, and new to 2.3.4 is the presence of a "take screenshot" button as well.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_13: The following method also requires root, but may be better and easier if you need the screenshots while writing articles, app reviews or documentation.
You do not need complex instructions or the Android SDK, and this works on all rooted devices.
1. Install [droid VNC server](https://username_16et.android.com/details?id=org.onaips.vnc).
2. Print Screen.
3. Profit!
Upvotes: 4 <issue_comment>username_14: A one line script should do this on a **root** 'ed handset, be aware that this is for Linux and hard-coded for 800x480 screen resolution and also, if your Android's Linux Kernel has framebuffer support compiled in:
```
#!/bin/sh
adb pull /dev/graphics/fb0 fb0 && ffmpeg -vframes 1 -vcodec rawvideo -f rawvideo -pix_fmt rgb565le -s 480x800 -i fb0 -f image2 -vcodec png $1.png && mogrify -flip -flop $1.png && rm fb0
```
And save it as for example, `screenshotter.sh`, with executable permissions and invoke it like this `screenshotter.sh my_picture_of_android_home_screen`
End result, is a PNG file called `my_picture_of_android_home_screen.png` is saved.
**Caveat Emptor:**
This requires `ffmpeg` and `imagemagick` tools :)
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_15: On the Samsung Galaxy Pocket GT-S53001, you can do it without any third party software.
Follow these instructions:
1. Go to the screen that you'd like to capture.
2. Press and hold the **Home** button (center), then right after that, quickly press the **Power** button. If you wait too much it won't work and you'll just set the phone block.
3. If that is done successfully, you should be able to hear the classic *click* and also see a white border appear in your screen.
4. Go check your **Gallery** application.
---
1: It's possible that this works on all Android phones running Gingerbread, but I didn't try personally.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_16: On the Galaxy Note 2 you can also use the S Pen:
* Press and hold the button on the S Pen and press it against the screen for a few seconds
What happens next is, a screenshot will be taken. Then you will be able to adjust it before either accepting or discarding the screenshot.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_17: Old question , posting to add alternative using [Google Now on Tap](https://support.google.com/websearch/answer/6304517?hl=en) on Marshmallow, which does away with failed attempts in getting the *right combo of keys correctly pressed* (at times I ended up rebooting :-)
This has the advantage of better organising screenshots or sharing directly with contacts using [Direct Share](https://developer.android.com/about/versions/marshmallow/android-6.0.html), which pops up when you wish to share
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/M9tQbm.png)
* Press and hold the Home button until Google Now on Tap appears
* Tap the share button in the bottom left-hand corner
(Images above from [here](http://www.greenbot.com/article/3014555/android/google-now-on-tap-gains-screenshot-feature-on-marshmallow-devices.html))
On Moto X Play `Power` + `Vol Dn` works
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_18: On the xperia z5, you simply hold lock button and that gives you the option of taking screenshot.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_19: The least time consuming method for me is using keyboard through USB OTG.
And then just press Print Screen.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_17: On Android 7.1.2, long press `Home` for OK Google and issue voice command `Take Screenshot` , it will respond with `All right, taking a Screenshot, touch to continue`.
On touching, screenshot is captured and *Direct Share* menu appears to share the screen shot, or if you have a file explorer ( like ES or Solid Explorer) that can save it to your device, use that to save it to your device
Only drawback of this is that you need to be online
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_17: On Android Pie, it is inbuilt with [power-options](/questions/tagged/power-options "show questions tagged 'power-options'") (by pressing `Power` key)
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/92x46.png)
(Click to enlarge)
Upvotes: 0 |
2010/09/30 | 232 | 833 | <issue_start>username_0: Do you know if there's an app :
* Dedicated to sleep tracking
* Connected with Google Health
I'm interested in such an application, so if you know one, please share it w/ me.
Thanks.
Rob<issue_comment>username_1: There's [Sleep Bot Tracker Log](http://www.appbrain.com/app/sleep-bot-tracker-log/com.lslk.sleepbot) and [Sleep Logger](http://www.appbrain.com/app/sleep-logger/org.acmelab.sleeplogger). They don't seem to directly connect to Google Health, but they let you export data (one does CSV, the other doesn't specify).
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: I'm developing an open-source app called ElectricSleep, and it will eventually have this sort of functionality. It is getting close to going into beta.
project website: <http://code.google.com/p/electricsleep/>
Upvotes: 2 |
2010/09/30 | 1,640 | 6,229 | <issue_start>username_0: I'm looking for an app that will let me type text messages on my PC and send the SMSs directly from the PC through my phone, or save the messages to the phone for later use.
I'm basically looking at something like Nokia PC Suite's equivalent.
EDIT:
Google Voice is only for US, doesn't work in India at least, and also defeats the purpose (it will go through the internet, why, when it's possible through the usb cable/modem/wifi).
DesktopSMS is a good program, but kept crashing, for some reason.
PDANet worked for me.
But I liked the tiny [EasySMS](http://code.google.com/p/androideasysms/). It's weird, and I had to change the bluecove library jar file for Windows 7 x64, but it's compact (a concern for me).<issue_comment>username_1: If you have Google Voice, you could send SMS that way. If not, you could try out [DesktopSMS](https://sites.google.com/site/desktopsmsforandroid/en), an app that runs on the phone and a client app on your computer. That app is available on the Market, and then you can download the PC client from that site.
Upvotes: 5 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: [PDANet](http://www.junefabrics.com/android/) (a tethering program) will let you send and receive SMS via a little desktop client when you are connected to your phone via USB or bluetooth
Update as of May 2015: PDAnet apparently no longer offers its sms agent in its latest version.
Upvotes: 4 <issue_comment>username_2: [MightyText](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/dkfhfaphfkopdgpbfkebjfcblcafcmpi) is a Google Chrome extension/Android app that will let you compose, send, and receive text messages in Google Chrome by connecting to your phone. So it just forwards received messages from your phone to Chrome, and sent messages from Chrome to your phone.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_3: I use Mobile Cloud to send sms. [cl4.mobi](http://cl4.mobi) It's very easy to use and phonebook must be added soon. Developers promised to allow users to see contacts from your phone on their site and use them. so you won't have to enter phone numbers to send sms.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_4: [MyphoneExplorer](http://www.fjsoft.at/en/) is a desktop application which will help you send sms right from your desktop [requires phone to be connected either by usb wire/Bluetooth/wifi]. It is very easy to use and also numerous other features [for other features check website]. To get started you will need to download the desktop app from the website and also the android app which is available in the market for free.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_5: If you want to do something REAL easy WITHOUT any applications, use the Email-To-SMS Gateway. Service providers basically set up special gateways where if you send an email to them, it forwards the message in the form of an SMS to the user's phone.
Here is the format:
To: [10 digit phone number]@[gateway email]
From: <EMAIL>
Body: Blah.
The "Blah" will be sent as an SMS to the 10 digit number.
Each Service provider has a different gateway. Here is the link that has a pretty comprehensive list:
<https://web.archive.org/web/20130225084136/http://www.mutube.com:80/projects/open-email-to-sms/gateway-list>
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_6: **Edit** 2014/07: I've switched to MAXS. [See the answer here](https://android.stackexchange.com/a/60884)
Original Answer
===============
[GTalkSMS](http://code.google.com/p/gtalksms/) is a alternative for android-notifier which works over **XMPP** (gtalk). It allows you to control various aspects of Android, includes a SMS/Call/Battery notification system and is able to **send and receive SMS from your Android phone.**
By using XMPP as transport, the "Desktop App" can be every XMPP Client. Which is one of GTalkSMS big advantages, as it does not need an dedicated desktop App.
Note: According to the FAQ I have to disclose that I am involved into GtalkSMS. GTalkSMS is an open source GPL licensed Android app. Everyone can contribute.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_7: [Go SMS Pro](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jb.gosms&hl=en) now offers that as a feature. When you go into the app, you can make an account on goChat and enable `Web Go SMS` in the apps tab. Once you have done that, you can log into your gochat account on <http://webchat.goforandroid.com>, and txt from there. It will send the message **through your phone** to the person whom you are trying to send the message to. This way, there will still be a record of the conversation on your phone, so you don't look back one day and wonder "what in the world was I talking about?... And why was this person txting me so much if I wasn't txting back?..."
The two things I like about this are that it doesn't require me to plug my phone into my computer, it does it wireless through the internet, and, Since you send the txt messages through a website instead of a program, there is nothing you have to install on your computer, and it makes no difference what operating system you use. In addition, this allows you to txt from any computer, not just the ones you install any given software on.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_8: If you're looking for a solution that uses your normal SMS plan and not your data plan, then try [MightyText](http://mightytext.net/).
They have a webapp where you can type and manage your messages, but the messages are sent actually from your phone.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_6: [MAXS](http://projectmaxs.org) (Modular Android XMPP Suite) allows you to send SMS messages over [XMPP](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XMPP). It also allows you to control various aspects of Android, includes a SMS/Call/Battery notification and reply system. Additionaly it is able to send and receive files to and from your Android device. There are many other features too.
Using XMPP as transport, the "desktop app" can be every XMPP Client. Which is one of the big advantages of MAXS, as it does not need a dedicated desktop app. Although there may be one in the future.
Note: According to the FAQ I have to disclose that I am involved into MAXS. MAXS is an open source GPLv3 licensed Android app. Everyone can contribute.
Upvotes: 3 |
2010/09/30 | 613 | 2,394 | <issue_start>username_0: Is there a blacklist yet for Android apps? After reading [things like this on slashdot](http://yro.slashdot.org/story/10/09/30/1640223/Many-More-Android-Apps-Leaking-User-Data), I think this sort of thing would be extremely helpful. As much as I like Android because I'm not censored as to what I can and cannot install, I would like resources that help me censor myself. I tried googling but I didn't see anything obvious.<issue_comment>username_1: The problem with something like this is it's really hard to keep up. Somethings are easily seen as bad, but others, are harder to judge. Would you black list a twitter client that has access to your location? That's a feature since people can attach their location to their tweets. It's not one I use, but it's one some people do. What about a note taking app that has location and camera access? Is there any use case at all for something like that needing your location or the camera? You would need to create a standard for what's not acceptable and what is.
The sad corollary is, do people installing apps really pay attention to what permissions their applications want?
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: Google have removed apps from the Market in the past for security related reasons but this doesn't normally remove them from devices when they're already installed, and there was also a case a few months ago when there was particularly misleading software that Google removed from the Market, and also forcibly removed from people's phones. \*
However all of this only protects you if you get your app from the standard Android Market. If you use an alternative market, or side-load the app then you're on your own, I don't believe that there's an in the OS blacklist to block malware, it's all handled at the Market level.
\*[AndroidGuys.com: Android Team Employs Remote Application Removal](http://www.androidguys.com/2010/06/24/android-team-employs-remote-application-removal/)
[Android Developers Blog: Exercising Our Remote Application Removal Feature](http://android-developers.blogspot.com/2010/06/exercising-our-remote-application.html)
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_3: Maybe you want to try a anti-malware app? e.g. <https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ikarus.mobile.security> or <https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sophos.smsec>
Upvotes: 0 |
2010/09/30 | 404 | 1,417 | <issue_start>username_0: Is there any way to sync my Firefox bookmarks with Android?<issue_comment>username_1: I don't see a FireFox extension that bring bookmarks to your phone permanently. There are a few suggestions in [this](https://android.stackexchange.com/q/1727/15) question but they are designed more for sending links on a one-time basis.
Getting the Del.icio.us FireFox [add-on](https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/3615/) and the Del.icio.us add-on for the Android dolphin browser might be the best bet. (I knew I saw this somewhere on here... props to this [answer](https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/1727/sharing-browser-links-between-pc-and-phone/1761#1761) which mentions Del.icio.us for Android.)
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: I believe Fennec (Firefox mobile) will have this feature, but it is currently only in alpha. You can get a copy of the alpha [here](http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/m/alpha). Note that you'll need about 40mb+ of internal storage space free to install it.
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_3: If you have a HTC phone and Windows, then HTC sync will do this.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_4: [Xmarks Premium](http://buy.xmarks.com/premium.php) allows to synchronize all bookmarks between different PCs (supports Chrome, Firefox and more) and different mobile phones/tablet (Android, iPhone, Blackberry) for 12$/year.
Upvotes: 2 |
2010/10/01 | 450 | 1,599 | <issue_start>username_0: Is there a way to see some stats about the top apps in the Android Market across all categories?
The [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps) gives me some top paid and free apps per category. How do I get the overall stats?<issue_comment>username_1: I don't see a FireFox extension that bring bookmarks to your phone permanently. There are a few suggestions in [this](https://android.stackexchange.com/q/1727/15) question but they are designed more for sending links on a one-time basis.
Getting the Del.icio.us FireFox [add-on](https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/3615/) and the Del.icio.us add-on for the Android dolphin browser might be the best bet. (I knew I saw this somewhere on here... props to this [answer](https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/1727/sharing-browser-links-between-pc-and-phone/1761#1761) which mentions Del.icio.us for Android.)
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: I believe Fennec (Firefox mobile) will have this feature, but it is currently only in alpha. You can get a copy of the alpha [here](http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/m/alpha). Note that you'll need about 40mb+ of internal storage space free to install it.
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_3: If you have a HTC phone and Windows, then HTC sync will do this.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_4: [Xmarks Premium](http://buy.xmarks.com/premium.php) allows to synchronize all bookmarks between different PCs (supports Chrome, Firefox and more) and different mobile phones/tablet (Android, iPhone, Blackberry) for 12$/year.
Upvotes: 2 |
2010/10/01 | 269 | 877 | <issue_start>username_0: I have read that Fring supports doing Skype calls. I have installed Fring it but see no Skype options.
How do I do Skype calls using Fring?<issue_comment>username_1: Skype has blocked Fring from using it's services. For more info see <http://www.fring.com/blog/?p=2322>
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: So, even though Fring supports Skype calls, Skype won't have any of it. Skype blocks calls from Fring now, so the mobile app no longer includes that functionality. However, there is a [Skype](http://www.skype.com/intl/en-us/get-skype/on-your-mobile/skype-mobile/android/) for Android app...
**Update:**
And, now the Skype app is [available](http://blogs.skype.com/en/2010/10/android.html?cm_mmc=socialm%7Ctwitter-_-global%7Cintl%7Cen-_-skype-_-android%7Cannouncement) for everyone except those in China and Japan.
Upvotes: 0 |
2010/10/01 | 890 | 3,229 | <issue_start>username_0: One of the reasons I brought my Samsung Galaxy S was because it has a front facing camera.
However I have found since buying it:
* Camera app can't use it
* Gtalk doesn't support video calling on android
* Skype isn't supported (Update: skype has announced support, but not working on Galaxy S yet, and is voice only)
So what can I actually do with my front facing camera or did I just waste my money?<issue_comment>username_1: According to their spec [THIS](https://docs.google.com/View?id=dhtsnvs6_57d2hpqtgr#3_1_Code_Sample_18044613488018_9508719774894416) is how a developer would take advantage of the camera. I'd be really surprised if the pre-installed camera application didn't do this, but the point is that it's definitely accessible to the outside world for taking advantage of, so it's just a matter of time before someone does (if no one yet has).
If you have more money you'd like to spend, and can't wait to use it, I can write you an app that takes pictures with that camera for about $500. :)
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: The built-in Camera app on the Galaxy S can use the front facing camera. It's called "Self Shot Mode" and I've used it on mine once or twice, easiest way to grab a quick picture of you and a friend when there's no one else around to take the shot.
Open the camera app, press the square symbol at the top-left (the mode button), press Self-Shot, smile at the funny person on the screen!
**Update November 2010**: As an update, the official Samsung Froyo release has changed the way this works, there is a new icon in the top-left of the camera screen, that looks like a camera with rotating arrows around it, pressing this button swaps between the front and rear cameras. [Picture of the new button to swap between cameras](https://i.stack.imgur.com/QFEdk.jpg)
See this [table for a list of which Galaxy S models](http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/index.php?title=Samsung_Galaxy_S_Series#Comparison_Table) have the front facing camera (and other differences between the models in the range).
Upvotes: 5 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_3: qik and fring both support video chat using that camera, but only to other cell phone users using qik or fring respectively. fring launched with skype support, but that was quickly disabled after a spat between the two companies.
At the moment (October 2010), there doesn't seem to be any way to video chat from android to a PC. :(
**Update:** There is a leaked version of Yahoo IM that includes video chat: <http://phandroid.com/2010/10/19/yahoo-video-chat-app-leaked-thanks-to-mytouch-4ghd-rom/>
**Update (12/17/2010):** <http://www.oovoo.com/> now has a client in beta that will allow PC <-> android video chat. Currently the Epic is supported, but they say it's "coming soon" for other Galaxy S phones.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_4: Well, at least I've been using the front facing camera for video phone calls. Seems to work well enough between Samsung Galaxy S phones, haven't tested with other phones yet.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_5: I wrote an app that uses the front facing camera of the EVO and Epic. It is silly, but it's free. :-) Check out "RealMirror".
Upvotes: 2 |
2010/10/01 | 594 | 2,325 | <issue_start>username_0: I've always wondered with flashlight apps, especially ones that use the LED light(s): Is there any risk of shortening the life of the LEDs? I noticed one app ("ASettings") gives a warning that doing so can "harm your phone"... which to me sounds even more ominous than burning out the bulb. I thought LEDs had a crazy long lifespan to begin with, so do I need to worry?<issue_comment>username_1: There's a really good thread of discussion about this on AndroidForums [here](http://androidforums.com/incredible-support-troubleshooting/104456-led-apps-bad-phone.html).
In short, LEDs have a long life span (20k+ hours?). So the concern isn't really the LEDs burning out (although after a long period of time, they will eventually start losing the amount of output and their brightness will dim).
The real concern is to not apply too much voltage to the LED and overheat it. Another concern would be overheating your battery (due to heat dissipation from draining the battery from powering the LED).
In short, if you're only using the LED for time periods less than half an hour, you should be okay. If you need to use it longer, go get a real flash light. :)
Upvotes: 5 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: LEDs do have a long lifespan (35K-50K hrs depending on the type of LED) but the issue is heat. The LEDs are intended to be used as a flash (ultra short duration) and probably don't have very robust heat managment systems if they have any at all. Each phone is going to be different. I would say that using it as a flashlight for a couple minutes tops is fine, but beyond that you run the risk of overheating which, depending on the type of LED and where it's positioned in the phone in relation to other hardware could damage the LED and possibly other components.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_3: I use my LED for camera shots and also for lights and I have been doing so for almost every day or so and I've had my phone (myTouch Slide) for about 3 months now. Nothing has happened to it. I think if you're an avid user, you should just take care of it externally.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_4: I have burnt my phone's leds with two of my previous phones. Pressumably because of those apps. I have never used flashlight continously not more than five minutes.
Upvotes: 0 |
2010/10/01 | 543 | 2,134 | <issue_start>username_0: Any thoughts on how to resolve the "USB not supported" error my vehicle (Honda Pilot) displays when I connect the phone (Galaxy S Captivate) via the USB jack?
Thanks in advance!<issue_comment>username_1: There's a really good thread of discussion about this on AndroidForums [here](http://androidforums.com/incredible-support-troubleshooting/104456-led-apps-bad-phone.html).
In short, LEDs have a long life span (20k+ hours?). So the concern isn't really the LEDs burning out (although after a long period of time, they will eventually start losing the amount of output and their brightness will dim).
The real concern is to not apply too much voltage to the LED and overheat it. Another concern would be overheating your battery (due to heat dissipation from draining the battery from powering the LED).
In short, if you're only using the LED for time periods less than half an hour, you should be okay. If you need to use it longer, go get a real flash light. :)
Upvotes: 5 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: LEDs do have a long lifespan (35K-50K hrs depending on the type of LED) but the issue is heat. The LEDs are intended to be used as a flash (ultra short duration) and probably don't have very robust heat managment systems if they have any at all. Each phone is going to be different. I would say that using it as a flashlight for a couple minutes tops is fine, but beyond that you run the risk of overheating which, depending on the type of LED and where it's positioned in the phone in relation to other hardware could damage the LED and possibly other components.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_3: I use my LED for camera shots and also for lights and I have been doing so for almost every day or so and I've had my phone (myTouch Slide) for about 3 months now. Nothing has happened to it. I think if you're an avid user, you should just take care of it externally.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_4: I have burnt my phone's leds with two of my previous phones. Pressumably because of those apps. I have never used flashlight continously not more than five minutes.
Upvotes: 0 |
2010/10/01 | 332 | 1,052 | <issue_start>username_0: >
> **Possible Duplicate:**
>
> [When will my phone get Android 2.2 (FroYo)?](https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/2696/when-will-my-phone-get-android-2-2-froyo)
>
>
>
I haven't been able to keep up with the update calendars. But I did some google searches to find if the froyo update is available for T-Mobile's myTouch Slide. I heard the update was going to be live for most HTC devices around august but it's been awhile and I haven't gotten the update. Anyone know what I should do about this?
Is it available? If so, can I install it manually?<issue_comment>username_1: [According to rumor, Mid October.](http://androidforums.com/t-mobile-mytouch-slide/181150-possible-date-froyo-got-customer-service-rep.html) However, I'm not the guy at that link. I won't swear to it but it's something to hope for
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: There's support for the myTouch Slide since CyanogenMod 6 which is Froyo-based, [CyanogenMod Wiki](http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/index.php?title=HTC_Slide).
Upvotes: 0 |
2010/10/01 | 302 | 1,052 | <issue_start>username_0: I've been trying to find a good RSS widget that maximizes the number of entries that will fit in 4x2 or 4x4, especially for titles or sites with short entries like headlines.
Any good ones out there?<issue_comment>username_1: TalkAndroid.com has this list of the top 5 RSS readers for andoid [here](http://www.talkandroid.com/8805-top-5-android-rss-readers/).
1. gReader (3rd party app requires your google credentials)
2. FeedR (costs 1.99)
3. FastReader (3rd party app requires your google credentials)
4. FeedSquares (3rd party app requires your google credentials)
5. NewsRob (3rd party app requires your google credentials)
Upvotes: 2 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: The [Complete RSS](http://www.appbrain.com/app/complete-rss-widget/com.bai.rss) widget looks like it can get pretty dense. And, the app page says they'll eventually support custom font sizes, which means you could make it denser. The widget isn't free though, about $1.25 (US).
Upvotes: 0 |
2010/10/01 | 119 | 483 | <issue_start>username_0: How do I sync my Facebook contacts with the contacts on my Samsung Galaxy Spica?<issue_comment>username_1: 1. Settings >> Accounts and Sync >> Add account >> Facebook
2. Enter your facebook info
3. Check the Sync Contacts checkbox
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: You can use [SyncMyPix](http://code.google.com/p/syncmypix/) to download display pictures off Facebook of your contacts and use those for pre-existing contacts.
Upvotes: 0 |
2010/10/01 | 240 | 1,006 | <issue_start>username_0: Is it possible to create an alias for a place so that I can use the alias in [voice actions](http://www.google.com/mobile/voice-actions/)? Examples of the type of thing that I'd like to be able to say:
* Directions to Home
* Navigate to Jim's House<issue_comment>username_1: Try starring a place in Google Maps. Sometimes when you say the name of a starred place it will work. However, it can be a bit patchy at times.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: Currently this functionality doesn't seem to be possible using Voice Search.
There is a free app in the market called NavigationPro which is a little funky to figure out at first.
It allows you to save locations and name them in the app. You can then enable the feature in the preferences for the app so that whenever you run the app it automatically prompts you for a name you can speak. Once it recognizes the name it automatically goes to Google Maps and starts navigation for the address.
Upvotes: 2 [selected_answer] |
2010/10/02 | 425 | 1,684 | <issue_start>username_0: I no longer want to link my default Google Account on my phone. I have a Nexus One runnin 2.2.1.
How can I unlink my Google account?<issue_comment>username_1: Set up a new gmail account (you have to have one associated with the phone). Next, on your phone go to settings > applications > manage applications > gmail and choose "clear all data" do this for gtalk and google voice too if you have them set up. This should prompt you to start the account setup on the phone where you'll enter your new gmail acct info.
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: A method similar to the one that username_1 mentions worked in pre-2.0 versions of android, all you had to do was hit the *Clear Data* button for the **Google Apps** application in Settings->Applications->Manage Applications
Since 2.0 and the [improvements](http://developer.android.com/sdk/android-2.0-highlights.html) to account management that came with it, this trick no longer works. To the best of my knowledge (G2, myTouch Slide and G1 with Cyanogenmod 6) a master reset is now required.
If you need to backup info, try searching *appbrain.com* for **share my apps**, **sms backup+** or **sms backup and restore**, and/or **MyBackup Pro**
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_3: If the "clear all data" trick (as described by username_1) does not work (it didn't with my HTC Magic/Android 1.6) you can change the password to the google account (from a computer) and reboot the phone. Sometimes it will ask you for your account info right away after booting and sometimes you have to access some google app like the calendar or mail to trigger the account questionaire.
Upvotes: 2 |
2010/10/02 | 517 | 1,834 | <issue_start>username_0: I want to view the Google Analytics of my web sites on my Android 2.1 mobile phone. How can I view my Google Analytics data on Android?<issue_comment>username_1: Have you tried any of [these applications on the market](http://www.appbrain.com/search?q=google+analytics)?
Additionally, you should be able to see most of the data via the web except for their graphs (which uses Flash, you'd need Android 2.2 to view those).
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: As an answer to my own question (which I re-discovered just now), I can tell I have installed:
* [mAnaltyics](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mugitek.analytics) : gives you several charts and data of all your web sites coupled to you Google account. Very nice.
* [Analytics Widget](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.widget.analytics) : widget which when clicked, will update one count of one of your sites . Different widgets can be created. Very handy to follow the most important data.
Enjoy.
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_3: Actually, they now have their very own [Google Analytics](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.giant) app. Enjoy!
Description from Google Play:
>
> Essential data for your sites & apps. Anywhere, anytime. The Google
> Analytics app shows what is new and what is important on your Google
> Analytics profiles. See real time statistics, customizable dashboards
> and intelligence events on your phone.
>
>
>
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_4: There is now an [official Google Analytics](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.giant) app. It requires Android 2.1 or greater.
[Blog announcement](http://analytics.blogspot.com/2012/06/data-at-your-fingertips-announcing.html?m=1)
Upvotes: 2 |
2010/10/02 | 391 | 1,516 | <issue_start>username_0: I have a couple Google Mail (apps and gmail) accounts linked to my phone. If I get email the phone notifies me. If I read the email on a PC, the notification goes away. I like that.
I also am using the "Email" app with an Exchange server for my day job. If I get email the phone notifies me. However, if I read the email on PC (outlook or outlook web access) the notification never clears. So, I see the notification on the phone, tap through and... find nothing new.
Is there a setting that I'm missing?
[edit] running 2.1, if that matters.
[edit] Feb 1, 2011. This is still an issue since the Android 2.2 update as well<issue_comment>username_1: How often is your Exchange email on your phone syncing to the Exchange server? It may not be going away because the sync isn't set soon enough? My guess is that it doesn't know that the email was marked as read until it syncs back to the server.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: I'd suggest using K-9 Mail, a much better email app than the built-in. On my IMAP4 accounts, the notifications are cleared when the phone pulls the emails again. Haven't tried this with a push account, but i'd imagine it will work with a possible delay of your pull interval.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_3: The issue persisted even after the 2.2 upgrade.
Switching to Touchdown is one reasonably inexpensive alternative.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_3: The problem went away after the ICS update was pushed out.
Upvotes: 1 [selected_answer] |
2010/10/02 | 1,023 | 4,176 | <issue_start>username_0: I have Samsung Spica I5700 that have capacitive touchscreen, and I used a touchscreen protector.
Recently, I've noticed that the touchscreen often produces erratic movements, for example, if I put my still finger on the screen, the "cursor" will shake vigorously (sometimes very far off).
This makes the touchscreen very unusable; countless of times I've accidentally flinged the page when scrolling, while touching the screen for small scrolling; countless of times, the screen registered scrolling as a zooming or unzooming; and worse, it often flings to the wrong direction from my swiping direction (indicating a random erratic sensing). Sometimes, when I tried to touch a button/link on the top-left, the screen will detect a click in some other far away button (i.e. one **not** under my finger). Any games that uses touch intensively also becomes unplayable.
Could this be caused by the screen protector? Since capacitive touchscreen is operated by soft surface of a finger (instead of a pointy stylus), is there any noticeable benefit of using screen protector? or are they just a waste of time and money? do you think peeling off the protector will have a chance of fixing those problems?<issue_comment>username_1: To answer you questions:
***Could this be caused by the screen protector?***
Possibly. Take the screen protector off and see if the problem persists. My screen protector doesn't affect the functioning of my screen at all. This is going to depend on the particular screen protector (I'm sure there are cheap, bad ones) and the particular phone (they all have different screens and some have calibrations, some dont, some have screen sensitivity adjustment options, some don't).
***Is there any noticeable benefit of using screen protector? or are they just a waste of time and money?***
Yes there is a benefit, they protect the screen, and no they are not a waste of money. I have scratched/scuffed the hell out of my screen protector and all I had to do was remove it, and put a new one on and my phone was as good as new. Had I not had a screen protector my phone would be unusable now, so for just a few dollars and no performance cost my phones screen is as pristine as the day I got the phone. *That being said, my job and my lifestyle tend to put the phone through a lot of abuse* **;o)**
**My recommendation:** Take the screen protector off and go from there. If that doesn't work and it's under warranty, bring it back.
There are so many factors that can affect the touchscreen because it is the basis for all inputs and outputs of the device and troubleshooting can take a while. I would be surprised if it was the humidity or heat difference between indoor and out, but there are a number of different things that can change from indoor to out and if theres a bug, they may be affecting how your phone operates: GPS, Wifi, reception, Auto-brightness sensor.
This correlation could also be a coincidence. It could be a particular app that isn't playing nice with Android and your phones firmware.
You will need to to systematically isolate the conditions that affect the problems with your screen and the ones that don't, but ultimately it could just turn out to be a bad unit.
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: Screen protectors seem to have no effect on touchscreen sensitivity.
I carry my phone in a small thick clear plastic bag. Sometimes I take the phone out to operate it but more often I don't - and it works beautifully.
The problem you have is more likely to do with parasitic capacitive coupling sneaking in from somewhere in your setup.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_3: The problem
>
> if I put my still finger on the screen, the "cursor" will shake vigorously
>
>
>
can be caused by the power supply. Touchscreen sensors seem to be **very** sensitive to power supply ripple. It is easy to check; unplug the power cable (on a phone this is usually also the USB cable) so that you are running from battery, and see if the problem goes away. Be sure your wall charger has enough power (check the output current against the phone/tablet spec).
Upvotes: 2 |
2010/10/02 | 177 | 695 | <issue_start>username_0: The fact that free gps turn-by-turn navigation is available for new enough Android devices using Google-owned map data is well known.
Does Android offer free navigation in non-US countries as well?<issue_comment>username_1: Google Maps Navigation is currently available in the United States, Canada, UK, Ireland, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, and Switzerland.
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: I have an unbranded German HTC Desire. It has Google Navigation installed by default (IIRC, it came with the Froyo upgrade -- I don't remember seeing it in the preinstalled Android 2.1.).
Upvotes: 2 |
2010/10/03 | 233 | 810 | <issue_start>username_0: I need to have the time/**clock on** for about 30 mins. Just the time I can see in dark. The screen doesn't turn off.
Is there any application or way I can have the time on for xx minutes in case I need it?
**HTC Desire on Android 2.1**<issue_comment>username_1: [Keepscreen](http://www.appbrain.com/app/keepscreen-%28now-free%29/com.tni.KeepScreenLite) can let you choose some applications and select a specific screen timeout for each of them. So you could just set the Clock application with the "no timeout" option.
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: There's a ClockView App. in google play store.
It's a best-efforted always on clock.
Please read the App. descriptions.
Link : <https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.kimscom.clockview>
Upvotes: 1 |
2010/10/03 | 285 | 1,144 | <issue_start>username_0: I made the mistake of sync'ing my PC with my HTC Desire and now my calendar has lots of double entries; From Exchange and from HTC Sync (Outlook)... Any wy to remove all traces of the HTC Sync entries?<issue_comment>username_1: I'm not sure but if you go to Calenendars -> Menu -> More -> Calendars, you can choose which calendar to show. Maybe this will help if you are talking about calendar of phone.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: These are the steps I took on my HTC Desire running Android version 2.2 to delete all calendar data, and in turn the PC Sync calendar:
1. On the phone, open Settings > Applications > Manage Applications
2. Click the “All” tab at the top of the screen
3. Scroll down and tap the Calendar Storage application
4. Tap the “Clear data” button, and confirm you’d like to proceed.
Now all the calendar data is gone from the phone, running your sync processes again to populate only the calendars you want on your phone.
Upvotes: 2 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_3: On HTC, go to Settings - App, search for "Calendar Storage", open it, then "Clear data". Done.
Upvotes: -1 |
2010/10/04 | 227 | 771 | <issue_start>username_0: is out there any Android application that would tell me **what sound tone** makes my [Singing bowl](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singing_bowl)?
* HTC Desire on Android 2.1<issue_comment>username_1: Any guitar tuning app should help.
(There should be some.. or else I'll make one.. ;)
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: Try [Spectral Audio Analyzer](http://www.appbrain.com/app/spectral-audio-analyzer/radonsoft.net.spectralview)
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_3: [gStrings](http://www.appbrain.com/app/tuner-gstrings/org.cohortor.gstrings) is an awesome guitar tuning app. It should do exactly what you want. You can have it try to match a specific pitch or you can do "Tune auto" to find out what pitch you are currently at.
Upvotes: 1 |
2010/10/04 | 982 | 3,419 | <issue_start>username_0: What kind of pressure does it measure? Air pressure? Finger pressure on the touchscreen?<issue_comment>username_1: It measures finger pressure on the touchscreen.
Source: [http://developer.android.com/reference/android/view/MotionEvent.html#getPressure(int)](http://developer.android.com/reference/android/view/MotionEvent.html#getPressure%28int%29)
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: Some devices, like the Motorola [Xoom](http://www.motorola.com/staticfiles/Consumers/xoom-android-tablet/us-en/techspecs.html), the Sony Ericsson [Xperia Active](http://www.sonyericsson.com/cws/corporate/press/pressreleases/pressreleasedetails/xperiaactivefinal-20110622) and the Galaxy Nexus, have an air pressure sensor built into them that measures the barometric air pressure. I have the [Barometer HD](https://market.android.com/details?id=com.guildsoftware.barometer) app installed on my Xoom which seems to give roughly the same reading as my Suunto electronic barometer.
Support for a barometer pressure (and other environmental) sensor was [added in Android 2.3](https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/3445/whats-new-in-android-2-3-gingerbread) To follow the trend of linking to the related developer resource, I believe this is a [TYPE\_PRESSURE sensor](http://developer.android.com/reference/android/hardware/Sensor.html).
See also this related StackOverflow question [Android devices with pressure sensor](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/6141390/android-devices-with-pressure-sensor), and this [Gizmodo article](http://gizmodo.com/5851288/why-the-barometer-is-androids-new-trump-card) for some of the possible uses for the barometer, which includes helping the device to calculate your [altitude in GPS apps](https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/4430/gps-calibration/4431#4431).
Android Engineer <NAME> made a [post to Google+ explaining why the Galaxy Nexus had a barometer](https://plus.google.com/+DanMorrill/posts/jVJhPyouWDP) internally:
>
> I've seen a lot of hay made about the barometer in Galaxy Nexus.
> Here's the skinny; it's not really as dramatic or weird as people
> think.
>
>
> The primary purpose of the barometer is (at least, I've been told) to
> make GPS lockons faster. Locking on to a GPS involves numerically
> solving a 4-dimensional set of linear equations -- 3 dimensions in
> space, and time. (Yes, you get accurate time for free if you lock on
> to GPS.) Because of the way GPS works, this can take a few minutes.
>
>
> This goes much faster if you already have an estimate of your
> location. This is why "aGPS" (assisted GPS) services are so popular:
> by starting with a rough city-level coordinate fix through something
> like cell-tower network location, you can reduce the amount of math
> you have to do to lock on. This is where the barometer comes in.
>
>
> The 3 dimensions in space are latitude, longitude... and altitude. The
> barometer gives you a reasonable first-cut estimate for altitude. This
> gives you a bit of a leg up on one of the dimensions -- especially
> combined with "2D" aGPS -- which can help speed up lock-on in general.
>
>
> Now of course, the barometer can also be used for things like, well,
> determining atmospheric pressure (although I'm not sure it's really
> weather grade.) But the main reason it's in your phone is to help with
> GPS.
>
>
>
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer] |
2010/10/04 | 1,182 | 4,426 | <issue_start>username_0: I'm looking for a music player for Android that supports smart playlists and play count metadata like the iPod and iTunes. Ideally I'd like something that:
* Keeps track of statistics like last played, play count, last skipped, etc.
* Allows rating of songs from Android.
* Supports smart playlists that are live updating (for example, if I have a smart playlist to match all songs I haven't played in a month, and I play a song from it, the played song drops off the playlist **without having to sync back with my PC** since it no longer matches that criteria).
* Is supported by a desktop PC media management application such that these statistics are synchronized back to the PC. (I'm open to switching, so as long as it's supported by a stable, relatively featured desktop app, I don't care which).
I've tried the stock music player, which doesn't support any of these (to my knowledge), and doubleTwist, which supports ratings but doesn't support smart playlists or play counts yet.<issue_comment>username_1: [MixZing Music Player](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mixzing.basic), I believe, does both. At the very least, it supports "semi-smart" playlists generated according to your rating tracks.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: A commonly recommended app for this is [DoubleTwist](http://www.appbrain.com/app/music-%28doubletwist-music%29/com.doubleTwist.androidPlayer). Along with the desktop app it will let you import any iTunes playlists, counts, etc. as well.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_3: I haven't looked into it much, but perhaps you should check out Winamp. They have an android player in beta now that supports wireless and USB synchronization to a PC that is also running Winamp.
The App is currently not available on PlayStore. You can download the apk from the official Winamp forums and download the app under the Android category,
[Download WinAmp](http://forums.winamp.com/showpost.php?p=2984799&postcount=2) Page
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_4: I will only say that the Winamp player has 'Rating' from android in their 'to-do' list. I'm hopeful for this.
I will second the op's criteria for what I'm looking for in Android. At this point, I think Winamp has the potential for really being the iPod/iTunes combo killer. To make all of the above happen somewhat flawlessly, there needs to be a true "library" type sync, and not this reliance on the last.fm scrobbling. If it can keep a small version of a library on the phone, and use THAT to sync up to the main computer, it could be AMAZING.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_5: iSyncr does this. They also do wireless sync. [lifehacker article](http://lifehacker.com/5655180/isyncr-syncs-your-android-device-with-itunes-over-usb-or-wi+fi)
Unfortunately (for me at least) it uses iTunes and I hate iTunes, but it does work. I think I hated iTunes so much I bought an Android to avoid it, but now have to use it anyway because of the smart playlists. It is the only thing I've found that keeps smart playlists, playcounts, and ratings updated. Everything you said you wanted. Plus you already use iTunes and seem to not hate it.
I think iSyncr could work for you. :)
You should be able to use the stock music player, MixZing, or a half dozen other popular other android players in combination with the sync app which pushes playcounts and ratings to iTunes.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_6: Nobody mentioned [PlayerPro Music Player](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tbig.playerpro) - which does exactly what you need.
Here's the related PlayStore description,
>
> Music stats and SMART PLAYLISTS: Recently added, Top rated, Most
> played, Recently played, Least played. Build additional custom
> playlists using the SMART PLAYLIST EDITOR and the many different
> criteria it offers: album, artist, genre, title, play/skip count, last
> played/added, rating, is a podcast, duration, year, file path etc. All
> smart playlists are AUTO-UPDATED.
>
>
>
There's also a 10-day trial version of this app available on PlayStore, if you want to try out the features,
[PlayerPro Music Player Trial](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tbig.playerprotrial).
***Note:*** The Pro version is standalone. Please uninstall the trial version after purchase.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_7: Rocket Player Pro does that exactly.
Upvotes: -1 |
2010/10/05 | 673 | 2,732 | <issue_start>username_0: I'm considering buying an android phone (probably a Galaxy S variant). But I only run Linux (Gentoo if it matters). So, I'm curious what features work with Linux, and whether there are any features that I'll miss out on by not syncing my phone to a Windows or OS X PC.
(I'm being optimistic in the title and assuming that most things will Just Work -- please correct me if I'm wrong.)<issue_comment>username_1: So far Samsung has pushed it's firmware updates via it's Windows only software Kies. You can not get the official updates without windows.
When I purchased my Samsung Galaxy S I to assumed updates would come over the air. They do not.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: As Trampster said, currently Samsung are only pushing firmware updates through their Windows-only Kies software. Many manufacturers push out the updates wirelessly "OTA" (over-the-air) straight to the phone, so never go near a PC, and some provide a file that you download onto the phone's SD card and then boot the phone into a special update mode, none of these have any desktop OS requirements.
Other than that most of Android is designed to sync with "the cloud" so Mail, Calendar, Contacts, etc all sync with GMail, social networking sites, and some 3rd party mail/calendar/contacts providers straight from the phone to the server.
Music, pictures, videos etc live on the micro-SD card in your phone which can be mounted as a drive on any OS that can normally mount USB drives. See this SuperUser question about mounting a Galaxy S on Ubuntu where it turned out to be much easier than the questioner thought [What is the mount point Samsung Galaxy S for Ubuntu Desktop?](https://superuser.com/questions/166572/what-is-the-mount-point-samsung-galaxy-s-for-ubuntu-desktop/190672#190672)
Apps either save their data to the SD card, sync to a server on the web, or (in very rare cases, but I do have one app that does this) sync via WiFi to a PC on the local LAN.
So, in general Android phones really don't care what your desktop OS is, as you'll rarely need to do anything other than connect it as a USB drive.
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_3: The phone may not care what OS it's linking to over the USB connection, but apps may very well might. [DoubleTwist](http://www.doubletwist.com/), for instance, is only available for Windows and Mac.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_4: Community ROMs generally assume Linux; sometimes you'll find people posting Windows-only instructions or "make it simple for me" binaries - but Linux instructions from that are just a matter of finding the "manual, old, hard way" which is typically 5-6 lines entered into a CLI and easily scriptable.
Upvotes: 0 |
2010/10/05 | 425 | 1,505 | <issue_start>username_0: Is there a way to disable the sounds on phone startup and shutdown? When I had JF3 firmware, there were no sounds, but now on JM1 the sounds are there :(<issue_comment>username_1: Try [Silent Boot](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.antweb.silentboot) from the android market. It automatically mutes your phone when you shutdown.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_2: In System -> Sound and Display -> System volume
you can set it, unfortunately the power on/off sound is also tied to the touch feedback sound (ie you press a button, hear a sound). If that's not a problem, turn it all the way down and problem solved..
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_3: Try SGS Tools from the market. It has the option to mute startup and shutdown sounds, or set custom ones.
Note: Works on a rooted device only.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_4: You can also just hit your volume key, and hit the settings button that shows up on the right. You can turn the system volume up and down from right there.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_5: In [this post](https://forums.androidcentral.com/showthread.php?t=194842&p=2111288&viewfull=1#post2111288) at Android Central, the suggestion is:
1. Open a root explorer, go to `/system/media/audio/ui`
2. Rename `PowerOn.ogg` to `PowerOn.ogg.disabled`, `PowerOff.ogg` to `PowerOff.ogg.disabled`
This requires root.
This seems promising, but in my HTC E9 phone (Android 5) these files don't exist :(
Upvotes: 2 |
2010/10/05 | 376 | 1,520 | <issue_start>username_0: Is there an music player that shows the value in the BPM tag? I would also like it to sort according to BPM.<issue_comment>username_1: You could try Droid DJ. It says its got a beat countneed I don't think it'll sort by bpm but it may be worth a try if you don't find exactly what you need.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: I can't say with perfect certainty, but I've not seen anything like this in any of the major music player apps, which all struggle each in their own way to provide any extra-functionality. However, winamp for android was just released and is supposed to be fairly feature rich. Check there, maybe.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_3: As far as just showing BPM, PowerAMP does that quite nicely while the song is actually playing and in the info section. Sorting is a different story (though lots of other great sort options). and of course this is a paid app. Now that you've mentioned it though, I might email the dev about it.
Neutron MP is also an interesting program that shows everything from BPM to sampling rate to crossfade sliders to a bunch of other advanced dj controls that you'll probably never touch. It's slow as molasses though and while it's uber advanced, it's not particularly user-friendly. Also I could find no sortation options at all.
I tried (unsuccessfully) to find BPM info in the following music apps: 3, WinAmp, BoomBoxoid, Meridian, Zimly, and MixZing. I also tried the tagging programs iTag & Pimp My Music with no luck.
Upvotes: 1 |
2010/10/05 | 365 | 1,107 | <issue_start>username_0: Sort of like this [iPad app](http://gizmodo.com/5508816/review-idisplay-turns-your-ipad-into-a-second-monitor). Is there any way to extend your desktop onto your phone or tablet? Not looking for VNC solutions.<issue_comment>username_1: Not to my knowledge. Both of those solutions you've listed appear to use VNC as the service.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: [iDisplay](http://www.shapeservices.com/en/products/details.php?product=idisplay&platform=android) is now available for Android.
There's a [review](http://androidcommunity.com/idisplay-for-android-turns-your-smartphone-or-tablet-into-second-display-for-computers-20110225/) on androidcommunity.com
US$4.99 in [Google Play](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.idisplay.virtualscreen).
Upvotes: 4 <issue_comment>username_3: Early this year, arrived for Android:
[Air Display](http://avatron.com/apps/air-display) by [Avatron Software](http://avatron.com/) available for 3,79€ in [Google Play](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.avatron.airdisplay).
*Android 2.3.3 and up.*
Upvotes: 1 |
2010/10/05 | 1,038 | 3,998 | <issue_start>username_0: Our sales team came to me earlier with a question about Android OS. I've never used Android, but I do know it is a Linux-based OS.
Frankly, I don't have the time to research for myself the capabilities of the Android OS. What I need to know is:
* Is it possible to restrict web access to a single domain (domain.com, *.domain.com, domain.com/*)?
* Is it possible to launch, on boot, the browser with a specific URL or perhaps if the home page is set, have it launch on boot to the home page?
* Is there a 'Full Screen' mode for the browser that could be the default for whenever the browser is launched?
* Can SMS/MMS/Email be disabled (if the tablet has those capabilities) but still maintain a 3/4G and/or Wifi connection?
* Can I use a custom boot screen?
Since it's a Linux-based OS I imagine I could restrict the web access with IPtables or hosts files, but that of course means the OS has to support that, and I'm not sure if it does.
We hope to use a tablet running Android to tie in to our internal systems. The tablets will be in the hands of operators, who we do not want to be able to use the data connection for anything but our web-based application. Hence the need for browser-launch-on-boot, full-screen mode, and restricting web access.<issue_comment>username_1: You will have to modify the OS to support most of this, since it doesn't incorporate this by default, but since Android is fully open-source this shouldn't be too much of a problem. It's always better to put restrictions like these as near the kernel as possible so they are hard to bypass.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: Yes all this is possible but you'll have to root the tablet and whether or not ***that*** is possible will depend on the tablet.
Here's the answer to each request:
1. Yes, you have to [edit the hosts file](http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=514698) for which you'll have to root the device.
2. Yes, any browser (I recommend [Dolphin HD](http://www.appbrain.com/app/dolphin-browser%E2%84%A2-hd/mobi.mgeek.TunnyBrowser)) will let you set the home page, so just set this to the page you want it to launch with. With the [Launch After Boot](http://www.appbrain.com/app/launchafterboot/com.androgone.launchafterboot) app (~$1.60) you can set the browser to launch on start-up.
3. Yes, the aforementioned Dolphin HD Browser has a "Full Screen" mode under settings.
4. Since you are rooting the device you can just uninstall the messaging (SMS/MMS/Email) apps.
5. Yes. This app requires a rooted device (and dropping $2): Boot [Animation Changer Pro](http://www.appbrain.com/app/boot-animation-changer-pro/com.simproductions.bachangerpro)
All in all this is possible assuming you can root you device, and while it won't be easy, it also wont require you programming any custom solution.
**Edit:** I should have mentioned that going "Full Screen" on the browser will not prevent people from navigating away from the browser screen to other parts of the device but you can basically uninstall every single app that you don't want your people using, and uninstall the market so they can't install more apps. You can also Password protect apps that you don't want people using with an app like [App Protector Pro](http://www.appbrain.com/app/app-protector-pro/com.carrotapp.protectpronew) ($2). Any enterprising person will be able to get around anything you do with some work but that can be said about any workplace restrictions.
**Edit #2:** Don't quote me on this but I'll bet you could use [Tasker](http://www.appbrain.com/app/tasker/net.dinglisch.android.taskerm) to furhter restrict access to the device and/or services. Assuming you guys operate during set business hours and are at one bricks & mortar location, you can set location and time based restrictions so when they are in the store during business hours only certain things are possible. You would just need to password protect Tasker after setting it up.
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer] |
2010/10/05 | 291 | 1,009 | <issue_start>username_0: I have a root Nexus one, that at one point ran a custom ROM, but now has the stock Android 2.2 release. I just got an update to 2.2.1, and it fails with:
```
Build : RA-nexus-v1.5.3
Finding update package...
Opening update package...
Verifying update package...
E:No signature (188 files)
E:Verification failed
Installation aborted.
```
What is the problem? Why does it say 1.5.3 in the build?<issue_comment>username_1: Have you tried installing a stock image from ROM manager and then upgrading from there? Just to make certain that you are using a clean stock image.
Are you wanting to keep root? Any OTA updates might remove your root (I don't have a N1, so I don't know how the 2.2.1 update will affect your root status).
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: Installing the stock Android 2.2 FRF91 or newer unroots the phone. I had this same problem.
You can downgrade and root using the directions here: <http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=717870>
Upvotes: 1 |
2010/10/05 | 503 | 1,865 | <issue_start>username_0: Looking for something to remote control my Droid without having to root. To be clear, I am looking for full control over the computer (view on monitor, use mouse and keyboard for input).<issue_comment>username_1: Matt, have you given TeamViewer a try?
<http://www.teamviewer.com/download/mobile.aspx>
They just recently released a BETA version for mobile.
I have used TeamViewer in the PC world quite a few times and it's a very good VNC application, never had any problems with it, not to mention it's free of charge for personal use.
I am not sure if it works PC->Android as well. Also, you cannot find it on the Android Market (for reasons I don't understand) and you have to download the APK from their site and allow installations from unknown sources.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: We just released [VMLite VNC Server for Android](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.vmlite.vncserver) in Google Play Store. It's first vnc server that works on non-rooted Android devices.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: As replied in [another related](https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/4251/remote-login-into-the-phone-from-a-pc/28327#28327) question, Team viewer had recently provided app for Samsung phones. After installing this app in, the phone can be remotely accessed from PC. The following is the screen shot from [its](http://www.teamviewer.com/hi/download/mobile-app.aspx) site:
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_4: Droid VNC Seems to do the job for rooted phones. This allows you to control your phone via your computer, laptop, or other device with Ultra VNC or WinVNC.
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_5: Teamviewer makes an app for android called 'TeamViewer Host'. It lets you connect to your phone from the PC.
Upvotes: 0 |
2010/10/05 | 354 | 1,320 | <issue_start>username_0: Are there any off-the-shelf options for securing the contents of an SD card so that files written by apps writing to SD are encrypted? If so, what is the best option?
I'm looking for something for all apps. I would strongly prefer to do it without rooting.<issue_comment>username_1: For anyone who stumbles upon this topic. Motorola seems to offer a solution for full storage encryption of internal and sd card.
Link: <https://motorola-enterprise.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/57094>
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: As of July 2014, I've found the following options for SD card encryption:
* [Boxcryptor](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.boxcryptor.android) - not open source; developed by German company; supports sync with cloud storage; unclear if they've received a backdoor request
* [cryptonite](https://code.google.com/p/cryptonite/) - open source; supports mounting TrueCrypt volumes; no backdoor request yet
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_3: Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) has a feature called "adoptable storage", which allows the external SD card to be treated as if it were internal storage. When this is done, everything on the card is encrypted.
More details: <https://source.android.com/devices/storage/adoptable.html>
Upvotes: 2 [selected_answer] |
2010/10/06 | 1,087 | 3,857 | <issue_start>username_0: I'm using the newly released market version of Skype on my ADP1 running CyanogenMod 6.0.
I can't seem to **quit** the Skype program. There doesn't seem to be any mechanism for signing out of Skype once signed in. I can kill the task, but the next time anything triggers it it think it has the right to sign in and be online again, bar nothing. The task bar icon just takes you to the program, but the program doesn't seem to have any menus, doesn't respond the the back button etc.
Ideas?<issue_comment>username_1: Go the to **MyInfo** tab and set your status to **Sign Out**.
Once you're signed out the back button works as expected and exits Skype.
**EDIT**: As of v2.9.0.315 (at least) Skype has simplified the log out mechanism:
In the home screen of Skype simply do this:
Upvotes: 5 <issue_comment>username_2: Install Stop Skype from the Market, create shortcut on your homescreen and click it when you want to exit skype
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: Ok, I just found out how you can quit skype.
Go to the main screen in the app and click the left button.
After that click sign out, than you'll be able to quit with the return button.
Some have already posted this but I think it wasn't completely clear to people who are new to android (like me) :P
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_4: I know how to sign out. When you are signed in, HOLD THE HOME BUTTON FOR A LONG TIME ON YOUR ANDROID PRODUCT, NOT IN SKYPE! You will be able to see a button which is Task Manager. Click it and you will see the active applications on your android product. Then press the end button that you see next to the skype logo.
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_5: For me 'Sign Out' behaves exactly as on the PC Skype client. i.e. the client keeps running. If you then force it to quit (see below) you will need to enter your password again next time you sign in.
Here is a generic way to quit Skype that does not require to install a new task manager or some 'stop skype' app:
Go to Settings -> Applications -> Manage applications -> Skype -> Force stop
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_6: With version 4.0 (released July 1, 2013), they've changed, once again, how to sign out.
Here's how to do it:
1. While logged in, tap your avatar in the top right corner
2. On your account profile, tap the Overflow Menu (three vertical dots) in the lower right corner
* If your phone has a physical menu button, you'll use that
3. You now have the option to sign out
([source](http://www.androidcentral.com/how-sign-out-new-skype-40-android))
---
Skype has recently updated (10-July); one of the changes is to make it easier to sign out.
[Skype for Android 4.0 Update: We Heard You](http://blogs.skype.com/2013/07/10/skype-for-android-4-0-update-we-heard-you/)
>
> * You wanted an easier way to sign out. Now you can find this option by hitting the **Menu** key or on any of these navigation screens: **Recent**, **Favorites**, **People** and **Profile**.
>
>
>
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_7: They changed it again, it appears (Skype 4.4.0.31835). While previously it could be reached via the Menu button, there is no more option to sign out there.
Instead now you have to press the button with the dashed circle around the avatar, next to the menu button on the main screen of Skype. There you'll see this:
At the very bottom you find the option to sign out, which will also quit the Skype client.
The previous version behaved the way described by [the accepted answer](https://android.stackexchange.com/a/48422/9993) (as of this writing). But it didn't get me any further.
Upvotes: 2 |
2010/10/06 | 371 | 1,000 | <issue_start>username_0: With Android Froyo (OS 2.2), how can I do USB tethering with a Mac OS X?<issue_comment>username_1: PDAnet: <http://www.junefabrics.com/android/mac.php>
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: [EasyTether Lite](http://www.appbrain.com/app/easytether-lite/com.mstream.easytether_beta) works for me. I've used it on an XP machine as well as a Mac. I love that it's cross-platform.
>
> Shares your phone Internet connection
> with computer/laptop/notebook (Windows
> 7/Vista/XP 64-bit/32-bit, Mac OS X
> 10.4/10.5/10.6, Ubuntu 10.4+). EasyTether works via USB.
>
>
> Does not need root access.
>
>
>
There's also [EasyTether Full](http://www.appbrain.com/app/easytether/com.mstream.easytether_polyclef).
>
> Full app allows https - access to
> secure sites such as facebook, gmail,
> online banking etc.
>
>
> Full app allows you to tether ps3,
> xbox 360, wii via your PC - enable
> Internet Connection Sharing on your
> computer for that.
>
>
>
Upvotes: 2 |
2010/10/06 | 473 | 1,587 | <issue_start>username_0: I have an unlocked Nexus One that I rooted to remove a system application (Twitter), but now the OTA system update fails with the message
```
Verifying current system ...
assert failed: apply_patch_check("/system/app/Twitter.apk", "")
E:Error in /cache/c8847c98b948.signed-passion-FRG83-fromFR91.c8847c98.zip
(status 7)
```
Un-rooting the device doesn't seem to fix this. Is there more to removing a system app than doing a 'rm' of the .apk? For example, is there some configuration file that also needs patching?<issue_comment>username_1: It looks like you need to re-add the Twitter.apk, update, then remove it again. Have you tried that? The patch itself is trying to find that apk for the update (not sure if you can change the patch since it is probably signed?).
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: What ended up working was re-installing the stock Nexus One (a.k.a. Passion) image. There seem to be several different ways to go back to a stock installation, but what worked for me was:
* Download the `PASSIMG_Passion_.zip` file from [shipped-roms.com](http://shipped-roms.com/shipped/Passion%20%28Nexus%20One%29/)
* Re-name the file `passimg.zip` and copy it to the SD card via USB
* Booted into hboot (hold the volume down button while powering on the phone)
* Selected 'yes' when asked if hboot should install the image
The above steps were inspired by [this](http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=6558753&postcount=146) post in the XDA-Developers forum. After doing this, OTA updates started working again.
Upvotes: 2 [selected_answer] |
2010/10/06 | 489 | 1,783 | <issue_start>username_0: I want to enable the Wifi Access Point (AP) functionality on my Moto Droid. I don't mind rooting but I'd like to do this without having to edit the kernel or having to flash the ROM. I have seen apps that enable wifi tethering but they require a netfilter enabled kernel.
Is this possible? If it is, how do I get it done?
Here are a few points I want to clarify because I anticipate several people telling me to use PDAnet, which is a great app that I love but does not fit my needs here...
1. I want to enable my Droid as a Wifi AP, not just tether via wifi. The point of this is that I want to be able to connect devices that are capable to connecting to wifi without having any client software on them.
2. PDAnet doesn't allow for wifi tethering at all.
3. Verizon does not offer Wifi AP service on the Droid 1.<issue_comment>username_1: When I first rooted my Droid (with EasyRoot), I remained on the stock ROM until I got annoyed by the OTA update message (and ended up switching to CM6).
However, I was able to use [Wireless Tether](http://www.appbrain.com/app/wireless-tether-for-root-users/android.tether) without doing anything else. No new kernel, no mods, nada. Just root on vanilla Android.
If you've already updated to the latest version of Android via OTA, then I'm pretty certain you'd have to downgrade your phone to get root to work unless there is a new method to get root now. I know for a fact that EasyRoot no longer works with the OTA update.
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: I believe SuperOneClick works for rooting the Motorola Droid on 2.2.
<http://shortfuse.org/?page_id=2>
After rooting your phone, you can use Wifi Tether for Root Users.
<https://code.google.com/p/android-wifi-tether/>
Upvotes: 0 |
2010/10/06 | 926 | 3,114 | <issue_start>username_0: The title is pretty self explanatory on this one.<issue_comment>username_1: The Google Charts API is definitely the easiest. You just make a URL as follows:
`https://chart.apis.google.com/chart?chs=150x150&cht=qr&chl=&choe=UTF-8`
Content is usually a link, for example, this is a link to this site:
`https://chart.apis.google.com/chart?chs=150x150&cht=qr&chl=https://android.stackexchange.com/&choe=UTF-8`
Upvotes: 4 <issue_comment>username_2: Using the **goo.gl URL shortener**: <http://goo.gl/a4Wv> and **adding a .qr** to the end of it: <http://goo.gl/a4Wv.qr>
Upvotes: 5 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_3: You can also make ASCII QR codes (mainly for websites like Reddit): <http://asciiqr.com/>
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_4: [KAYWA](http://qrcode.kaywa.com/)
easy as adding a link and click generate. Can generate for sms, text or phone numbers.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_5: If you're looking for an Android app that does that, try "**QR Droid**".
It lets you do this:
- In the Browser, when your viewing URL that you want to share, select "Menu" > "More" > "Share page" > "QR Droid"
- There, you'll be able to generate QR code with a click, and to optionally shorten it first so resulting QR code has less data an therefore is easier to read by decoders
After generating QR code, it allow you to share image or URL from Google Chart as text
I hope it helps
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: You can turn the url of the page your are viewing into a QR Code easily with these bookmarklets:
1. This one creates a pop-up where you can edit the url. It's a two click process:
`javascript:var sCode=prompt('Enter URL to encode',window.location);void(window.open('http://chart.apis.google.com/chart?cht=qr&chs=300x300&chl='+encodeURIComponent(sCode),'Qr code','top=100,left=200,width=350,height=350,status=yes'));`
2. This one is a one click and done process:
`javascript:(function(){if(document.getElementById){var x=document.getElementsByTagName('head').item(0);var o=document.createElement('script');if(typeof(o)!='object') o=document.standardCreateElement('script');o.setAttribute('src','http://qrbookmarklet.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/qr.js');o.setAttribute('type','text/javascript');x.appendChild(o);}})();`
Just create a bookmark in your Chrome or FF browser bar and paste the above code into the URL field of the bookmark.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_6: I'm a big fan of [QR Code Generator from the ZXing Project](http://zxing.appspot.com/generator/).
It's a web app that quickly lets you enter in any text to create a QR code.
It will also allow you to enter structured info (URL's, Contact Info, Wifi-network credentials), and creates QR Codes from that. The benefit there is that you may have apps that are set up to handle structured data.
E.g.: a URL QR code will automatically open up your web browser at that address. Contact QR codes will create a new contact in your address book, and so on.
Upvotes: 1 |
2010/10/07 | 589 | 2,295 | <issue_start>username_0: [This question](https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/437/how-do-i-sideload-i-e-install-non-market-apps-on-att-phones) seems to say that it's necessary to root an at&t phone (like the samsung captivate) in order to install apps from unofficial sources.
My question is a bit more focused: if I'm working on my own android app, will I be able to load it on my at&t phone for testing (via the android SDK, etc.) without first rooting the phone?<issue_comment>username_1: >
> This question seems to say that it's necessary to root an at&t phone (like the samsung captivate) in order to install apps from unofficial sources.
>
>
>
That is not true. While you cannot download apps from the Web, you can install apps through the development tools, or things based on the development tools (like the Sideloader Wonder Machine).
>
> My question is a bit more focused: if I'm working on my own android app, will I be able to load it on my at&t phone for testing (via the android SDK, etc.) without first rooting the phone?
>
>
>
Yes.
Upvotes: 4 <issue_comment>username_2: The Android [Compatibility Definition Document](https://source.android.com/compatibility/) ([direct pdf](https://static.googleusercontent.com/media/source.android.com/en//compatibility/android-cdd.pdf)) says that “Device implementations MUST support the Android Developer Tools provided in the Android SDK.”
Any device which isn't “compatible with Android” according to this document isn't going to have the Google services, and in particular would not have the Google Play Store. Such devices do exist, but if you have one you'd likely know it.
(Lack of official compatibility doesn't mean you *can't* use the standard development tools, either, just that they're not obligated to allow it. The Amazon Kindle Fire is an example of such a device.)
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_3: Update:
AT&T has finally seen the light and allowed unknown sources on most of its devices; you should get an update.
If you want a real "developer phone" you can get the Nexus S (right now it's exclusive to Best Buy, so you'll have to go there. Make sure you get the AT&T variant if you want HSPA+). I have only booted stock once on mine - and it was not the first boot.
Upvotes: 0 |
2010/10/07 | 608 | 2,392 | <issue_start>username_0: Since Android 2.2 (Froyo), you can select "Allow automatic updating" for applications. For some reason, I haven't started using this yet. The benefit would be to save time, but are there any good reasons **not** to use this feature?
<issue_comment>username_1: I leave it off so that I can review the list of pending updates and see what changed. Of course, that only helps for the apps that list changes in the market description.
Every once in a while, developers do release updates that are a step backwards- either because of introducing bugs or major redesigns that lose features (Astrid, I'm looking at you). If you wait long enough before updating, then you may be alerted to that situation via comments.
Upvotes: 5 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: The main reason why i won't use the feature is traffic. In germany, we have mostly traffic limitated flatrates. So after 250 or 300 MB of traffic or something like that, you'll be forced to only use 2G connections for the rest of the month. Because of that limitations, i only update my apps when i have wifi access somewhere around me.
Upvotes: 4 <issue_comment>username_3: Sometimes a developer might release a controversial update: interface changed, ads added, or a lot of bugs were introduced and therefore you may want to hold off before upgrading (or at least give yourself a chance to back up the apk). A good example of this recently was [psx4droid](http://www.appbrain.com/app/psx4droid-%28psx-emulator%29/com.zodttd.psx).
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_4: A lot of things:
* Traffic: if your data plan is pay-per-byte (or has a data cap/limit)
* Battery life: Updating apps uses the processor (which consumes battery).
* The new version of the program may have problems, bugs, etc.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_5: Also, you might want not to update apps automatically if you have a old/cheap device.
On my HTC Hero, installing apps kind of takes a lot of resources and I don't want the device to slow down randomly.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_6: Everyone offers plenty of good reasons not to auto update so I'll offer a solution -- Use a good backup app such as Titanium Backup, and you can safely leave autoupdates on and manually revert to an older version if an app changes in ways you aren't happy with.
Upvotes: 3 |
2010/10/07 | 608 | 2,118 | <issue_start>username_0: I would like to rip and watch a DVD on my new Samsung Galaxy S (Captivate variety) handset. Sometimes I get a goofy sci-fi on Netflix that I would like to watch but the wife wouldn't bother. So I want to rip a copy to my PC and watch it later on my captivate. What is the best format/method/player for me?<issue_comment>username_1: 'Re' download the movie on line and just copy the divx files to your phone. Most movies should just work with the default movie player (which is really great on the SGS)
Ripping a movie takes a lot of time/knowledge just downloading it is easy and probably faster.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: [Meridian](http://www.appbrain.com/app/meridian-media-player-lite/org.iii.romulus.meridian) is a pretty popular media player.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_3: [Handbrake](http://handbrake.fr) is a good program to rip and convert DVD video (it may not work on certain copy protected DVDs but that's a topic for another SE).
The stock video player plays H.264 .mp4 videos well ([here are the supported formats](http://developer.android.com/guide/appendix/media-formats.html)). You can actually just use the iphone/ipod preset in handbreak, just change the width of the video to the height dimension of your phone (so you can watch it in landscape, on the Droid it's 854 px). It will output a .m4v format which technically isn't supported but it will play because it's not drm'd by itunes.
If you prefer another format like .avi, then you'll need another player like [RockPlayer](http://www.appbrain.com/app/rockplayer-universal/com.redirectin.rockplayer.android.unified) which supports many more video formats:
>
> avi mkv rmvb mp4 mov wmv asf wma wav
> mpg ts mpa dvd au mp3 mid ivf aiff ogm
> ogg cda flic d2v aac roq flac drc dsm
> swf pls pmp
>
>
>
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_4: You can try Foxreal DVD Ripper, which can convert any DVD to Samsung Galaxy S easily. What's more, it customize the best video format for Samsung Galaxy S to help u get the best visual experience, you can try it, good luck!
Upvotes: 1 |
2010/10/07 | 776 | 3,146 | <issue_start>username_0: I'm having the problem mentioned in the title on my Samsung Galaxy S. I updated the app Dock Simulator and for some reason it got stuck while installing. Now it shows the scrolling green bar in the downloads section of the market but the program itself works fine. How can I get rid of the constant "Installing..." status?
Oh yeah, reboot and uninstall didn't fix anything.<issue_comment>username_1: In the " downloads" screen of the market, long click on the app that's stuck installing and you'll get the option to Delete or Cancel (I can't remember which option you'll see but it'll be obvious).
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: I keep getting this, and it seems tied to my "Application storage is low" message.
I uninstalled several large, un-used apps, rebooted\*, and the downloads downloaded.
\*Maybe I didn't reboot. Check the download after uninstall and see if it's continuing....
Since my file-browser says I'm using less than 40% of available phone storage, this is a little irritating.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_3: I just had this problem, and somehow I got this solved.
What I did:
* Entered Settings -> Applications -> Manage Applications.
* Selected the Market app, and "uninstall updates".
After that, I entered the Market app again, and I was able to reinstall the app who got stucked.
PS: I'm not sure if this was just a coincidence, or this procedure works always, but it worked for me.
PS2: My Android version is actually in portuguese language, so I'm not sure the option names I referred to above are correct in english.
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_4: Worked for me: `Setting > Apps > All > Google play services > Uninstall update and clear cache`
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_5: Try to do the following:
* Close the Play store.
* Go to settings
* Select the apps option
* Find the Google Play store, and select it
* Tap "Storage"
* Select "clear data"
Then, try to download your app again.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_6: My is working when i close the app when the downloading app is at 100% or it didnt start at all i open the app again and its started installing and my app is installed. It isnt a very effective way but its something. :)
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_7: What helped me was to uninstall the updates for Play Store **and Google Play Services**, and delete the data for these apps. I got lots and lots of error messages immediately after, rebooted, got lots more error messages, but eventually the (old) Play Store opened and downloaded an update for "Google", and voila, everything was back to normal.
Uninstalling the updates to Google Play Services must have been the crucial step, because I fiddled with Play Store and various other apps for quite a while before trying this one.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_8: install latest version of play store and play services and then reboot your phone .
Play store version 5.3.6
Play services version 7.9.90
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_9: 1. Clear cache
2. Clear data
3. Uninstall updates of google play store
Then the problem is solved.
Upvotes: -1 |
2010/10/07 | 344 | 1,339 | <issue_start>username_0: I am thinking of buying an Android phone soon (Probably Desire HD), and would like to use it to record hiking trips GPS data.
All those run tracking apps seems just right to me, but I am looking for something that can run more than a few hours, so I figured that turning off the wifi/3g/cell antennae will give me a much longer battery life.
Is it possible to achieve it easily? Maybe only with root access?<issue_comment>username_1: You can activate the Airplane mode to shutdown everything (calls, wifi, etc), and then re-activate the GPS. Only the GPS Antenna will be activated... I think :D
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: This is possible with a free app called quick settings. You don't need to root your phone. You should know that if you turn off your data, you won't have real time set to the maps, but you'll still be able to record your gps data. To get around that you can download offline maps app like maveric. Ill add links to this answer later when I'm not driving and using speech to text.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_3: You can use [APNDroid](http://www.appbrain.com/app/apndroid/com.google.code.apndroid) to toggle your data on/off.
Alternatively, if you still want data and have a SIM phone, you can force it use 2G only in the network settings.
Upvotes: 0 |
2010/10/07 | 529 | 1,967 | <issue_start>username_0: I am using the Swype keyboard preloaded on my at&t Captivate (Samsung Galaxy S) phone and I like it a lot. My only problem is that when I try to write `I` I'm used to just pressing `i` and letting the phone capitalize it. However Swype routinely writes `ki` when I am trying to write `I`.
I am wondering if anyone else has this problem and if they know how to fix it?
Also, is there a way for me to remove `ki` from Swype's internal dictionary so it'll never attempt to write it? It might be useful to modify that dictionary for other reasons too, so I can add personal names, local street names, etc.
Is there an auto text replacement app that I can use to always change `ki` to `I`?
Thanks!<issue_comment>username_1: Open up the memo application (or anywhere that you can enter text), enter the "ki" that's giving you problems, highlight it and hit the Swype key on the lower left; it will prompt you to delete the word.
In general it will remember new words that you enter; you may have to type them out letter-by-letter first.
Upvotes: 4 <issue_comment>username_2: Capitalizing in Swype is pretty easy. If I wanted to swype `Joe` I would hit the `j` and then swype to a point above the keyboard on the screen, then back down to `o` and `e`. If I wanted to do `JOE`, I would swype from `j` to a point above the keyboard, then do a little loop while still above the keyboard, then swype to `o` and `e`.
So, in order to get a capital `I`, hit the letter `i` and the sweep up above the keyboard and then let go.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_3: Actually I had the same problem as you, and I searched the help dictionary. You have to swype from "I" down to the spacebar in order for it to auto-cap. It's not as easy to find or widely known. Also as a heads-up you can do this with "a" too. The brilliant thing about it is that you only have to be close to the "I" and "a" in order for it to space/cap.
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer] |
2010/10/08 | 569 | 1,850 | <issue_start>username_0: How can I see the title ~~alt~~ text for website images on an HTC Desire?
I'm currently using the Dolphin HD browser but I can't see a way of getting the alt text.<issue_comment>username_1: Good question. I don't see an obvious way to do that to solve your problem on all websites. However, there just so happens to be a few xkcd viewer apps. I use [this one](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.bytten.xkcdviewer&hl=en) which has a menu > hover text option.
**EDIT:**
This seems like a reasonable thing to try for link hover text, but it does not work for me on the default HTC Incredible browser:
>
> 1. Tap any white empty space near to the link you want to hover over.
> 2. Now move your trackball up/down until it selects the link. Don’t click it.
> 3. There! The tooltip now appears. Simple solution. :)
>
>
>
I saw this suggested [here](http://nitendra.com/blog/2010/05/mouseover-hover-tootltipin-android-browser/).
Upvotes: 5 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: Download XKCD viewer app in the android market. You can then tap on the comic to bring up the hover text.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_3: The right answer is to just go to <http://m.xkcd.com>. There is a link on there to show or hide the alt text.
Upvotes: 5 <issue_comment>username_4: Be an activist and upvote the [defect here](http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=5836)! Though that's a longer term answer. :)
Upvotes: 4 <issue_comment>username_5: I created a bookmarklet for this:
```
javascript:(function(){var D=document,i,f,j,e;for(i=0;f=D.images[i];++i)if(f.title!=""){var x=D.createElement("div"),s=x.style;s.color="Black ";s.background="yellow ";x.innerHTML=f.title;f.parentNode.insertBefore(x,f.nextSibling);}})();
```
This displays any TITLE texts as text with yellow background.
Upvotes: 2 |
2010/10/08 | 241 | 991 | <issue_start>username_0: I wanted to buy some small application from the app store, it asked for my credit card information, but I was unsure whether we were working in secure mode.
How can you see, during payment, whether your are working in secure mode or not ? (like the green colour in Internet Explorer).<issue_comment>username_1: Assuming you were purchasing through Android Market (App Store is iPhone), credit card payments are handled by Google Checkout. (More info: <http://market.android.com/support/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=105916> )
Google Checkout API is secure even though you won't see an HTTPS indicator like you would for SSL-enabled sites in a web browser (e.g. the green location bar in Internet Explorer).
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: No one is answering my question here ... so I presume it simply is not possible to view whether you are using a secure connection of not.
In this age, this is a great oversight, in my opinion.
Upvotes: 0 |
2010/10/08 | 572 | 2,085 | <issue_start>username_0: I was just browsing through the AppBrain Android store and saw as one of the popular downloads Gmail.
This made me wonder how to see the version info of an application on my Galaxy S mobile phone.
How can I tell the version so that I may update this application to a new version?<issue_comment>username_1: Go to `Settings > application settings > manage application` then tap on the app. It'll say the version you are running under the name. You shouldn't have to check though; If the app in the market doesn't say "Installed" then you don't have the most recent version.
Upvotes: 5 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: **Play app**
Android 5.1.1 Xperia Z3:
* find app
* permission details
* right at the top is shows:
```
Version XXX can accesss
```
Note: this may not work for some "magic" apps, like the Play App itself.
**Device settings**
```
Settings > Apps > Downloaded > App name
```
and the version is shown at the top of the screen.
I was not able to search by the app name, so get ready for some scrolling.
Going under `Running` instead of `Downloaded` did not work: if you find your app there, it shows only runtime stats.
**adb**
Better method if you've got it setup.
Discussed at: <https://stackoverflow.com/questions/11942762/get-application-version-name-using-adb>
The best command so far is:
```
adb shell dumpsys package com.google.android.apps.photos | grep versionName
```
How to get the package name: [View app's full package name?](https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/28767/view-apps-full-package-name)
But this method is not perfect, as they can give multiple results because of the `Hidden system packages:` section.
**Feature request for Google Play Store**
Those would be ideal places for it:
<https://productforums.google.com/forum/#!topic/play/CfSPJbhB6-k>
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_3: You can easily to settings then application settings after that choose manage application. you will find the infomations of the [***android apps***](http://www.isoroid.com/android-apps).
Upvotes: 0 |
2010/10/08 | 1,278 | 5,183 | <issue_start>username_0: On my Samsung Galaxy S Android phone: if I start a couple of apps, I can get an overview of them in the 'Active applications' icon on my first screen.
Clicking this icon, shows me all active applications but allows me only to end them.
I find no way to activate them.
Pressing the center touchpath at the bottom displays the last 6 clicked icons - which may or may not be the ones running.
F.i. if I start 6 applications, I see these 6 icons, if I start a 7th one I see the last 6 started. I wont see the first icon again . So how can I activate this first one, other than knowing it is running, and tapping it's icon again ?
Please don't start telling me why I should start 6 or more applications. That's not the point, here , of course :)
ANSWER:
**You can't** - at least not by using the system as it is installed. A well, no big deal, really. Just wanted to see if I was missing something here. Coming from a Windows background (*and aren't we all because otherwise we should be holding an iPhone now*), this did not seem to illogical. Thanks for all answers.<issue_comment>username_1: I know of two other places in Android to get the list of what's currently running. (This is on my Motorola Droid.)
From the Home screen:
```
Settings | Applications | Running Services
```
OR
```
Settings | Applications | Manage Applications | Running
```
The views are different; one shows all the services from each app, the other just shows the apps.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: Sounds like you're overthinking it. Android goes out of it's way to intelligently manage applications and resources. When you leave an app it will generally keep running as long as the resources are available. Long pressing Home and selecting it or just launching the shortcut again should take you right back to the running app.
Theoretically it shouldn't matter if it is still running or not, though -- every app is supposed to save it's state in such a way that if the OS kills it before you come back, it should still be able to launch back to the same state you left it in. This isn't universally applied in programs yet, but it does seem to be much more widespread these days -- presumably because the developers are getting used to the "android way."
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_3: The app [Smart Taskbar](http://www.appbrain.com/app/smart-taskbar-%28sidebar%29/com.smart.taskbar) will show you a list of the all tasks(apps) that are currently running on your device and allow you to switch to that app, similar to the native functionality but you are not limited to the 6 most recent apps.
Basically it opens from any screen and also lets you set some shortcuts and widgets and choose from all installed apps (like the app drawer) so you can complete any task from anywhere on your phone without having to go to the home screen first.
There are a bunch of other apps that let you switch between running apps, just search the market for "task switcher."
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_4: I usually started an application by inputting the name of the application on the Search Textbox. In my Samsung Spica, there is a dedicated "search button", I can click on the search button to go to the Search Textbox and start typing the first few letters of the apps I want to start; the autocomplete will do the rest and you can click on the application you want to start.
In Android, conceptually all programs are continuous and never halted. When the OS needs to reclaim memory, it pauses the application and asks it to save state; later on, the OS wakes the app up and asks it to load its state. Conceptually, applications never dies; conceptually, all applications are running all the time; Android's Activity life cycle is designed to give this sort of illusion.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_5: A program like [Advanced Task Killer](http://www.appbrain.com/app/advanced-task-killer/com.rechild.advancedtaskkiller) will give you a list of running applications. Long press on one of them pops up a menu, and one of the options there is to switch to the application. You can also customize the long press so that the default action is 'switch to', saving you a menu.
There are lots of reasons why something like a task killer is not something you should be using, but I won't get into all that. I have it on there for the extremely rare occasion that I need to kill a rogue process.
You can also do a [search](http://www.appbrain.com/search?q=task+switcher) over at [App Brain](http://www.appbrain.com/) for 'task switchers'. [AppSwipe!](http://www.appbrain.com/app/appswipe-%28task-switcher%29/com.magouyaware.appswipe) looks decent, but I've not used it (or any of them).
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_6: This may not exactly answer your question, but if you press-and-hold the home button, you should get a list of the most recently-run applications. Pressing any of them will activate the app.
This is built in to (I believe) the launcher, so it is possible that this only applies to stock Android and that it has different behavior on TouchWiz (or whatever skin Samsung put on the Galaxy S phones).
Upvotes: 0 |
2010/10/08 | 404 | 1,557 | <issue_start>username_0: Now that Google has extended the number of countries from which developers can sell paid apps, have they also extended the number of supported currencies?
I know that the Market now shows prices in the user's local currency; what I want to know is can developers now set prices in currencies other than US dollars, Sterling, Euros and Yen? For example, what currency is used when an Australian developer sells an app? Do they set the price in US dollars or are Australian dollars now supported?<issue_comment>username_1: The developer sets the price in the developer's local currency. The buyer purchases the app in his/her local currency. Google does the conversion.
Recently the market has started showing the prices already converted to the local currency. That is more to help you understand what the price really is. You still pay with whatever your local currency is and the developer still receives whatever his/her local currency it.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: I've since found [this link](http://market.android.com/support/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=138412) that lists 12 currencies supported by the Market.
They are:
* Canadian Dollar
* Swiss Franc
* Danish Krone
* Euro
* British Pound
* Hong Kong Dollar
* Japanese Yen
* Norwegian Krone
* New Zealand Dollar
* Swedish Krone
* Singapore Dollar
* US Dollar
No mention of the Australian dollar. Presumably an oversight?
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_3: Android Market just recently added Carrier Billing for AT&T customers.
Upvotes: 0 |
2010/10/08 | 637 | 2,170 | <issue_start>username_0: On an Android phone the wallpaper spans across all of the home screens.
So what size should pictures be to fit properly as custom wallpapers?<issue_comment>username_1: It depends on your screen resolution :
* 480\*320 for devices like the HTC Wildfire (QVGA)
* 800\*600 for devices like the HTC Hero or Legend (HVGA)
* 960\*800 for devices like the Nexus One (WVGA800)
* 950\*856 for devices like the Motorola Droid (WVGA854)
edit : in fact some of this dimensions work but are not the correct ones (they fit because of the same aspect ratio). username_2's answer is better !
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: Here are the **correct** wallpaper dimensions for the phones cited in username_1's answer:
* 480x320 for devices like the HTC Wildfire
* 640x480 for devices like the HTC Hero or Legend
* 960x800 for devices like the Nexus One
* 960x854 for devices like the Motorola Droid
If you device isn't listed there is an easy way to figure out the dimensions of the wallpaper based on your particular phones resolution:
* **2x the width and 1x the height**
so for example my Moto Droid has a screen resolution of 480x854 so I want my wallpaper to be 2x the width (480 pixels) and 1x the height (854 pixels) = 960x854.
Here is a [chart with most devices specs](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Android_devices) to help find the resolution.
Also check out this [Lifehacker article that explains Android wallpaper sizing](http://lifehacker.com/5657727/whats-the-deal-with-androids-weird-wallpaper-requirements) well.
Upvotes: 5 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_3: I think you shouldnt look at resolutions, but aspect ratio.
Resolutions are device-specific, but all devices, regarding their screen resolution use the same aspect ratio for scrollable wallpaper.
As I recall, the ratio is 5:4, because this aspect is good for having a wallpaper that scrolls a bit while you scroll through your homescreens.
Its been a while since I got that info so something might have changed, but as long as you keep that ratio (and the resolution higher than your devices resolution) you will have a nice crispy-clear image.
Upvotes: 0 |
2010/10/08 | 288 | 1,161 | <issue_start>username_0: On my Samsung Galaxy S, gmail only loads new emails when I press the 'refresh' button.
Is this normal ? Or should I set some options somewhere ?
I thought gmail should push emails to the phone.<issue_comment>username_1: From the Home screen, go to `Settings | Accounts & sync |` and make sure that "Sync Gmail" is checked.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_2: In addition to what Al E. says, you also need to make sure Syncing is general is on. Form the Home screen go to `Settings | Accounts and sync` and make sure both `Background data` and `Auto-sync` are checked.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: In answer to my own question (and in thanks for the answer already provided), but the problem was that in my office, my phone uses Wifi router which is connected to the internet via a **firewall** . And on this firewall **one of the necessary imap ports was blocked**.
My collegue changed this setting , and now gmail is behaving as expected.
*I am really not in the habit of choosing my own answers as the selected answer, but for this question, this was the solution.*
Hope it helps others !
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer] |
2010/10/08 | 549 | 2,289 | <issue_start>username_0: For general detecting circumstances and triggering actions, what are the advantages/disadvantages of Tasker and Locale? Which one does the best job overall capability for improving the usefulness of a phone/device?
Categories of particular interest (in no particular order):
* "Recipe" power
* "Recipe" ease-of-creation
* Variety of circumstances that each app can detect
* Actions and configurations that can be triggered
* Backing up setup
* Sharing configuration<issue_comment>username_1: The easiest way to compare these two apps:
Locale costs more. But it is a lot more user friendly. You just set up "situations" with triggers and actions. Then you prioritize the situations. That's it.
Tasker costs less. But it is a lot more customizable. It's more like being given a scripting language. There are TONS of options and choices and it can get really confusing if you don't know what you are doing. It is not made for the average user.
I will say that anything Locale can do, Tasker can do it too. It just isn't as quick and easy to set it up.
In regards to backing up, you can backup Tasker into script files. Locale has no built in back up system.
Both of these applications are extendable to do practically anything because they support plugins. Tasker supports Locale plugins too.
Also: personally, I use both of these apps. I use locale for setting up common situations (disable sounds when asleep, adjust brightness/screen timeout when plugged in, go silent at work, etc.) and then Tasker for... well... tasks! Such as plugging in my headphones I reduce my media volume to 50% (I've blared music accidentally way too many times) and displaying a menu of music apps.
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: I am the developer of Locale, and I wanted to make sure the most up to date information is available here:
* Locale does support backup and restore. More information about this feature can be found on our website at <http://feedback.twofortyfouram.com/forums/5655-locale-feedback/suggestions/74784-backup-settings-?ref=title>
* We publish a Headphones Plug-in condition and a free Media Volume setting for Locale, giving Locale the ability to adjust media volume based on headphones being plugged-in/unplugged.
Upvotes: 3 |
2010/10/09 | 443 | 1,557 | <issue_start>username_0: I have a Samsung Galaxy S mobile phone, I can't seem to find the dimensions of the screen (apart from looking it up on the internet of course).
But in general: can you somewhere see the correct screen dimensions of a mobile device's screen ?<issue_comment>username_1: [Here is a chart](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Android_devices) with most devices specs to help find the resolution. [Source matt :)](https://android.stackexchange.com/users/137/matt)
in a response on [what-size-should-images-be-for-android-wallpaper](https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/2026/what-size-should-images-be-for-android-wallpaper)?
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: [GSMArena.com](http://www.gsmarena.com/), just to point one site of this type, list almost all mobile phones known, with their technical specs.
For you example Galaxy S, here it is the [dedicated page](http://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_i9000_galaxy_s-3115.php)
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_3: I don't believe there is a way, which is strange. Maybe because it can't be changed they don't think we need to know?
You can install an app called "Screen Resolution" which will display your phones resolution if you really want to see it on your phone.
Upvotes: 2 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_4: [Screen&System](http://www.appbrain.com/search?q=Screen%26System) provides screen resolution (pixels), pixel density (dpi), screen metrics, height, width, and diagonal in centimeters and inches.
Upvotes: 0 |
2010/10/09 | 677 | 2,642 | <issue_start>username_0: Is there any way to manually focus the camera on my Android phone?
I know that you can tap on where to focus, but that's just assisted auto focus. What I want is to be able to manually adjust the focus.<issue_comment>username_1: I couldn't find a way to do it or an app that would do it. There were a couple out there that claimed to have manual focus but basically just did what you described as "assisted auto focus."
I found this thread at XDA where some people have been looking through the code to find a way to add the manual focus. From what they found it appears that it is possible but someone has to code it. Its worth keeping an eye on it: <http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=630989>
Upvotes: 5 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: The new API for full control of the camera on android had been added to android version 5. Google added these features like iso ,manual focus and etc in android lollipop. I personally think to use this new API the camera hardware must support this features, However I didn't find any reference to claim this, but it makes sense to me that a hardware must be able to do such stuff.
you can use [this](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=pl.vipek.camera2_compatibility_test) app to check Manual Camera Compatibility.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_3: Only 8 years later, the Moment Pro Photo app can now do this. May not be available for every phone, but it works as advertised on mine, specifically the manual focus.
<https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.shopmoment.momentprocamera>
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_4: There is a free android app that allows you to manually adjust focus (and more camera technical stuff for photographers)
Its called open camera and can be found on playstore.
(the one by <NAME>)
NOTE: it will only work if your device supports it. (aka if possible)
To get straight to using manual focous:
install, open settings, near bottom of page turn "use camera2 API" on, then in camera mode (ready to take picture) click the "..." on the right side pannel, on the second row down of icons click the "m" (just above the "photo mode" words) (make sure your scolled to top, you can scroll down in that menu)
It will then popup 'focus manual' and on the left side there is a big slider (above the zoom slider), you can drag that to manually focus your camera.
* someone who has had this app for a while.
Your welcome.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_5: My Hauwei Mate 9 has manual focus, ISO, and shutter speed options. I use it frequently for sunsets and stage lighting.
Upvotes: 1 |
2010/10/09 | 469 | 1,975 | <issue_start>username_0: Once I've checked off the box to "allow automatic updating" for an app in the market, is there any way to undo this without uninstalling and reinstalling the app?
Moto Droid running 2.2
**UPDATE:** Apparently I am losing it. Originally it happened with PDAnet. I accidentally clicked the checkbox and as soon as I did the option disappeared. I tried restarting the market, restarting the phone but the option never reappeared. I uninstalled it and reinstalled it and I had the box back, unchecked. I was afraid to test it out on other apps until the answers below confirmed that either it was an isolated bug or I was crazy. Needless to say I have the option to uncheck it now.<issue_comment>username_1: On the HTC Incredible I just searched for the particular app in the market, selected it and unchecked "allow automatic updating" from there. Hopefully it works that way on your phone (and others).
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: I just went to Market | Downloads and selected the app. The "Allow automatic updates" checkbox is at the top of the page and checked, allowing me to uncheck it.
I also have a Motorola Droid running 2.2.
Is there a particular app with this behavior? Maybe it's a system app that requires automatic updating.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: I just had this happen to me (HTC Incredible, Android 2.2). An app updated automatically, I decided to turn auto updates off, and the checkbox was gone. Happened with two happens, My Tracks and Maps, both from Google. I found that if I pulled down the notifications panel and tapped on the "Successfully Updated" message for the app to make it go away, then returned to the Market page for the app, the checkbox had reappeared and I could disable automatic updates. Tapping the notification also starts the app, so it could be either removing the notification or opening the app once after the update that made the checkbox reappear.
Upvotes: 0 |
2010/10/10 | 415 | 1,478 | <issue_start>username_0: I just received my new [G2](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTC_Desire_Z) from T-Mobile, and I checked the settings, and it has 2 GB internal storage. However the [Google Phone site says it should have 4 GB](http://www.google.com/phone/detail/t-mobile-g2) internal storage. What is the deal?<issue_comment>username_1: The G2 is indeed supposed to have 4Gb but the Desire Z (which is G2's twin with Sense, for Europe) only gets 2Gb.
It seems like a mix-up occured somehow between the 2 phones, because a lot of G2s only have 2Gb.
I guess T-Mobile knows the issue and maybe you could get another phone.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: The G2 does indeed have 4GB of internal storage, but not all of it is visible to the operating system. The internal memory (/dev/block/mmcblk0) shows up as 2256 MB which place it solidly in the this-is-4GB-of-memory camp.
There are several reasons for confusion on this point. Of the 2256MB of internal memory visible to the OS, 1.3GB is allocated to /data (Storage for apps). This 1.3GB is what you see when you look at "Internal Phone Storage" in **Settings->SD Card & Phone Storage**. Partitioning in this was has been standard on all android phones.
The new part with the G2 is where the rest of the 4GB of internal memory are. There has been wild speculation on this point, but a backup copy of the entire OS portion of the phone or space for future updates make the most sense.
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer] |
2010/10/10 | 442 | 1,628 | <issue_start>username_0: I primarily use my phone at night and any screen that is white is super bright, even when the brightness is turned as low as it can go (0%). Dolphin HD has an add-on called [Dolphin Brightness](http://www.appbrain.com/app/dolphin-brightness/mobi.mgeek.brightness) that actually turns the screen's brightness down lower than the 0% setting in the Settings menu. Unfortunately, as soon as I leave Dolphin HD, it goes back to the stock brightness level. Is there anyway to dial the brightness level down like the add-on, but for every app and the home screen?
I have tried several apps that give you access to brightness control, like Quick Settings but they simply give you the same level options that the stock settings menu gives you.<issue_comment>username_1: I use [Dimmer](http://www.appbrain.com/app/dimmer-%28-night-mode-%29/com.geekyouup.android.dimmer) which gives me a slightly lower level of brightness than the stock settings ;)
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: You could try this post on the [droidforums.net](http://www.droidforums.net/forum/adamz/31561-sg-6-0-1-low-brightness-hack-issue.html) that has a custom app to manage brightness. Requires root though.
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_3: While I prefer the app username_2 suggested because of it's simplicity, this one works as well: [adjBrightness](http://www.appbrain.com/app/adjbrightness/com.deskangel.adjbrightness)
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: Here's one that works well and doesn't require a rooted device: [**Screen Filter**](http://www.appbrain.com/app/screen-filter/com.haxor)
Upvotes: 2 |
2010/10/10 | 2,911 | 11,282 | <issue_start>username_0: If you're not used to seeing the 'low on internal storage' notification, what is it that you're doing to keep your phone's internal memory from filling up so quickly?
The 'SD Card and Phone Storage' menu in the settings doesn't really tell me much other than how much is free. And, I don't really have that many applications installed. The top 5 storage hogging apps on my phone are Gmail (18.6 MB), Twitter (17.5 MB), Facebook (12.55 MB), Maps (9.63 MB), and Swype (6.06 MB).
So, are there apps out there (besides your normal file manager ones, like Astro) that will help monitor internal phone storage? Is there something I should be doing to keep my phone storage use to a minimum?<issue_comment>username_1: I'm using an app called [DiskUsage](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage) which helps visualize what's using both my internal storage as well as the SD card.
Upvotes: 8 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: Most of the apps you have listed are big because they are storing data. The apps themselves are not that big. I would encourage people to check large apps (you can sort by size in the manage applications area of the settings). Chances are you can clear out the data and reduce the amount of size very easily. Most of the data for those apps especially is email and data that are old and don't really need to be on your phone.
Upvotes: 4 <issue_comment>username_3: To better control your Gmail storage in Android you can adjust the number of days that are synced. The control is in a place many people don't think to look; it is in the "Labels" section. In there you can adjust syncing to a certain amount of days; I use 2 days. Depending on your daily volume you may need to go to 1 day or could go up to 10.
There is also granular control, you could keep your starred emails around for 4 days while everything else is at 2 days.
It is all about Gmail's label setup. It is better to think that you don't really have an inbox, you have emails that are labeled "inbox".
Hope this helps out! Once you make the change it will sync up and reduce your storage right away. I recommend turning off and on the phone after making the change (just like a computer, the Android phones like a reboot from time to time).
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_4: You can also choose to replace the default GMail app with the K9 mail client - the main plus point being it can handle other POP3/IMAP4 accounts as well as keep the storage for your email accounts on the SD card - this option does make it a *little* slow for first access, but if space in your internal memory is at a premium, then this might save space.
You can also try other smaller Twitter clients like Tweetdeck or Touiteur or even a web based mobile site like <http://m.twitter.com> OR <http://m.tweete.net>
That would obviate the need for a client app.
WRT Swype, if you prefer other ordinary keyboards, there are a plethora of them available in the market like Better Keyboard / Smart Keyboard etc. which are far smaller in size, but certainly don't have Swype's functionality.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_5: I am great fan of [APP2SD](https://market.android.com/details?id=com.a0soft.gphone.app2sd&feature=search_result). It comes directly with an advice which apps can be moved to your SD and if the cache can be removed!
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_6: Re: Twitter app. Unless something has changed in it (it's a couple of versions since I used it), it stores all its cache in "data", which you can clear out by going to "manage applications" in settings. If you do clear out all the data, you'll need to open the app and log back in again. Other apps, eg TweetDeck, have this stuff more easy to clear out in a "cache" section, but Twitter doesn't do it properly.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_7: Either clear your dalvik-cache, install a custom rom (like cyanogen) or force apps to your SD card with an app called 'LinkApp2SD' (I had to reformat my tab because of this one, but it should work if you're rooted and have a G-certified phone).
Also, if you don't want to root your phone, you can try cleaning your app data and cache, or even uninstalling apps you don't use anymore.
See my website's blog to find cool apps and games that can be moved.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_8: I'm using a combination of 2 apps, [DiskUsage](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage) and [Link2SD](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.buak.Link2SD#?t=W251bGwsMSwyLDIxMiwiY29tLmJ1YWsuTGluazJTRCJd), and they've helped me keep storage use at bay both on Gingerbread and on ICS. The issues I had with the built-in storage management facility of Android were:
1. It only shows the space used by the app installation (doesn't count "resource" downloads common in games)
2. The size reported on the list of installed apps doesn't consider cache usage (so you have to guess and go looking in the details of suspected apps)
DiskUsage is excellent at locating "resources" that may be taking up lots of space, and may be even be left behind when the app that downloaded them is uninstalled.
But if you have lots of small to medium sized apps installed, or if you're using many apps that stay online, Link2SD allows you to quickly locate any misbehaving one. It shows you a list of all installed apps, and allows you to sort them by name, install date, install size ("apk+dex+lib" option), data size, cache size, or total (install+data+cache) size.
If you have many apps showing a lot of cache usage, Link2SD can also clear all of them at once with the "Clear all app caches" option.
Also, if you're using Gingerbread, be aware that apps moved to SD card keep a part of themselves, called "[dex](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/7750448/dex-file-in-android)", on internal memory, and the size of this "dex" varies from one app to another. With Link2SD you can sort by "dex" size, and quickly find any apps that may be too big to keep installed on certain phones, even if they allow moving to SD (I'm looking at you, Google+ client). Or the other way around, you can sort by "apk" or "lib", and move to SD all apps that show near the top (and allow being moved).
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_9: I have used the previously mentioned [Disk2Usage](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage) to take a look at what's eating up my data.
What you can do depends on what your device is.
If you have an external SD card in addition to your phone's internal storage, you can periodically move data over. For example, my camera takes pictures and stores them in the internal storage. Since my phone (an Epic 4G Touch) has an 8 megapixel camera, those pictures can get pretty big, so I'll occasionally move all of my pictures to the SD card when space runs low.
I've also noticed that a lot of programs cache data in the internal memory. I've seen photo apps that cache thumbnails, and even Amazon's App Store caches the entire app APK for any apps you download from that store. This can take up a lot of space, and is generally safe to remove, since, if the app needs it, it can re-download it.
I use the above Disk2Usage app to find the large cache directories, then use a file manager app (like [Solid Explorer](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=pl.solidexplorer&hl=en)) to delete those cached files.
Hope that helps.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_10: I've used the terminal emulator to look at my folders (could not find any app that can look into the internal storage partitions - /data etc'
Note that you need superuser permissions for that (I'm rooted so I just enterd `su`)
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_11: In the manage applications area of the settings, select apps that you dont use. Uninstall these apps if possible, if not the following method will greatly reduce their size. Force close, clear cache, clear app data, Uninstall updates, disable. This also prevents them from growing again. Also in android 4.x, the function of apps that write to sd are broken, only android itself eg. through the file manager has that permission. Additionally while many of the apps above look great, they will take some space. I'm posting on a Galaxy s5, but many older devices don't have 16gb of storage space to play with. I would however recommend a good cleaning app that detects app leftovers and removes them as well, and of course if you decide to stop using such an app you can Uninstall it, it has already served it's purpose. Also ALWAYS move songs, ring tones, pics, etc. to the sd card.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_12: I just received the dreaded out of space notification and used [Memory Map](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jzap.memorymap), which was very helpful in finding what the issue was.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_13: To bring this a little more up-to-date, let me add a missing piece. Between the lines you could already read that many pre-installed apps are quite data hungry – even if you don't need them. They're receiving updates, which again consumes "user space". So here's a step you can perform:
1. Nagivate to *Settings › Apps*
2. Make sure you select the tab "All Apps" (on some devices: select "All Apps" from the drop-down)
3. Now walk the apps you haven't installed yourself. For each of them you've never used and don't plan to use (no panic if you change your mind later, steps can be reversed):
1. Tap their entry
2. Tap "force stop" (if not grayed out) to make sure the app is no longer running
3. Tap the buttons to "clear cache" and "delete data"
4. If you see a button labeled "Uninstall Updates", push that. It will then be re-labeled to …
5. Press the "Disable" button. See our [disable-app](/questions/tagged/disable-app "show questions tagged 'disable-app'") [tag-wiki](/tags/disable-app/info) for some background on this.
What you have achieved that way:
* You freed the space used by the apps' data
* You freed the space consumed by their updates
* by disabling them, you made sure they do not generate new data and also do not receive updates
If at any time in the future you want one of those apps back: Go to the very same place. You won't see a "Disable" button there anymore: Aftger you've pressed that during above process you will have noticed it's now labeld "Enable". Press that. The app will be re-enabled and available, and its updates will start flowing in again as well.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_14: I also found that "disabling" bundle apps seems to free a lot of internal storage.
I chatted with people on the android IRC channel, and it seems all apps always use some form of cache which takes memory.
Apps that you cannot uninstall like google maps, music, movies, youtube, drive, photos, hangout, etc can be "disabled". They're restored to their factory version, and don't run in the background anymore.
I was running out of internal storage, and doing so freed about 1GB of internal storage.
This was done on an archos 50 platinum, which has 8GB of ram.
Upvotes: 0 |
2010/10/11 | 326 | 1,459 | <issue_start>username_0: Has anyone noticed the problem when uploading photo's to **Facebook** using the **Facebook for Android** application ?
I uploaded photo's last week , and they displayed ok in FB/Android.
I did the same this weekend (uploading photo's using FB/Android), and now they are not visible in FB/Android (just showing the brown image place holder), although they are uploaded and displaying fine on FB/Windows .
My collegue noticed the same here.<issue_comment>username_1: From a couple of days a noticed too, that some pictures from Facebook are not shown. If I login later they will show up, but other pictures will not.
I saw a news that they made some changes to photos infrastructure so it's possible to be a temporary outage until they consolidate the new changes on all servers.
Upvotes: 2 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: You may want to take your picture first, then upload it to Facebook via the Share button in the gallery app.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_3: I've noticed that a few random photos will not display even when selecting them using different browsers in mobile mode. But reload using desktop setting and all fb photos display fine. I've removed both fb messenger and fb app due to them being so flaky. There's more stable ways to use fb on Android. My new Android rule is not to use an app where a browser can perform the same task, sometimes less convenient but always more reliable.
Upvotes: 1 |
2010/10/11 | 403 | 1,620 | <issue_start>username_0: Is it possible to create an icon on my desktop home screen (Android 2.1 Samsung Galaxy) that I can tap to fire up the browser to a specific web site?<issue_comment>username_1: Create it as a bookmark in the Android browser. Then, long-press your home screen and choose the "Bookmark" option. Select the bookmark you made and *Voilà*!
---
For newer versions of Android, assuming you're using the Chrome browser:
1. Go to the URL you want in the browser
2. Open the menu (three vertical dots) and choose "Add to Home screen"
3. Confirm the title you want to give the icon and click "Add"
*Et Voilà*! You now have an icon on your home screen that will open your browser to that URL.
Upvotes: 5 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: I was having a problem with adding bookmarks to the home screen with my new Samsung Galaxy Fame, using Android 4.1.2. The 'Add to home screen' option seemed to have disappeared.
The solution seems to be to use the stock browser (not Chrome).
Create the bookmark.
Long press the new bookmark and select the 'Create Shortcut' option.
This places the bookmark on the home screen.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_3: I just want to add that the currently updated browsers such as Chrome for Android and Firefox offers exporting any site opened in a tab as a shortcut to home screen. There is now no need to create a bookmark to make a home screen shortcut.
* For Chrome, simply open the website, tap Menu button and choose "Add to Home screen".
* For Firefox, open the website, tap Menu button, go to **Page** and choose "Add to Home Screen".
Upvotes: 0 |
2010/10/12 | 304 | 1,176 | <issue_start>username_0: I changed my Google Account password, and now there's a notification about trouble logging into my Gmail account on my Samsung Galaxy S. That's fine, I'd expect that.
What I don't expect is a pop-up box containing a CAPTCHA, that I cannot get past. I'm sure I got at least one of them right (despite the auto-caps for start of words tripping me up a few times). It just keeps popping up with another CAPTCHA.
What's going on?<issue_comment>username_1: THis seemed to solve itself. After trying again just now, it worked. Must have been a server-side thing. Sorry I can't help anyone else that has this issue.
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: Try unlock the captcha: <https://www.google.com/accounts/DisplayUnlockCaptcha>
Then, go back to your android phone e retype o password.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: I had the same issue with the endless Captcha. There is a solution though.
Go to <https://www.google.com/accounts/DisplayUnlockCaptcha> on a PC or a web-browser and unlock the Captcha for your account. You will then be able to login again with username and password on your device.
Hope this helps
Upvotes: 1 |
2010/10/12 | 302 | 1,167 | <issue_start>username_0: I want to setup corporate sync on my DroidX and it appears to work until I try to get email.
My office uses Microsoft Exchange.
I think I need to set up VPN to do this? (not sure, I know I have to use vpn to make outlook work if I'm not on the network)
Which VPN selection should I use? We are using a really old Cisco VPN concentrator that I don't know much about, with a Microsoft shop for pretty much everything.<issue_comment>username_1: THis seemed to solve itself. After trying again just now, it worked. Must have been a server-side thing. Sorry I can't help anyone else that has this issue.
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: Try unlock the captcha: <https://www.google.com/accounts/DisplayUnlockCaptcha>
Then, go back to your android phone e retype o password.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: I had the same issue with the endless Captcha. There is a solution though.
Go to <https://www.google.com/accounts/DisplayUnlockCaptcha> on a PC or a web-browser and unlock the Captcha for your account. You will then be able to login again with username and password on your device.
Hope this helps
Upvotes: 1 |
2010/10/12 | 649 | 2,326 | <issue_start>username_0: I tend to rely on Recent Apps list to bounce between apps I use most often, as a sort of day-long history, for example. Is there a trick to increasing how many apps are listed in the default Recent Apps list (long-press home > Recent Apps)? I believe it's limited to 8, is there a trick/app which would increase it? **Picture the PC Alt-Tab menu when you have 10+ programs open.** Perhaps it makes more sense on a phone (from a resources perspective) to limit the number of apps on the Recent Apps list.
I'm not looking for a task-killing app, but a task-switching app. Would this be solved if I looked into a tasker app?
~~**EDIT1:** Using Advanced Task Killer as a switching app is a workaround. Still looking for an answer that literally increases the number of apps shown after long-pressing home.~~
**EDIT2:** Another very similar question had [this answer](https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/2018/can-you-get-of-the-running-applicaiton-on-adroid-for-the-purpose-of-activating-th/2035#2035), which is more convenient than Advanced Task Killer, IMO. Still, I would prefer a solution that would incorporate long-pressing Home, like the original Recent Apps list.<issue_comment>username_1: The closest things I've seen so far are [More Recent](http://www.goodandevo.net/2010/05/how-to-see-15-recent-apps-instead-of-6-on-htc-evo-4g.html) and [Visual Task Switcher](http://www.goodandevo.net/2010/10/visual-task-switcher-does-what-it-says-on-htc-evo-4g.html)
It doesn't appear that either of these uses long-press-home, but an alternate key-sequence.
I've seem more mentions for More Recent.
The Good and Evo review of Visual Task Switcher sounded like it's lacking somewhat.
(I have not personally used either)
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: Advanced Task Killer can be configured so that it always stays on the Notification Bar. And it can also be configured such that the "Default Click Action" will "Switch To" the application. I found it works good enough as a task switcher.
Upvotes: 2 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_3: If you have rooted your device and use a 'Villain' rom, you can find an option to change this setting in Villain Settings > Input settings > Long-press home settings.
Realise you might not have this rom but it's worth a mention!
Upvotes: 2 |
2010/10/12 | 315 | 1,147 | <issue_start>username_0: I have an Evo running with very default settings. How can I force the home screen (Which I believe to be running Sense UI if I'm not confused) to be in landscape format. I use my kickstand all the time, and it's a pain to tilt my head to look at the home screen.<issue_comment>username_1: The factory implementation doesn't support landscape. (When you configure the background, you get a hint about this from the dimensions of the image).
Lanscape mode [would require a custom ROM](http://androinica.com/2010/09/19/new-htc-sense-are-already-being-ported-to-other-htc-devices/).
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: I know you mentioned Sense UI but you could use **LauncherPro** which has the ability to auto-rotate the homescreen. Personally I believe LauncherPro is a far better implemented launcher than Sense.
If you purchase **LauncherPro Plus** you'll get 90% of the Sense UI widgets anyway but also you'll get an increase in speed and stability.
[LauncherPro](http://www.appbrain.com/app/launcherpro/com.fede.launcher#):
Upvotes: 2 |
2010/10/12 | 405 | 1,661 | <issue_start>username_0: The settings menu in CM6 lets you change the maximum per-process heap size (internally, that’s the `dalvik.vm.heapsize` property). What are the practical effects of raising or lowering that setting? On my G1, I changed it to 12m from the default of 16m, and I noticed that switching applications feels faster, but I wonder if it will cause some applications to run out of memory sooner.<issue_comment>username_1: Here's a great article someone wrote on the effect of changing it, very detailed: <http://ryanolson.wordpress.com/2010/07/13/test-how-changing-the-max-amount-of-memory-per-vm-heap-can-effect-your-rom-cyanogen/>
In short, with the G1, it *can* cause bigger applications to crash. I would just recommend you keep it default or find a value that you do not see any crashes in applications with.
As far as anything else goes, in the short period of time searching else where and reading over different posts. Could not personally find any other effects, other than possibly battery life.
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: If you have a phone with low memory (like the G1) and spend your day switching between a couple little applications, then lowering this number will speed up your system and allow more programs to stay loaded up, making switching faster.
If you have heavy weight applications (such as the FB app!) that can't get their jobs done inside the limit you set, they will crash and die for no apparent reason until you increase the number enough that they can survive. I usually find this preferable. Switching apps on my phone is slower, but the big jobs don't randomly crash.
Upvotes: 2 |
2010/10/13 | 397 | 1,531 | <issue_start>username_0: Just wondering: is it possible to change the name which is displayed underneath the icons on the home pages ?
I added some short cuts to internet pages on these pages, and they use way too long names . It would be nice if I could change them.<issue_comment>username_1: ~~No, this won't work for shortcuts to apps.~~ **EDIT2:** Turns out this part of the answer was wrong. Thanks Bryan and username_3 for your answers.
Yes, it works for internet bookmarks. From your browser, select Menu > Bookmarks. Long-press the given bookmark and select Edit Bookmark; this will allow you to change its name. You may need to delete/re-add the shortcut to your home page for the change to take affect.
**EDIT1:** Alternatively, if you use a bookmark manager app (like any of the ones mentioned [here](https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/1254/custom-arrangement-of-favorites-in-default-htc-browser/1258#1258)), you should be able to edit the bookmark directly from there.
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: [BetterCut](http://www.appbrain.com/app/bettercut/com.betterandroid.bettercut) will let you create shortcuts with custom icons/text.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: [LauncherPro](http://www.appbrain.com/app/launcherpro/com.fede.launcher) is a great Home Switcher app, personally is the best.
Between the different dozens of useful features it provides also the possibility to change the text of all home icons that are shortcuts to applications, to bookmarks, etc.
Upvotes: 2 |
2010/10/13 | 373 | 1,471 | <issue_start>username_0: Any thoughts on how one might clear the Android Marketplace search history?
For instance, if I recently searched for an android app in the marketplace, the marketplace search maintains a history list of which apps/keywords that I have recently looked for.
Thanks in advance!<issue_comment>username_1: From the **home screen** go to **Settings > Applications > Manage applications > All > Market** then choose **"Clear data."**
This will erase your market search history. When you go back into the market it'll be like your first time. They will ask you to agree to the terms and condition again and then it'll be just like it was before without your search history. Your app Downloads and Purchases list will still be there because that list is stored online in your Google account.
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: [HistoryEraser](http://www.appbrain.com/app/historyeraser/jp.androdev.historyeraser) claims to be able to clear this for you. It can also clear YouTube, Maps, and Earth dearch histories as well. I haven't used it in a while, though. (Ever since I upgraded from 1.6 to CyanogenMod 6).
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: According to a Google Support forum post, [clearing search history feature is added on Market 3.1](http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/Android+Market/thread?tid=2f51dab124381377&hl=en): open the Market app, press Menu > Settings, and then touch "Clear search history."
Upvotes: 2 |
2010/10/14 | 459 | 1,581 | <issue_start>username_0: I've tried several, and so far I can't get one that will just work with my work jabber + conferencing (jabber 'rooms'). They all seem mostly clunky. Does anyone have a rec that has worked well for them for me to try?<issue_comment>username_1: I'm using [IM Plus](http://www.appbrain.com/app/im-plus/de.shapeservices.impluslite), which was the only thing I could get to work with our Jabber server. It's been very solid for me and they have a decent forum community, too. FWIW, I liked it enough to pay the $5 for it.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: I'm using [Trillian for Android](http://www.trillian.im/learn/tour-android.html). As far as I know it's still in beta, but worked well for me so far. Though I did't use it in any extreme situations yet. Oh, and it doesn't handle calls yet.
**Edit:** It's out of beta... and now you have to pay for it. If you don't like that, or don't have the money (or you can't buy apps from the Market like me) you should use something else.
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_3: I'm using [Gibberbot](https://market.android.com/details?id=info.guardianproject.otr.app.im). It is worth taking a look at. Free software, multi-protocol. [Active developer community](https://guardianproject.info/). Definitely still in beta but that doesn't mean it won't do what you need.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_4: [Xabber](http://www.xabber.com/) supports MUC/conferencing
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_5: [Jabiru](https://market.android.com/details?id=net.mzet.jabiru) is another one.
Upvotes: 1 |
2010/10/14 | 1,892 | 6,981 | <issue_start>username_0: For using a shell commands through a terminal program, where can I find documentation or help or man pages for the commands *as implemented in Android*?
While it would be nice to have them on the device via *man*, PDF or web-based would be fine, too.
When I run "man" from terminal, I get an error and I haven't found a good source online.<issue_comment>username_1: Most of the terminal commands in android are the limited version of standard Linux/Unix/POSIX terminal commands, provided by the `toolbox` program. Notably absent from `toolbox` is the `cp` (file copy) command, you must use `cat file1 > file2` instead. If you spend a lot of time in the shell, you may want to install `busybox`, which provides a richer set of standard POSIX commands.
There some bit about android shell here: <http://benno.id.au/blog/2007/11/13/android-under-the-hood>
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: You may have a look at <http://www.busybox.net/downloads/BusyBox.html> for a description of busybox and the commands provided by it.
And trust me, if you are going to do work in the console, you probably want to use busybox.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_3: I would suggest starting an Android Virtual Device (AVD), connecting to it with adb, and running the Android shell command in question:
```
pdurbin@macbook ~$ cd /Applications/eclipse/android-sdk-mac_x86/platform-tools
pdurbin@macbook platform-tools$ ./adb -s emulator-5554 shell
# /system/bin/pm
usage: pm [list|path|install|uninstall]
pm list packages [-f]
pm list permission-groups
pm list permissions [-g] [-f] [-d] [-u] [GROUP]
pm list instrumentation [-f] [TARGET-PACKAGE]
pm list features
pm path PACKAGE
pm install [-l] [-r] [-t] [-i INSTALLER_PACKAGE_NAME] [-s] [-f] PATH
pm uninstall [-k] PACKAGE
pm enable PACKAGE_OR_COMPONENT
pm disable PACKAGE_OR_COMPONENT
pm setInstallLocation [0/auto] [1/internal] [2/external]
[snip]
```
If anyone knows the flag to give Android shell commands to just print the usage screen, please let me know. I tried --help, -help, -h, --usage, etc.
Try to run `ls /system/bin` and see also <http://developer.android.com/guide/developing/tools/adb.html#shellcommands>
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_4: Since I stumbled over the same problem as you did I started to compile [a list of useful commands in the Android Shell](https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/11052/what-useful-android-shell-commands-do-you-know) including examples. A [German version](http://www.osfight.de/archives/1544) is on my blog.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_5: The majority of "standard" Android shell commands are found in /system/bin/ and the majority of those are symlinked to Toolbox, a bsd licensed set of applets, similar to busybox, but without the GPL-2 licensing ""issues"". Toolbox helps Google's need to remove dependence on GPL code, and is targeted to small size and specific Android tasks. It was not meant for end-user use.
There is no builtin manuals in stock android, and toolbox applets lack any documentation, from the commands, from toolbox itself, and online. They are very limited copies of what most users would consider the standard POSIX type tools. More similar to the BSD-Utils, so BSD Util flags are more likely to work and behavior is more similar to BSD-Utils than it is Posix. Even then, Toolbox applets lack many of those flags.
The closest thing to documentation is the source code. Which, like most of Android, available online. Here is the Froyo version of the Toolbox source:
<https://android.googlesource.com/platform/system/core/+/froyo/toolbox>
Just find the version you need.
Keep in mind, different manufacturers might change the code. Samsung's Toolbox is different from Motorola's. Heck, Samsung Galaxy S Toolbox differs from Samsung Sidekick 4g (Galaxy S based). Manufacturers might add applets for their own use, or change the default for specific purposes. the `restart` applet in toolbox will work on the phone it came on, but the busybox `restart` applet will not, unless specifically patched. `Time` and `Date` are also different. There are others as well. So Toolbox isn't something you can completely replace with Busybox or the full GNU-Utils or whatever.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_6: On older Android versions
=========================
On older Android versions, shell commands tend to be either:
* Rewritten specifically for Android, and shipped as part of Toolbox. I'm not sure whether or not Toolbox is really documented anywhere.
* Or copied from NetBSD. If so, then the command was recompiled for Android, and the command (but not its manual page) is shipped with Android.
Use `type` to tell you where a command is stored, and `ls -l` on the command to tell you whether it's a real binary or a symbolic link. If it's a symbolic link to Toolbox, then you'll know that the command is part of Toolbox.
A few commands, such as `kill`, are available both as a shell builtin (this is the version which will normally run) and in `/system/bin` (this version will normally never be run). `type` will tell you which version will run.
On Marshmallow and up
=====================
Android 6.0 "Marshmallow" and up ship with [Toybox](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toybox), and most of the most commonly used shell commands (`cp`, `mv`, `ls`, et cetera) tend to be Toybox toys. Toybox toys normally include built-in help; official manual pages are not included.
Still, Toybox doesn't include everything, and so not everything is provided by Toybox. For example, even on Android 6.0 "Marshmallow", [`fsck_msdos`](https://android.googlesource.com/platform/external/fsck_msdos/+/master) (which should only be used to check SD cards of 32 GB or less) appears to be taken from either FreeBSD or NetBSD. `fsck_exfat` (which can check most SD cards 64 GB or larger) is taken from elsewhere. I'm not sure where.
Your shell
==========
On modern versions of Android, the shell is `mksh`, the MirBSD Korn shell. If `mksh` is running, then to find out your `mksh` version, enter:
```
echo $KSH_VERSION
```
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_7: The set of shell commands used by Android seems to be `toolbox`.
Information on it seems to be not centralized (which seems *obscure* to me), but one could search and find pieces of information around, e.g.
<http://www.all-things-android.com/content/android-toolbox-command-reference>
For "intensive" use of the command line, [BusyBox](https://busybox.net/downloads/BusyBox.html) is generally recommended as a replacement for `toolbox`.
Credits / Related:
<https://stackoverflow.com/questions/3647014/how-can-i-get-information-from-the-shell-about-commands-available-in-android-she>
<https://stackoverflow.com/questions/41498651/how-to-execute-the-help-linux-command-on-android>
<https://github.com/jackpal/Android-Terminal-Emulator/wiki/Android-Shell-Command-Reference>
Upvotes: 1 |
2010/10/14 | 653 | 2,393 | <issue_start>username_0: Fxcamera is a popular app, but it's not showing in my xperia x10 mini's app market search. I tried:
1. fx
2. camera
3. ymst
4. fxcamera
None gives the result. In fact, after that I've tried many apps which are listed on the internet market site <http://www.android.com/market/> but not on the market app.
I live in India, is that why the apps don't show up? Is there a way to install the apps download them directly or something? Is it related to my carrier or mobile network provider?<issue_comment>username_1: It could be because of a few reasons:
* The app is a paid app and your country does not support purchasing paid apps (I don't know if India can or not yet?)
* Your phone does not meet the min SDK requirements of the app. For instance, the app may require 2.1+ features, but your phone is running Android 1.5 or 1.6
* Your phone is missing a feature that the app requires in order to use it (things like SD cards, trackballs, etc.)
* The app is carrier limited (Skype was an example of this)
* Market bug. Occasionally there are listing problems in the market, especially if an app was recently updated
Upvotes: 4 <issue_comment>username_2: It happens the same to me... And for such popular apps as [WeatherBug](http://www.appbrain.com/app/weatherbug/com.aws.android), which is supposed to work with "all android versions", according to them. I'm running ecclair (2.1 update 1) of the same device (xperia x10 mini). I couldn't find the [WordReference](http://www.appbrain.com/app/wordreference-com-dictionaries/com.wordreference) app either, which I don't think requires too many features.
So, according to Bryan's answer, and for these specific cases, I would point to...
>
> * Your phone is missing a feature that
> the app requires in order to use it
> (things like SD cards, trackballs,
> etc.)
> * Market bug. Occasionally there
> are listing problems in the market,
> especially if an app was recently
> updated
>
>
>
But, what can of special feaure can require a dictionary? Could it be becuase of the littlescreen size?
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_3: 1. Pl check your Gmail account with which you logged into Market site is the same Primary Gamil account on your phone.
2. The second reason that your phone doesn't support the listed apps.
But I am using Xperia mini Pro. I have those apps installed on my phone.
Upvotes: 0 |
2010/10/14 | 1,094 | 4,572 | <issue_start>username_0: Does anyone know of an app which will allow you to place live folders on your home screen which are tied to a specific contact group? That is, when setting it up you would choose a group from your address book, and it would then show you all the contacts in that group, when opened.
I tried this app: [Groupie](http://www.androidzoom.com/android_applications/tools/groupie_bdgp.html), but it has a number of problems. The groups it lists are NOT the groups that are in my contacts (it seems to only list some common groups, but not the ones actually in my contacts). Even for a group with the same name as one in my contacts, it does not actually show any contacts when I clicked on the folder.
Plus, *while admittedly minor*, the icon for the folders is dorky. ;) Ideally would like one that uses a variation on the standard live folder icons (like **All Contacts**, **Contacts with Phone Numbers**, **Received from Bluetooth** and **Starred Contacts**)
Running on a Galaxy S Captivate, unrooted.<issue_comment>username_1: I don't know of any way to do this automatically, aside from some app I don't know of, but you can do it yourself by adding a new blank folder and then adding shortcuts to your contacts in it however you like.
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_2: Okay, ... there was no app that I could find that would do this. So, I wrote one. It actually uses home screen shortcuts, not live folders, due to the way they are implemented and the complexity of coding them.
If anyone should be interested, I've since rewritten it... you can find the new one here: [Live Groups](https://market.android.com/details?id=com.username_2.livegroups.lite).
Upvotes: 2 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_3: Dunno if this has gotten answered, but had to deal with this today and the app Groupy is great. you can even hide groups so it lists only the ones you want, it handles multiple accounts setup on the phone just fine, and I know for sure if you drop a shortcut to the app itself it will open right up once you tap the 1x1 shortcut on the desktop right to the listing of the groups.
It also has some nice shortcut buttons to send an Email, SMS [or MMS] right from that listing screen [the icons are right across the bottom of the screen when the app is open.
I didn't see any widgets listed under widgets for it, but I haven't gone extremely in-depth with it yet. I don't see a major need for them as when you tap the app shortcut the app opens right to a list of all the groups you have on the device [be they system, or created by you the user (if done via google contacts website be sure to either wait for the sync or go in to settings accounts and tap the account you modified contacts on and tap to clear then tap to add the checkmark back as that will cause it to sync right away [or of course hit sync now button if you have that available instead if you prefer]).
Of course if you go through and choose to hide any groups when you open the app it will only list that groups that have not been hidden.
You can even choose multiple groups to send messages to by tapping the checkboxes found on the right hand side of the screen for all the groups you want to send your message to.
**PLEASE BE AWARE FOR BOTH EMAIL AND SMS OR MMS:** Some carriers/providers do put limits on how many contacts you may send any one message to in attempts to curtail people from spamming too many people at once. You will need to review the limits with your carrier in the case of SMS/MMS messages OR you provider for your email account for emails.
So if your groups [or groups] contain too many people your message may either fail to send at all or only send to soo many people [depending on how your carrier/service provider choose to handle the limit]
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_4: I had the same problem as You. I don't remember how I resolved it on my Wildfire S.
I only know, that I installed something like "Group manager", but couldn't find it anymore, and missing it after factory reset of the phone. But I'm not sure, if advantage of making "group shortcut" was made by this APP, because I've tried some other APPs.
There was one file manger and so....
And about Your App. Not bad, usefull. But on my Wildfire S is slow. I think it's because of pic thumbnails. App I've used before showed only names and numbers.
If You will rewrite Your App, I can write You some hints.
Or if You want, please write me how did You make it. I'm older, but have young son, which can continue or make it with You.
Regards
Upvotes: -1 |
2010/10/14 | 151 | 496 | <issue_start>username_0: I have a TechPad 7" Tablet from Chinavasion, S3C6410 Android 1.6;
None of the generic rooting methods work.
Any ideas?<issue_comment>username_1: Droid2Bootstrap.apk was able to root it
Upvotes: 2 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: Take a look at the post entitled [Rooting an unbranded tablet](https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/28937/rooting-an-unbranded-tablet) by AdemC on September 7, for further information that maybe helpful to you
Upvotes: 0 |
2010/10/14 | 425 | 1,698 | <issue_start>username_0: Tablets have different usage profiles than phones. So many of the "Phone" suggestions don't apply.
So, what can I do to get better battery life on my Android Tablet.
(TechPad 7" Tablet from Chinavasion, S3C6410 Android 1.6;)
Works well, except something unexpected is consuming power; Just having the tabled turned on will drain the battery in 2-3 hours. Also, the power status shows 40% of my battery is always being used by "cell standby";
While this tablet has Wifi, it is disabled. It also has no built-in cell phone, so what could be draining the battery?<issue_comment>username_1: Try installing the app PowerTutor, it's a power profiling application that can measure the amount of power that applications and other phone's subsystem takes. Install PowerTutor, let the profiler run, and use the phone/tablet normally for a few days. PowerTutor gives a much more detailed power profile than the built-in Battery Use.
Using PowerTutor, I found that the biggest battery sucker in my Spica is the stock home app, Pantheon; I found a noticeable battery life improvement after replacing Pantheon with Launcher Pro.
The biggest drawback of PowerTutor is that, it is itself a power sucker, it is frequently showing itself as a top power hungry applications.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: The key was to delete the Telephony application. This tables has no phone. After deleting the following built-in applications, TelephonyProvider & Phone, A new icon appeared in the top box, it was a signal bar strength icon with an X in it.
Now the "Cell standby" no longer appears, and the battery lasts 3-5 hours depending on what I am doing.
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer] |
2010/10/14 | 105 | 411 | <issue_start>username_0: I'm trying to find a (hopefully official) place to update my droid x to 2.2 I'd appreciate any help/pointers<issue_comment>username_1: about phone -> system updates.
Upvotes: 1 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: OTA update went out already. You should have gotten it automatically.
What does `Settings |About phone | Version number` say? What about `Build number`?
Upvotes: 2 |
2010/10/14 | 2,098 | 7,572 | <issue_start>username_0: After I take a picture with my phone, I want it to be synced (and/or shared) to the "cloud" shortly thereafter. (Say after a few seconds when I have wifi connection but not necessarily right away when on 3G). Does such an effortless synchronization system exist? Can a Picasa or DropBox account already do this but I haven't taken full advantage of it? Am I missing something?
I can't seem to find an official Picasa app by google. [This](http://androidcommunity.com/forums/f44/picasa-integration-2194/) Picasa/Android question I found seems to tell me it doesn't exist, although it's an old question.
The option to auto-share photos backed up this way would be worth mentioning. Non-picasa solutions are also well worth mentioning.<issue_comment>username_1: There is a picasa android.
Its called `3D Gallery`.
Yea I know it made me rip some hair out. 3D Gallery after running will ask for permission to access your google account then integrates with picasa. There are some other picasa tools available as well.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: I don't know about "auto-share", but Picasa is definitely one of my options on the "Share" menu from the Gallery. Additionally, my Picasa albums have been downloaded to my phone. Picasa Web Albums is one of the options to sync under `Settings | Accounts & sync |` .
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: **Update:** I've gotten [Pixelpipe](http://www.appbrain.com/app/pixelpipe-post-upload-hd/com.pixelpipe.android.lite) to work with the Stock Camera App. Now every single picture I take with my Droid's camera is automatically uploaded to Picasa & Dropbox through Pixelpip. You can set it up to upload to any number of services. Here's how to get it set up:
1. Go into Pixelpipe
2. Go to Settings
3. Turn on "Enable auto upload for camera", and "Start uploads at once" (I have also chosen to turn off prompts and warnings)
4. Go into Add or Edit Pipes and set up which ever service you want to auto upload to.
5. Go into the settings for that pipe and make sure that the default for new uploads is "Send". (I don't know if this actually has to be chosen, I don't think so, but I haven't tested it. I just checked it off to be safe.)
6. Take a picture and it will upload to the "Pipes" you set up.
I tried it with Camera360 and it worked once but another time it didn't. Buggy. Don't know why.
---
Pixelpipe will do that for you plus a whole lot more. Basically you can set it to automatically upload any pic taken with the camera to almost any cloud service there is (including picasa and dropbox). You can also tell it to only use wifi.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_4: I've used PicPush for this purpose - it worked well. Only issue I had was it occasionally pushing an already backed up picture a second time and some random future date. Not that critical of an issue, just wound up with a few duplicate photos in my Picasa account. It supports many common photo services too.
$5, but if you download just the free portion of the app you get a 20-30 day trial (I forget exactly) to see if it works out for you.
<http://www.appbrain.com/search?q=picpush>
Upvotes: 4 <issue_comment>username_2: Here's a possible alternative solution.
If you open the Dropbox app, then press your camera button and take a photo, the photo file is automatically added to your Dropbox folder and immediately synced to the cloud.
I read about it here: <http://lifehacker.com/5713518/send-android-photos-straight-to-dropbox>
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_3: **Try [SugarSync](https://www.sugarsync.com/referral?rf=cic2fwnnpgs8h).**
It's a cloud backup service similar to Dropbox. They have a [free 5 GB account](https://www.sugarsync.com/referral?rf=cic2fwnnpgs8h) as well as cheaper monthly plans than DB.
Their [Android app](http://www.appbrain.com/app/sugarsync/com.sharpcast.sugarsync) can be sycned to auto-upload all photos or sync folders on your SD. I've tried it an it works. I haven't fully tested it but one complaint that I have read is that it doesn't respect deletes on your Android phone so if you have a folder setup to sync and you delete a file from that folder on your SD card, when it syncs, it will download the backed up file back to your SD folder.
**Edit:** I added my referral link to SugarSync so if you sign up for a free 5 GB account we both get an extra 500 mb of storage, and if you sign up for the $5 a month 30 GB service we both get a free 10 GB! :)
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_5: You can do this via DropBox without having a physical camera button.
First open the DropBox app.
Press Menu
Press New
Press Picture (this should open camera app)
Take picture then press Done.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: **On June 2, 2012, PicPlz announced that they would be closing permanently as of July 3, 2012**
---
Try [PicPlz](https://market.android.com/details?id=com.picplz.rangefinder). I've been using it lately and it's quite good.
Not only does it give you a number of effects you can apply to your images (like Hipstamatic) **and** effortlessly posting to Facebook, Twitter, Flickr, Tumblr, Posterous and Foursquare, but you can also sync to a Dropbox folder. If you use an effect, it'll save the original too.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_6: Checkout the Android app [Auto Uploader](https://market.android.com/details?id=com.aguilar.uploader) in the Market. It'll auto upload to facebook flickr or picasa.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: Relatively new app I've just heard about: [Dropin](https://market.android.com/details?id=com.ondraz.dropin)
>
> Uploads photos & videos automatically
> to your Dropbox whenever you're
> online. Wanna download photos and
> videos from your phone? Forget the USB
> cable! Use Dropin! Dropin uploads
> photos and videos automatically to
> your Dropbox whenever you're online.
>
>
> 1. Sign-in with your Dropbox credentials or create a Dropbox
> account first.
> 2. Dropin **automatically starts uploading** your photos and videos into
> your Dropbox.
> 3. Set Dropbox folders and other preferences in Dropin Settings.
>
>
> Dropin
> helps you access photos and videos on
> your phone without connecting to your
> desktop computer. On your desktop, you
> will find everything right in your
> Dropbox folder.
>
>
>
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_7: If you sign up to Google+ you can do this with the [Google+ app](https://market.android.com/details?id=com.google.android.apps.plus&feature=search_result) now.
There is an Instant Upload option in the app. This syncs any photos (and videos if you set the option) to an Instant Upload album in Picasa.
Upvotes: 6 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_8: I have DLNA and a server for streaming movies, pictures and videos. I use it mostly so the TV (downstairs and in my room) can play some series I want. I'm using [Twonky](http://twonky.com/) for this. I didn't realize it but when connected to WiFi, it automatically backs up my files (videos, pictures and music) from my Android device to my home server.
I originally installed it to play content on the TV, but I thought that back-up was a really handy feature!
From Twonky.com:
>
> Twonky offers computer and mobile applications, as well as an enhanced
> media website, to help you easily enjoy personal and online music,
> photos and videos. Use Twonky to share your favorite media with PCs,
> TVs, stereos and other devices connected to your network. Twonky
> products are available for Windows, Mac, Linux, Mobile and the Web.
>
>
>
Upvotes: 1 |
2010/10/15 | 353 | 1,477 | <issue_start>username_0: I have a ton of programming/technical/math PDFs that I would like to read on my Samsung Epic 4G. I have tried Adobe's PDF reader and ThinkFree office and the reading views destroy the code snippets and images. Zooming in and out is difficult and cumbersome. I have tried converting to ePub and reading using Aldiko but I have the same problem. (Aldiko being the best application I have found for reading on Android).
What solution would you suggest for reading these books on my phone?
I have no problem with converting or buying an application.<issue_comment>username_1: You could try [Picsel Smart Office](http://www.androidzoom.com/android_applications/productivity/picsel-smart-office_ihgx.html). It handles PDFs natively, and zooming is quite easy.
Disclosure: I work for Picsel.
Upvotes: 4 <issue_comment>username_2: There's also [Documents to Go](http://www.dataviz.com/products/documentstogo/android/) which is a suite - allows for viewing / editing of MS Office docs. PDF support as well. No conversion needed.
An additional plus point is that the paid version integrates with Google Docs online allowing a user to view and edit your files from your Google Docs account directly in Docs To Go. Any changes you make can be saved and synchronized back to Google Docs so that you'll always have the most up-to-date version. You can even create new files in Docs To Go and upload them immediately to your account.
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer] |
2010/10/15 | 210 | 713 | <issue_start>username_0: I keep accidentally pressing the button on the earbuds when it's in my pocket.
Any of these would be great for me:
1. Disable the button only when the device is locked
2. Disable the button always<issue_comment>username_1: [Headset blocker](http://www.appbrain.com/app/headset-blocker/com.idunnolol.headsetblocker) will disable those buttons. It's a widget, not an app.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: Try [Galaxy Music [Button Disabler]](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.rltmultimedia.serviceMusicButtonDisabler). It is the best solution for locking the music button.
It **costs** .99 cent though.
Upvotes: 0 |
2010/10/15 | 413 | 1,482 | <issue_start>username_0: Sometimes I'm in a situation where I can't charge and want to have phone service as long as possible. I won't care if nothing else is enabled.
What's the easiest way eliminate as much other power consumption as possible? Minimal apps, no sync, no data, GPS, Bluetooth.
I'm configured to easily turn off all the radios (BT, Wifi, GPS), but I'd like to strip down as much else that burns power as possible without spending a lot of time reconfiguring.
...AND I'd like to be able to return to normal use just as easily (rebooting would be fine for this, too).
In my case, needs to work on CDMA network, too.<issue_comment>username_1: See my [related answer about battery conservation](https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/266/battery-conservation).
In your case, you want your phone to become a "dumb" phone. Use [APNDroid](http://www.appbrain.com/app/apndroid/com.google.code.apndroid) to cut off your data. [There's even a widget to make it a one button press](http://www.appbrain.com/app/apn-on-off-widget/net.maicas.android.apnoo). Other than that, keep your screen dim and you should be good to go.
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: Gingerbread (2.3) has the setting:
>
> Settings->Wireless & network settings->Mobile Networks->Data Enabled
>
>
>
for turning off mobile data without needing an app. Dunno if this is specific to Gingerbread - it's my first android and I've had it for less than a week,...
Upvotes: 2 |
2010/10/15 | 299 | 1,064 | <issue_start>username_0: What is a good app for blocking incoming SMS? I want it to be easy and able to add numbers from contacts and not require to many privileges (probably only some storage and intercepting SMS).<issue_comment>username_1: See my [related answer about battery conservation](https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/266/battery-conservation).
In your case, you want your phone to become a "dumb" phone. Use [APNDroid](http://www.appbrain.com/app/apndroid/com.google.code.apndroid) to cut off your data. [There's even a widget to make it a one button press](http://www.appbrain.com/app/apn-on-off-widget/net.maicas.android.apnoo). Other than that, keep your screen dim and you should be good to go.
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: Gingerbread (2.3) has the setting:
>
> Settings->Wireless & network settings->Mobile Networks->Data Enabled
>
>
>
for turning off mobile data without needing an app. Dunno if this is specific to Gingerbread - it's my first android and I've had it for less than a week,...
Upvotes: 2 |
2010/10/16 | 816 | 2,964 | <issue_start>username_0: I would like to change the font size throughout the entire operating system, not just in one app or on one screen. Is there a way to do this?
Searching the internet brought up someone saying the Spare Parts app on the Market can do this, but that was incorrect. Its font size preference only affects the app itself.
The developer documentation does seem to imply there is a user font size preference. From <http://developer.android.com/intl/fr/guide/topics/resources/more-resources.html> :
>
> sp
> Scale-independent Pixels - this is like the dp unit, but it
> is also scaled by the user's font size preference.
>
>
>
But it does not say anything about how a user is supposed to set this. I don't see it in the settings on the phones I have.<issue_comment>username_1: Take a look at "[Font Size (for root users)](http://www.appbrain.com/app/font-size-%28for-root-users%29/org.pbxes.fontsize)" in the market. It costs $1.36 and only works with rooted phones but it claims to:
>
> "globally enlarges/decreases text size in all apps (Email, SMS, Maps, Home, Weather, Calendar, Widgets, ...)"
>
>
>
The reviews aren't so good but it's worth a try.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: Another option ( very restricted, because involves changes in the platform ) is to change the
```
./frameworks/base/core/java/android/content/res/Configuration.java
```
file.
There you must:
-Create a setter/getter pair to obtain the font value
-Change the point where the file obtain the value. I changed the method
```
public void setToDefaults(){
//I set the class member to the desired value trough my getter ( getFontScale )
fontScale= this.getFontScale();
...
...
}
```
-Initialize the class member to the stored value:
```
//This is the class member ( previouslly not initialized. Now i set it´s value trough my getter )
public float fontScale= this.getFontScale();
```
This way every app will initially have it´s font setted to the stored value.
ps: You should create an interface in the Android Settings apk too, otherwise your font would only start with a fixed value.
I can give more details if needed.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: The [Spare Parts Plus](https://market.android.com/details?id=com.droidgram.spareparts) app (free) does work on my Honeycomb tablet (Asus Transformer) across all apps.
However, as is noted in your question, it only works if the developer has used a specific technique of specifying font-sizes in their application. The sizes need to be specified in "sp" units for this technique to be effective.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_4: There is now a setting for this, though I'm not sure if it is in stock Android and since which version it is available. It was definitely there in Sony's Gingerbread and ICS ROMs (Xperia Neo V) and Cyanogenmod 9/10.
In Cyanogenmod 9+, it's in the "System" submenu below the "Interface" caption.
Upvotes: 2 [selected_answer] |
2010/10/16 | 593 | 2,185 | <issue_start>username_0: Same [websites](http://www.droid-life.com/2010/10/15/angry-birds-now-live-in-android-market/) are reporting that angry birds is available in the android market. However I can't find it on my phone (Samsung Galaxy S in New Zealand). I have tried the bar code, the download links and searching the android market from my phone the app just isn't there.
Whats going on?
Is my phone not supported?
Is my country not supported?
Is my OS version (2.1) not supported?<issue_comment>username_1: This is what I have: <http://www.appbrain.com/app/angry-birds/com.rovio.angrybirds>
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: Your OS is supported. Your phone should be as well. Don't know about your country. I hate to speculate without know exactly what is going on, but honestly I've never seen anyone have all the trouble that Rovio is having getting their app visible to anyone in the market. Since the beta its been randomly blocked from rather unusual groups (Like Samsung Vibrant owners in the US) -- and all Rovio does is blame geographic restrictions in the market.
Anyway, all that explanation aside -- here's an alternative download for an ad-supported version:
<http://www.getjar.com/adp/angry-birds>
Mobile version: <http://m.getjar.com/adp/angry-birds>
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: GetJar is where they first posted it and it got hammered. They got it on the Android Market pretty quickly, but Rovio's complaint (and why they went with an alternate market in the first place) is that a lot of people complained they couldn't find the beta in the Android Market.
A few people who were able to get it set up mirrors, including a Torrent. A quick web search should find an alternative download location for you, if you haven't already got it.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_4: On a UK Galaxy S, I know that I couldn't find the beta version in the Market for ages, then Samsung released "2.1 update 1" and straight after I upgraded I could see angry birds in the Market, now the full versions there I can see that too.
Have your network released 2.1-update1 (aka build JM *x* ) for you yet, try checking with the Samsung Kies software.
Upvotes: 2 |
2010/10/16 | 496 | 1,732 | <issue_start>username_0: For example, the Barcode Scanner app takes up:
Total: 0.96MB
Application: 0.92MB
Data: 40KB
on the phone. When I move it to the SD Card, it changes to:
Total: 524KB
Application: 484KB
Data: 40KB
How come it changes?<issue_comment>username_1: As far as I know, it moves as much of the app as it can from the internal storage to the SD card. So for instance, databases, images, or other resources would be moved over. I do not know the *exact* details of how it works.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: Like Bryan says (I can't comment so had to add another answer...), it doesn't move the whole app. The size given after the move is the bit still on the internal storage - it doesn't give any size for the elements that have beend moved to SD.
So in answer to your question, the app doesn't get smaller, just amount of internal storage used gets smaller.
Upvotes: 5 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_3: See [Where can I find my Android applications?](https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/12194/where-can-i-find-my-android-applications) on app space distribution and locations.
See also [What are the drawbacks of moving an app to SD card?](https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/3298/what-are-the-drawbacks-of-moving-an-app-to-sd-card)
>
> There is no effect on the application performance so long as the
> external storage is mounted on the device.
> The .apk file is saved on
> the external storage, but all private user data, databases, optimized
> .dex files, and extracted native code are saved on the internal device
> memory.
>
>
>
So `odex` file of any app still remains and takes space in the internal storage at `/data/dalvik-cache`.
Upvotes: 0 |
2010/10/16 | 913 | 3,157 | <issue_start>username_0: I have a new HTC MyTouch (32A) that I tried to install a new ROM on using ROM Manager. I have done this many times (maybe 100 times), once in a while it goes wrong.
Now, with this one, it can't get to the recovery, that is, it can't get past Fastboot. So, I am trying to install a ROM from Fastboot.
I know Fastboot is working:
```
mojotexas@Starjammer ~ $ fastboot devices
SH06EPB01384 fastboot
```
I have a good ROM that I cooked up in Android Kitchen. It is called: signed\_101110\_220528.zip
WHen I try to install this ROM using Fastboot, I get an error:
```
mojotexas@Starjammer ~ $ fastboot update
/home/mojotexas/workspace/kitchen/OUTPUT_ZIP/signed_101110_220528.zip
archive does not contain 'android-info.txt'
archive does not contain 'android-product.txt'
error: update package has no android-info.txt or android-product.txt
```
So, what are these txt files, where do I get them, and where to I put them in the ROM?
Alternatively, how can I use fastboot to install a clockworkmod recovery and go from there?
Thanks,
m0j0<issue_comment>username_1: Can you not download the image of the clockwork recovery here: <http://www.koushikdutta.com/2010/02/clockwork-recovery-image.html>
And do something like:
```
fastboot flash recovery /path/to/.img
fastboot reboot
```
**Note:** I've never done this via fastboot before, I've always done it via ROM manager so take my advice at your own risk.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: ROMs installed from fastboot on HTC devices are different from the ROMs one installs through recovery. Their contents are images that need flashed along with a couple .txt files that the phone uses to verify that they're built for your phone. If the phone isn't NAND-unlocked/S-OFF, they also have to be signed. Take a peek at the RUU for your particular phone from [this XDA thread](http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=659403) to see how they're structured.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_3: i have a method that i created.
install a recovery that utilizes sideload as the boot img with mfastboot flash boot.img literally name the recovery as boot.img and flash it.
then once in the recovery using adb type adb devices
it will start a com port
start sideload on the device
using the cmd type adb sideload customrom.zip
done!
obviously the custom rom filename will be whatever rom you use.
i just unbricked a bootlooped moto g textnow wireless phone with this all by accident because nothing else worked.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_4: I had the same problem here: archive does not contain `android-info.txt`. Tried google but can't find anything.
Finally I copied the `update.zip` to my devices sdcard and "applied update from sdcard" – that worked.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_5: Don't do update. Do a command in the following syntax:
```
fastboot flash [system/recovery/boot] /path/to/recovery/image.img
```
Example: fastboot flash recovery /mnt/sdcard/Download/twrp.img
I **HIGHLY** recommend not flashing images to system or boot partitions without a custom recovery first. You should only flash recoveries via fastboot.
Upvotes: 0 |
2010/10/17 | 1,119 | 3,810 | <issue_start>username_0: >
> **Possible Duplicate:**
>
> [How do I upgrade Firmware on my Samsung Galaxy S without windows](https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/181/how-do-i-upgrade-firmware-on-my-samsung-galaxy-s-without-windows)
>
>
>
Froyo has been [finally released](http://www.engadget.com/2010/10/15/galaxy-s-android-2-2-froyo-update-begins-to-trickle-out/) for Samsung Galaxy S. The update seems to be only available via a Windows application called Kies. I don't have access to a Windows computer any more (I use Mac and Linux systems only). Does anybody know how to install the update (the official one, not CyanogenMod) without this application? Can I use Custom Recovery for this like in [this related answer](https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/181/how-do-i-upgrade-firmware-on-my-samsung-galaxy-s-without-windows/1272#1272)?<issue_comment>username_1: I don't know how much help this will be, as I've unfortunately not had any experience with the Galaxy S series or the Kies application. However, I'm quite familiar with the Samsung Moment and the myriad of issues surrounding drivers and software running natively in Windows to flash that device.
From the Linux end of things (Ubuntu x64) I was able to get the software for the Samsung Moment (SWUpgrade, it's called) running through VirtualBox on a Windows 7 client from the Ubuntu host. Took me a good couple of hours to get it working, and even still, it's a bit finicky at times, but I've successfully flashed my Moment several times from Ubuntu using that rather thick layer of virtualization.
I don't know if that would be a feasible option for your setup, or if the software would even work the same, being a completely different phone. I would imagine the software would be somewhat similar, as they're both Samsung devices and most Samsung devices do share similarities when it comes to the proprietary file system and partition structure.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: Going through the [Galaxy S Flash/Root/ADB/ROM guide](http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=723596) on XDA, I just spotted this:
>
> 1. I'm running Linux/OSX. Can I still flash my firmware? Do I need to
> install windows?
>
>
> If you are running
> Linux you do not need to install
> Windows. You can either run Odin in a
> virtual machine or alternatively use
> Heimdall by <NAME>. Heimdall
> runs natively on Linux and has reached
> a well tested release state.
>
>
>
Which takes us to here [Heimdall - Cross-Platform Open-Source Flashing Software](http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=755265):
>
> **What is Heimdall?** Heimdall is a
> cross-platform open-source utility to
> flash ROMs onto Samsung Galaxy S
> phones.
>
>
> **How does it work?** Heimdall uses the
> same protocol as Odin to interact with
> a device in download mode. USB
> communication in Heimdall is handled
> by the popular open-source USB
> library, libusb-1.0.
>
>
> **What platforms does Heimdall run on?**
> Linux, OS X and Windows (XP, Vista, 7
> etc.)
>
>
> **What Galaxy S variants has Heimdall
> been tested with?** I've tested Heimdall
> with a Galaxy S GT-I9000 (8 GB) from
> the United Kingdom and Galaxy S
> GT-I9000 (16 GB) from Australia. I
> don't have access to any other devices
> to test with at present, but community
> members have confirmed it to also
> function correctly for the AT&T
> Captivate.
>
>
>
Hopefully this will help us all out!
Though obviously as this is effectively a replacement for Samsung's Odin software it's more designed towards people who are happy grabbing their ROMs from various places across the internet and flashing them on in a fairly custom way, as opposed to Kies which is (supposed to be) pretty much plug and play.
Upvotes: 3 |
2010/10/17 | 566 | 1,909 | <issue_start>username_0: Using 'Tasker', I have a task set up to dial my mobile phone balance enquiry number at 7pm each night, put in the right options, then hang up. That results in a text being sent to me each evening with my remaining minutes - great!
However - I'm about to go abroad for three weeks and, left in its present state, it will rack up quite a bill if it does manage to dial. How can I make this action conditional on roaming? I considered using the location context but it crashes above certain ranges and isn't that reliable.<issue_comment>username_1: If you are usually home at 7pm, you could make it conditional on the presence of your home Wifi network (using "Wifi Near") or a cell tower near you (using "Cell near"); if you use a dock at home, you could make it only fire when docked instead.
You could also make it dependent on a calendar and just set the dates for your trip now.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: There's a [Locale plugin](http://www.appbrain.com/app/locale-carrierid-plug-in/com.schmeisserweb.carrierstring) (that you can use in Tasker) that might handle your needs.
And here is [another plugin](http://www.appbrain.com/app/locale-phone-state-plug-in/com.androgone.locale.phonestate) for Locale.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: Try this:
1. Profile context triggers on set variable CELLID with task check if ROAM matches off.
2. Set a variable ROAMING accordingly. Now you can have other profiles use the ROAMING variable to change settings like calls to accept or limiting data.
Tasker may not update CELLID instantly so you nasty be roaming a little while before it fires. Maybe a minute.
Try and let me know. Here is an export:
```
1.2u2m
1328389747604
5
25
Roaming Monitor
`3050`
0
%CELLID
25
10
`37`
%ROAM
2
off
`547`
%ROAMING
10
%ROAMING
1
0
0
`43`
`549`
%ROAMING
9
%ROAMING
0
`38`
```
Upvotes: 2 |
2010/10/18 | 567 | 1,828 | <issue_start>username_0: i currently own a HTC Wildfire. I am well aware of its "lower" CPU speed than its HTC brothers, nevertheless, it is a great phone and I'm very happy with it.
I tried putting a mp4/m4p video (around 330mb) and the built-in video player crashed.
Can anyone guide me on the correct format/resolution I can use on this phone? Additionally, if I do have to convert an existing video, what software do I use?
I appreciate all inputs, thanks!<issue_comment>username_1: If you are usually home at 7pm, you could make it conditional on the presence of your home Wifi network (using "Wifi Near") or a cell tower near you (using "Cell near"); if you use a dock at home, you could make it only fire when docked instead.
You could also make it dependent on a calendar and just set the dates for your trip now.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: There's a [Locale plugin](http://www.appbrain.com/app/locale-carrierid-plug-in/com.schmeisserweb.carrierstring) (that you can use in Tasker) that might handle your needs.
And here is [another plugin](http://www.appbrain.com/app/locale-phone-state-plug-in/com.androgone.locale.phonestate) for Locale.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: Try this:
1. Profile context triggers on set variable CELLID with task check if ROAM matches off.
2. Set a variable ROAMING accordingly. Now you can have other profiles use the ROAMING variable to change settings like calls to accept or limiting data.
Tasker may not update CELLID instantly so you nasty be roaming a little while before it fires. Maybe a minute.
Try and let me know. Here is an export:
```
1.2u2m
1328389747604
5
25
Roaming Monitor
`3050`
0
%CELLID
25
10
`37`
%ROAM
2
off
`547`
%ROAMING
10
%ROAMING
1
0
0
`43`
`549`
%ROAMING
9
%ROAMING
0
`38`
```
Upvotes: 2 |
2010/10/18 | 603 | 2,489 | <issue_start>username_0: I have a phone with Android 2.2 (HD2 with CM6.0) enabled to surf internet pages (data connection). Now, I would like to "surf" using my PC connected via USB to the phone.
Is it possible? Which programs do I need both on PC and Android?
If there are multiple solutions available, a free or low cost one is preferred<issue_comment>username_1: If you're trying to use your Android phone as a GPS device for your PC (or presumably laptop) then you can try an app called [GPS Tether](http://www.androlib.com/android.application.com-gpstether-xAzq.aspx) this sets your phone up so that it will forward GPS details to a PC, but the PC does need the full Android Developer tools installed, so that it can use ADB (Android Debug Bridge) so isn't very straightforward.
This will only pass on the GPS location data to the PC, the PC will need to do everything else, so you'll need a separate navigation and/or maps program on the PC to make use of the data.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: It sounds as though you are just asking for a tethering solution (whereby you share your data connection on your phone with your pc). A stalwart in tethering is the app PDAnet. The free version (which doesn't allow secure connections, but allows most browsing and even WoW connection) can be downloaded from the market and installed on your phone. From there you install a client side program on your desktop/laptop, enable USB debugging on the phone, and follow PDAnet's instructions.
If you want to one-up my suggestion feel free, there are better solutions, but I would recommend trying the baseline to get your feet wet first. Especially considering you'll want to keep the data usage inconspicuous.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: Seeing that you have 2.2, the easiest solution would be to go to Settings -> Wireless & networks -> Tethering & portable hotspots. There you have an option to enable usb tethering (exactly what you asked for) or, even better try out Portable Wi-fi hotspot. That way you will be able to connect to the internet without connecting the phone via usb, and connect multiple devices if you want.
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_4: If you want something to connect to the files on your PC (which clearly is what you meant by navigate) you'll either need to share files on your PC, on the same home network you connect your phone to, or get an app like pocketpc to have a remote user connection to your phone.
Upvotes: 0 |
2010/10/18 | 449 | 1,693 | <issue_start>username_0: So I have an android phone, and I wanted to download some files on it that are not currently accessible from my PC (corporate firewall). The thinking is that once the files are on the phone, I can easily connect the PC to the phone to access the files. The problem I have is that the phone refuses to download the files, claiming that
```
"Cannot Download. The content is not supported on this phone."
```
So how can I get the content onto the phone? I know the phone will be unable to run these files meaningfully; I just want them downloaded and stored for later access.<issue_comment>username_1: If it's a file from a website, you should probably try to use a different browser. [Opera Mini](http://www.appbrain.com/app/opera-mini-browser/com.opera.mini.android) for example uses a different download manager (not the native one) so it doesn't refuse to download any files.
If you want to move them over from a PC, try some of [those methods](http://droidreign.com/2010/09/sync-and-copy-files-between-your-pc-and-your-android-phone/).
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: use awesome drop. You only need to install the awesome drop app from the market, then go to <http://labs.dashwire.com/drop>, and then enter the pin given in the webpage to your app, et voila you can transfer any file from your PC to phone over the internet.
edit: there is an intro video [here](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=futRwfTEQe8).
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_3: The ASTRO file manager has an option "Allow the Web browser to download any type of file". I think that does what you (and me and everybody else) wants, but haven't tried it yet.
Upvotes: 2 |